Background and career
Joshua Taylor Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a teen actor, appearing on the third season of Disney Channel family sitcom Stuck in the Middle (2018) as Aidan Peters. Bassett rose to prominence for his leading role as high school student Ricky Bowen in the Disney+ streaming series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2023), and for its accompanying soundtracks, for which he was nominated for two Children's and Family Emmy Awards, winning in 2023. He also starred in Better Nate Than Ever and led the voice cast in Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (both 2022). In music, Bassett was signed to Warner Records in 2020 and subsequently released four extended plays. His debut album The Golden Years was released on July 26, 2024.
Bassett was born and raised in Oceanside, California, to parents Taylor and Laura. He has five sisters and was home-schooled.
His first introduction to musical theater was at age eight, over a decade before he starred as Ricky in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, when he was in a community theater production of High School Musical on Stage!. Since then, Bassett had starred in over 30 musical productions and "multiple commercials", before working in television. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 16 years old to start acting, living in his car for some time to get by.
=== 2017–2019: Breakthrough with High School Musical: The Musical: The Series ===
From 2017 to 2018, Bassett appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: Lethal Weapon, Game Shakers, and Dirty John. His first substantial role was in early 2018 as Aidan Peters in the third and final season of the Disney Channel comedy television series Stuck in the Middle. In August 2018, Bassett portrayed the role of Matt in a staged reading of the musical Calvin Berger. The production ran from August 10 through August 12 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood, California.
How Joshua Bassett makes money
In May 2022, Bassett announced his eponymous debut concert tour featuring stops in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Bassett embarked on the Golden Years Tour, from July 2024 to January 2025 to support the album, visiting North America and Europe.
