Background
He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Jared Murillo
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He is also in a boyband called V Factory. He is the fourth of seven children. At age 5, he began to sing in church.
By the time he was 8, he performed with Donny Osmond, in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat production.
Three years later, at age 11, he was chosen to perform at the famous Suzuka Race Circuit in Nagoya, Japan. Jared began his training at Center Stage performing Arts in Orem, Utah.
Jared"s parents are the owners. This is the same studio that has produced Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, Ashly DelGrosso-Costa, Chelsie Hightower, Jaymz Tuialeva, and Hefa Tuita.
This caught the eye and the attention of world-class coach and choreographer, Buddy Schwimmer.
At age 14, he went to live for three years in Southern California. In 2002 the Winter Olympics came to Salt Lake City where Murillo performed as part of the Opening Ceremonies. lieutenant was there he met Kenny Ortega who choreographed the show.
Although they didn"t realize at the time, just three years later they would meet up again as principal dancers in Disney Channel"s High School Musical production.
In January 2003, Murillo was paired with Lacey Schwimmer, and the two began competing at a junior level He also appears in the Ashley Tisdale music videos "Be Good to Maine", "He Said She Said" and "Not Like That".
He has also made an appearance on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, appearing in the episode "Loosely Ballroom" as a competitor in the dance competition. However, he was not credited for the role.
Also he played in one episode "Big Time Rush".
They did not dance in the third week, as Tina had chickenpox. However, he did not return for season 9. V Factory
The band began in September 2006 when Tommy Page discovered Jared performing in the High School Musical concert.
He then formed the group around Jared.
Love Struck was released on January 27, 2009 on iTunes. They signed a Warner Brothers
Records deal later that year and are currently under the management of Tommy Page.
Achievements
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In 1994, he competed in ballroom dancing and became a national champion. He soon achieved success on the dance floor and started to win various events around the country. He achieved his goal of winning world and national titles when he captured with his partner the World Swing, United States Swing and the United States Youth Latin Ballroom Championships and the Amateur Athletic Union National DanceSport Championships.
Membership
He was the youngest cast member of the show. In 2006, he appeared in the High School Musical series and in 2007 he was a member of the background dancers of the High School Musical: The Concert for United States, Canada and Latin America. Jared also took part in "Glee: The Tour" as a member of Vocal Adrenaline.
Murillo in 2006 became a member of American People’s/Rhythm & Blues/Urban boyband V Factory.
