Troye Sivan
Born Troye Sivan Mellet
(1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 22)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation Singer, Actor
Years active 2006–present
Website http://www.troyesivan.com/

Troye Sivan, born Troye Sivan Mellet (born 5 June 1995), is an Australian[1] child actor and singer. He played Young James Howlett in the X-Men film X-Men Origins: Wolverine,[2] and most recently starred in the film Spud.[3] He also makes vlogs on video-sharing website YouTube on which he currently has over 200,000 subscribers.

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Biography[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Sivan was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4] He moved to Australia when he was 2 years old and lives in Perth, Australia with his parents and three siblings. He is Jewish and he was home schooled. Troye's middle name is Sivan and he embraced it as his stage name. and is currently bi

Music[edit]

Sivan has sung at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Channel Seven Perth Telethon.[2][5] His 2006 performance included a duet with Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian.[2] Sivan made it to the grand finals of StarSearch 2007.[4] His debut album, Dare to Dream was released in February 2008. The CD includes five songs "There's a Hero", "Angels Brought Me Here", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "Unsung Hero" and "The Prayer".[6] On 20 September 2008, Sivan sang in the opening of Storm the Stage at the Burswood Entertainment Complex.[7] In February 2010, Sivan opened the "We Are The World 25 for Haiti (YouTube Edition)", the collaborative music charity video produced by Lisa Lavie to help raise money for the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Most recently in December 2012 Troye produced his own music video through YouTube called "The 2012 Song" telling the story of the year from his perspective."The 2012 Song".[8]

Acting[edit]

In 2007, Sivan starred as Oliver Twist in a production of Oliver! at the Regal Theatre.[2]

In February 2008, Sivan was cast as Young James Howlett in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Sivan got the part after videos of his Telethon performance were posted on YouTube, catching the attention of a Hollywood agent who contacted Sivan and asked him to send in an audition tape.[2] Though Kodi Smit-McPhee was already cast for this role, he was unable to be a part of the film, due to his other film, The Road.[9]

In 2008, Sivan was cast in a West Australian short film, Betrand the Terrible.[10]

In July 2009, he auditioned successfully for the lead role in Spud, a film adaptation of the 2005 novel by South African author John van de Ruit.[3] Filming took place in South Africa from early March to mid-April 2010.[11][12]

Sivan appeared in the West Australian season of Samuel Beckett's absurdist play Waiting for Godot which opened on 28 May 2010. Sivan shared the role of "Boy" with Craig Hyde-Smith, alternating nights.[13]

In June 2012 Sivan returned to South Africa to film SPUD 2: The Madness Continues, which will be released in South Africa on June 21, 2013.

Youtube[edit]

In September 2012, Sivan began creating weekly video blogs on the video sharing site YouTube, after strictly singing on the site since 2007. At the time of posting his first vlog, Sivan had accumulated 27,000 subscribers in his 5 years on YouTube. As of November, 2012, Troye has over 10 million views across YouTube videos that he has featured in around the web, and is in the Top 50 most subscribed YouTube channels in Australia, with a dedicated fan-base that is growing larger and more dedicated every day. In the following 5 months, his video blogs resulted in a sharp incline in popularity, with Sivan reaching 100,000 subscribers on the site in February, 2013. On 7th April 2013 Troye's Channel reached 200,000 subscribers.

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

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Theatre[edit]

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Discography[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTIH8FrqQyM
  2. ^ a b c d e Harvey, Shannon (29 February 2008). "Perth boy to play young Hugh Jackman in Wolverine movie". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Troye plays lead role in Spud - The Movie". troyesivan.com. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "Biography". troyesivan.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009. 
  5. ^ "Troye sings at Perth's Telethon 2008". troyesivan.com. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009. 
  6. ^ "Troye Sivan - 'Dare To Dream'". Dare to Dream website. Retrieved 10 May 2008. 
  7. ^ "Troye opened 'Storm The Stage' 2008". troyesivan.com. 21 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009. 
  8. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYsj_whblrs&list=PLCruzMXby65lvMG349WNRnZvAoLjOfjK5&index=1
  9. ^ Bodey, Michael (5 March 2008). "One for the road clears the path". The Australian. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009. 
  10. ^ Coyne, Yvette (16 February 2010). "Bertrand the Terrible - LINK funded film". Film and Television Institute. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010. 
  11. ^ "Spud's Young Stars". Screen Africa. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  12. ^ Van de Ruit, John (20 April 2010). "Icarus Allsorts". John van de Ruit's blog at Book South Africa. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  13. ^ Hatch, Daniel (24 May 2010). "Troye on stage with theatre great". The West Australian. p. 3. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  14. ^ a b c d http://www.troyesivan.com/

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