Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Leon Thomas III
From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Leon Thomas III made an impact.
Leon Thomas III is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He started his career on Broadway, participating in musicals like The Lion King, Caroline, or Change, and The Color Purple. He is also known for providing the singing voice of Tyrone in The Backyardigans and for his role as Andre Harris on the Nickelodeon series Victorious. He has contributed significantly to both stage and screen productions.
2003: Broadway Debut
In 2003, at the age of 10, Leon Thomas III made his Broadway debut as Young Simba in The Lion King.
2004: Caroline, or Change
In 2004, Leon Thomas III appeared as Jackie Thibodeaux in the original Broadway cast of Tony Kushner's Caroline, or Change, and toured with the company during its five-month run in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
2006: The Backyardigans
In 2006, Leon Thomas III provided the singing voice of Tyrone on the Nick Jr. animated series The Backyardigans.
2007: Film Debut in August Rush
In 2007, Leon Thomas III appeared in the film August Rush as Arthur, performing the song "La Bamba", and briefly after signed a development deal with Nickelodeon appearing as the singing voice for Tyrone in the animated series The Backyardigans.
2008: The Backyardigans
In 2008, Leon Thomas III ended his role as the singing voice of Tyrone on the Nick Jr. animated series The Backyardigans.
March 27, 2010: Victorious Premieres on Nickelodeon
On March 27, 2010, Leon Thomas III played a main character, Andre Harris, on Victorious, which premiered on Nickelodeon.
2010: Victorious Debut
In 2010, Leon Thomas III began playing Andre Harris on the Nickelodeon series Victorious.
August 2, 2011: Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show Released
On August 2, 2011, the soundtrack album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show was released, featuring Leon Thomas III in the songs "Song 2 You" and "Tell Me That You Love Me".
July 2012: Victorious Ended Production
In July 2012, Victorious ended production.
August 1, 2012: Metro Hearts Mixtape Release
On August 1, 2012, Leon Thomas III released his first mixtape called Metro Hearts, which included the songs "Forever", "Bad", "Moving On", "Vibe", "Like Clay", and "Never Look Back", and a cover of Drake's "Take Care" with Ariana Grande.
February 2, 2013: Victorious Last Episode Airs
On February 2, 2013, the series finale of Victorious aired.
September 24, 2013: Hello How Are You Single Release
On September 24, 2013, Leon Thomas III released the single "Hello How Are You" featuring Wiz Khalifa.
2013: Songwriting and Production for Ariana Grande and Stooshe
In 2013, Leon Thomas III co-wrote the song "Ain't No Other Me" for the British girl group Stooshe and co-wrote and co-produced four songs on Ariana Grande's album Yours Truly, and also co-produced the song "Last Christmas" from Grande's EP Christmas Kisses.
2013: Victorious Ended
In 2013, Leon Thomas III ended his role as Andre Harris on the Nickelodeon series Victorious.
January 1, 2014: V1bes Mixtape Release
On January 1, 2014, Leon Thomas III released a new mixtape, V1bes, under the name Leon Thomas.
2016: Before the Beginning Mixtape Release
In 2016, Leon Thomas III released the mixtape Before the Beginning via SoundCloud, which compiled eight songs he had held onto for a long time.
2016: Co-production on Stoney Album
In 2016, Leon Thomas III served as a co-producer for Post Malone's album Stoney.
2017: Detroit Film Appearance
In 2017, Leon Thomas III appeared in the Kathryn Bigelow-directed film Detroit.
2018: Genesis EP Release
In 2018, Leon Thomas III released his debut EP Genesis, which featured guest appearances from Buddy and Tayla Parx.
May 2022: Signs with EZMNY Records
In May 2022, Leon Thomas III was announced as the first artist signed to Ty Dolla Sign's EZMNY Records, a joint venture with Motown.
2022: Signs with EZMNY and Motown
In 2022, Leon Thomas III signed with EZMNY and Motown records.
2023: Electric Dusk Album Release
In 2023, Leon Thomas III released his debut studio album Electric Dusk.
February 10, 2024: Vultures 1 Album Release
On February 10, 2024, Leon Thomas III was one of the writers and producers on the track "Burn" by ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign) from their album Vultures 1.
2024: Billboard Chart Entries
In 2024, Leon Thomas III's second album Mutt and the similarly-titled song became his first solo entries on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100, respectively.
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