Josh Strickland

Singer and actor Josh Strickland, born October 23, 1983, is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. He attended high school at the Charleston County School of the Arts, and graduated from Middleton High School in Charleston. He attended the College of Charleston where he studied voice with Deanna McBroom, who is recognized as one of the Southeast's leading sopranos and voice teachers. In 2002, Strickland was a national finalist in season 2 of Fox television's, American Idol and was later on the ABC's season premiere of "Star Search 2004." Strickland created the leading role of Tarzan in Disney's Tarzan The Broadway Musical and had several TV performances with Phil Collins on shows such as "Good Morning America," "The Today Show," "The Early Show" and "The View." Other credits include ABC's All My Children where he played himself and the National Tour of Rent where he performed the roles of Mark and Roger. Strickland was honored Outstanding Individual Performance in Play It Cool for his role of Will in the New York Music Festival 2008 'Best of Fest' Awards. In 2009, the Broadway star became an original cast member of "Peepshow" at Planet Hollywood Casino & Resort in Las Vegas. Strickland also co-starred with his best friend and "Peepshow" leading lady Holly Madison in her hit E! reality show "Holly's World." In February of 2011, Strickland debuted his first single "Report to the Floor" off his much anticipated EP, in which he collaborated with Grammy Award winning producer Damon Elliott and Norwegian pop/dance producer Axident. In just its first week, "Report to the Floor" skyrocketed into the top ten on the iTunes Dance Charts. With his new found music success, it appears that Strickland's star will only continue to rise.