Braeden Lemaster Net Worth 2024

Braeden Lemasters
Lemasters performing with Wallows in 2022
Born	Braeden Matthew Lemasters (1996-01-27) January 27, 1996 (age 28) Warren, Ohio, U.S.
Occupations	Actor musician singer
Years active	2005–present
Musical career
Genres	Alternative rock indie rock
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboard
Labels	Atlantic
Member of	Wallows
Musical artist

Braeden Matthew Lemasters (born January 27, 1996)^[1] is an American actor and musician. He began his career as a child actor, receiving recognition for his role as Albert Tranelli in the TNT comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011). He has made guest appearances in several television series such as, Criminal Minds, ER, House, Grey's Anatomy and Amazon Prime Video's The Romanoffs. He is also the lead guitarist and co-lead singer for the American alternative rock band Wallows.

In films, Lemasters has appeared in the thriller film The Stepfather (2009), the romantic comedy film Easy A (2010), the family comedy film A Christmas Story 2 (2012) and the horror film Totem (2017).

Braeden Matthew Lemasters was born in Warren, Ohio, to David and Michelle Lemasters. He has an older brother, Austin. When he was nine his family moved to Santa Clarita, California, so that he could pursue a career in acting. Lemasters was musically influenced by his father, who was a guitarist and used to play at local places around Warren with the later incarnation of Left End as well as groups like Triple Play and The Benders.^[2][3]

He grew up listening to The Beatles and Arctic Monkeys,^[4][5] and learned how to play guitar.^[6] During middle school, Braeden joined the band The Feaver with his friends and future Wallows members Cole Preston and Dylan Minnette.^[7]

After appearing in a McDonald’s commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, Lemasters began his acting career at the age of 9, playing the role of Frankie in an episode of Six Feet Under in 2005.^[3] In 2006, he played the role of a child with autism in the medical drama television series House. Subsequently he had minor roles in Criminal Minds, ER, and The Closer. In April 2007, he appeared as Jacob Marshall-LaHaye in the Christian drama television film Love's Unending Legacy, for which he earned his first Young Artist Award nomination. Later that year he was featured in Sacrifices of the Heart, Life, Grey's Anatomy and Wainy Days.^[8]

From 2009, Lemasters began starring in the TNT series Men of a Certain Age as Albert Tranelli.^[9] He earned various awards and nominations for the role, including a Peabody Award and a nomination for Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series. He was in the show for two seasons until it ended in 2011.^[10] He also had a supporting role in the 2009 remake of The Stepfather.^[11]

In 2010, he appeared in the teen romantic comedy film Easy A, as the young version of Penn Badgley's character Todd. The following year, he starred as Ralphie Parker in the sequel to A Christmas Story.^[12] From 2013-2014, Lemasters starred as Victor McAllister in ABC's drama series Betrayal.^[13][14] The next year, Lemasters starred in the horror comedy film R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls alongside Dove Cameron and Tiffany Espensen.

In 2017, Lemasters was cast as Trevor in the second season of T@gged. He reprised the role again in the third season of the series.^[15][6] In April 2018, he starred in the adventure comedy drama Flock of Four, in which he played Joey Grover, a talented amateur pianist in 1950s Pasadena.^[16][17]

In addition to acting, Lemasters is also a singer and lead guitarist for the band Wallows with Cole Preston (drums), and Dylan Minnette (singer, guitar).^[18] The band won the Battle Of The Bands Contest (2010) sponsored by radio station KYSR in 2010 and played on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour. They have since performed at several popular Los Angeles venues including the Roxy Theater and Whisky a Go Go.

The band began releasing songs independently in April 2017 starting with "Pleaser", which reached number two on the Spotify Global Viral 50 chart.

In 2018, Wallows signed a deal with Atlantic Records and released their major label debut EP, Spring, including singles "Pictures of Girls" and "These Days".^[19] They performed "Pictures of Girls" on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 8, 2018.^[20] The band released their debut studio album, Nothing Happens in 2019, which featured the hit single "Are You Bored Yet?"^[21][22] In 2020, they released their second EP Remote.^[23] The band released their sophomore album Tell Me That It's Over in March 2022.^[24] In 2024, they released their third stuid album Model.

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