Caleb McLaughlin is an American actor whose career began with a performance in the Broadway musical The Lion King. His performance as a young Simba earned him the fame of a talented artist and brought recognition. Since then, the actor has been successfully performing in film and television.
short biography
The future actor Caleb McLaughlin was born on October 13, 2001 in the family of Corey McLaughlin and April McLaughlin. His homeland is the small American town of Carmel, which is located near the world's largest metropolis, New York. Caleb is not the only child in the family. He has sisters Caitlin McLaughlin and Crystal McLaughlin, as well as a brother, Corey McLaughlin Jr.
Streets of New York Photo: SPUI ~ commonswiki / Wikimedia Commons
Caleb received his primary education at the Kent Primary School, and later he was enrolled in George Fischer Middle School. In Carmel, his acquaintance with the art of dancing took place. During the year, the boy attended the Happy Feet Dance School.
However, after finishing fifth grade, Caleb's parents decided to move to New York. Here he continued to dance at The Harlem School of the Arts, studying with Audrey Lynch.
Whether Caleb McLaughlin attended other educational institutions is unknown. There is no information regarding his further training.
Career and creativity
Caleb McLaughlin's professional career began at the age of eleven, when he first appeared on the stage of the Minskoff Theater as a leading actor in the Broadway musical The Lion King. Between 2012 and 2014, the boy played the young Simba, which brought him fame and recognition for his acting talent.
Theater on Broadway Minskoff Theater with the poster for the musical "The Lion King" Photo: Rob Young from United Kingdom / Wikimedia Commons
He also began to appear in films and take an active part in television projects. In 2012, he made his film debut in the short film Noah Dreams of Origami Fortunes, where he worked with actors such as Ron J. Rock and Shena Solomon.
A year later, he was invited to a small role in the popular American crime television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2013). McLaughlin appeared in the episode "Born Psychopath" in this multi-part film about the working life of detectives of an elite unit known as the Special Victims Unit.
Then he was invited to the cameo role of his older brother in the detective television series "Remember Everything" (2011). This serial was based on The Rememberer by J. Robert Lennon and premiered in September 2011 on CBS.
The next television work of Caleb McLaughlin was the role of Alejandro in Matthew Miller's TV series Eternity. The crime drama was presented in 2014 by the commercial television network ABC. The main role in it was played by the famous Welsh actor Ioan Griffith, and McLaughlin appeared in an episode called "Boxing Break".
Caleb McLaughlin with friends Photo: Rogue Artists / Wikimedia Commons
In early 2016, the drama series Shades of Blue premiered on NBC. In the center of this picture is the story of Harley Santos, a detective officer, and part-time single mother of sixteen-year-old daughter, who is fighting corruption. The main role in the film was played by the popular American actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, and Caleb played a young man named Tone Lane.
In the same year, the actor starred in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things, where he played one of the main roles. Over the course of three seasons, he appeared as Lucas Sinclair, and the total number of scenes with his participation was twenty-four episodes.
Later, there was another television project with the participation of Caleb McLaughlin called "Blue Blood" (2016). Here he appeared in the series "For the Community", playing the role of Tone Lane.
In 2017, the actor played the young Ricky Bell in the biographical three-part mini-series "The New Edition Story" (2017). In the same year, he starred in the music video of the singer Sia for the musical composition "Santa's Coming for Us" and voiced one of the characters in the television animated series "Extreme Space".
Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez Photo: dvsross / Wikimedia Commons
A year later, Caleb took part in several television projects at once, including Summer Camp Island (2018), High Flight Bird (2018) and others.
Despite the fact that McLaughlin is at the beginning of his career, his performances have already received a number of prestigious film awards. In 2017, Stranger Things, in which he starred, won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Performance by a Cast in a Drama Series. He is also the recipient of the NAACP Image Awards.
In addition to his cinematic activities, Caleb McLaughlin continues to dance, often performing in front of his fans with impromptu dance performances.
Family and personal life
Despite the fact that many young people who became famous at a young age strive to become independent as quickly as possible, Caleb McLaughlin continues to live with his parents, sisters and brother. This is not surprising. After all, a warm and trusting relationship has developed between the members of this large family.
Caleb McLaughlin at the 2017 San Diego International Conference Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America / Wikimedia Commons
It is also known that Caleb is currently single. He is young enough and in no hurry to tie himself into a serious relationship, preferring to focus on building an acting career.
He actively maintains pages on Instagram and Twitter, delighting his fans with the details of his personal and creative life.
