Leon Thomas III
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Thomas was born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Los Angeles,
California, and now resides there.
At age 10 he made his Broadway debut in 2003 as Young Simba in the
Broadway production of
The Lion King (1994). In 2004, he
appeared as Jackie Thibodeaux in the original Broadway cast of
Tony Kushner's "Caroline, or Change." He
also toured with the company during its five-month run in Los Angeles
and San Francisco. Thomas also performed in the Broadway production of
the musical version of
Alice Walker's
The Color Purple (1985).
In 2007, he appeared alongside
Robin Williams and
Terrence Howard in the film
August Rush (2007) as Arthur, in
which he performed the song "La Bamba," and he was the singing voice of
Tyrone in
The Backyardigans (2004).
Thomas has also guest-starred on
Jack's Big Music Show (2005)
and Just Jordan (2007). He also
appeared as Harper in the
iCarly (2007) episode "iCarly Saves
TV" and was featured on
The Naked Brothers Band (2007)
Christmas special. He is a main character on
Victorious (2010), in the role of
André, which premiered on Nickelodeon on March 27, 2010.
California, and now resides there.
At age 10 he made his Broadway debut in 2003 as Young Simba in the
Broadway production of
The Lion King (1994). In 2004, he
appeared as Jackie Thibodeaux in the original Broadway cast of
Tony Kushner's "Caroline, or Change." He
also toured with the company during its five-month run in Los Angeles
and San Francisco. Thomas also performed in the Broadway production of
the musical version of
Alice Walker's
The Color Purple (1985).
In 2007, he appeared alongside
Robin Williams and
Terrence Howard in the film
August Rush (2007) as Arthur, in
which he performed the song "La Bamba," and he was the singing voice of
Tyrone in
The Backyardigans (2004).
Thomas has also guest-starred on
Jack's Big Music Show (2005)
and Just Jordan (2007). He also
appeared as Harper in the
iCarly (2007) episode "iCarly Saves
TV" and was featured on
The Naked Brothers Band (2007)
Christmas special. He is a main character on
Victorious (2010), in the role of
André, which premiered on Nickelodeon on March 27, 2010.