Riker Lynch

Early life

Riker was born in Littleton, Colorado, to Stormie (née De St. Jeor) and Mark Lynch. He is the eldest of five children. He started singing and acting at Colorado Productions and later began taking dance lessons. In 2007, he and his family moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of working in the entertainment industry.

Career

Acting

Riker was one of the Dalton Academy Warblers on Fox's hit show Glee. He was introduced as Jeff in the season 2 episode "Special Education", appearing thereafter as one of the Warbler singers in eleven more episodes through seasons 2, 3 and 4. He also appeared as a Warbler in the 2011 edition of the Glee Live! In Concert! tour, which performed from May through July 3, 2011 in the U.S., Canada, England and Ireland. A movie was filmed of the tour concert, which includes scenes with Riker performing as Jeff: Glee: The 3D Concert Movie was released on August 12, 2011. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 20, 2011 under the title Glee: The Concert Movie.

Music

Riker is the bassist and one of the lead vocalists in the band R5 with his family members Rocky, Rydel, and Ross also their best friend Ratliff. In April 2012, R5 announced via the band's website that they had signed a record deal with Hollywood Records and that they are planning for their first club tour in May. After the tour, R5 played numerous summer shows across the US and in Canada. In September two R5 songs were released on the Austin & Ally Soundtrack. R5 also came out with an EP called Loud on February 19, 2013. Their first full-length album, Louder, was released September 24, 2013. The album includes the four songs from the EP, and their single, "Pass Me By".

In 2022, he competed in NBC's American Song Contest, representing Colorado. He placed second at the grand final to AleXa.

Other ventures

On February 24, 2015, Lynch was announced as one of the celebrities who will participate on the 20th season of Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with professional dancer Allison Holker. On May 19, 2015, Lynch and Holker finished the competition in second place, losing to actress Rumer Willis. He later returned during season 27 to be a trio partner to Milo Manheim and Witney Carson.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Discography

Main article: R5 discography

Singles

References

References

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5. "Singers/Actors - Riker and Rydel Lynch of R5 {{!}} Teen Ink".
6. (2014-04-26). "POPSTAR! » 25 Facts On Ross Lynch".
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9. Malec, Brett. (March 17, 2022). "Meet the 56 Musical Acts From American Song Contest, Including Jewel & More Famous Faces".
10. (May 10, 2022). "American Song Contest Crowns Winner in Live Finale Event: Which State Won?". TVLine.
11. Sher, Lauren. (February 24, 2015). "{{-'}}Dancing With the Stars' 2015: Season 20 Celebrity Cast Announced". [[ABC News (United States).
12. Kubicek, John. (May 19, 2015). "'Dancing with the Stars' Season 20 Finale Recap: Who Wins the Golden Mirror Ball?". BuddyTV.
13. (3 August 2018). "Colossal Youth".
14. (8 June 2021). "Terror Eyes".
15. (2020-12-31). "Riker Lynch on his surprise 'Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina' appearance".
16. (August 23, 2019). "Sex on the Beach - Single". iTunes.
17. (November 8, 2019). "She Just Wants to Be Famous - Single". iTunes.
18. (February 21, 2020). "My Girl Rita - Single". iTunes.
19. (May 1, 2020). "Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Single". iTunes.
20. (April 4, 2022). "Feel The Love - Single". iTunes.
21. (December 9, 2022). "Remedy - Single". iTunes.