Ian Eastwood
Born (1993-04-16) April 16, 1993 (age 30)
Chicago, Illinois
Occupation
Years active2007-present
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Career
Current groupThe Young Lions
Former groupsMost Wanted Crew
Websitewww.ian-eastwood.com

Ian Anthony Eastwood (born April 16, 1993) is an actor, dancer, choreographer, director and previous member of the dance group, Mos Wanted Crew, featured on America's Best Dance Crew. He was featured on NBC's new TV show World of Dance as Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions. He has also worked with The Millennium Dance Complex, Coastal Dance Rage, and Movement Lifestyle. He appeared on Dance Showdown and Return of the Superstars.[1][2] He has also starred in the 2016 movie High Strung.

Early life

Eastwood was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Peter and Julia Eastwood.[3] He started dancing at the age of 10 years old and later moved to Hollywood after graduating high school to pursue a career in dance.

Videography

Film

Title Year Role Notes
2016 High Strung Rik

Television

Title Year Role Network Notes Ref.
America's Best Dance Crew 2012 Himself; Dancer MTV Member of Mos Wanted Crew (Season 7) [4]
Dancing with the Stars 2012 Performer ABC Guest, (Season 15, Episode 04) [5]
106 & Park 2014 Himself BET Together with Vic Mensa [citation needed]
World of Dance 2017 Himself NBC Competing with the Young Lions [2]

Commercials

Company and product Year Featured song(s) Description Ref.
Ubisoft Music video game 2011 "I Gotta Feeling" (2016)
"Boom Boom Pow"
"Let's Get It Started" (Spike Mix)
"Don't Stop the Party"
"The Time" 		"The Black Eyed Peas Experience". Eastwood and others dancing the game. [6]

Music videos

Title Year Artist Notes Ref.
"Beauty and a Beat" 2012 Justin Bieber Dancer [7]
"Harlem Hopscotch" 2014 Maya Angelou [8]
"Paper Hearts" Tori Kelly Dancer, Lead Choreographer [9]
"Feel That" Vic Mensa [10]
"Danger" Lee Taemin Lead Choreographer [11]
"Daybreak Rain" Shannon [12]
"Sober" 2015 Childish Gambino [10]
"View" SHINee [13]
"Cliffs Edge" Hayley Kiyoko [14]
"Chained Up" VIXX [15]
"Sunday Candy" Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment Dancer, Lead Choreographer, Co-Director [16]
"R.I.P. 2 My Youth" The Neighbourhood Dancer, Lead Choreographer [17]
"No Pressure" Justin Bieber [18]
"Neverland" 2016 Zendaya [19]
"JULY" Kris Wu [20]
"LOSE CONTROL" Zhang Yixing [21]
"Angels" Chance The Rapper Dancer, Lead Choreographer [22]|
"Summer on You" (Dance Video) 2018 PrettyMuch Director, Choreographer [23][24]
"Rock Witchu" (Dance Video) 2019 [25]
"E.T.A." 2020 Justin Bieber Dancer, Choreographer [26]|
"Stars" 2021 PrettyMuch Choreographer [27]
"Smackables" Director, Choreographer, Dancer, Editor [28]
"Corpus Christi" Choreographer [29]
"Trust" Director, Choreographer [30]
"Standing Next To You" 2023 Jungkook Dancer

References

  1. ^ "Meet Ian Eastwood: The Next Superstar Choreographer". MTV.
  2. ^ a b "Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions: World of Dance Contestant - NBC.com". NBC.
  3. ^ "Bio —". www.ian-eastwood.com.
  4. ^ "Ian Eastwood "Adult Lessons" Dance Mixtape Stream, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "OTRC: 'Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars' results show - Who was eliminated?". abc7. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas Experience Dance Takeover". Youtube. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  7. ^ "Justin Bieber - 'Beauty & a Beat' (Official Video)", Youtube, October 12, 2012, accessed February 05, 2016
  8. ^ "Maya Angelou's Harlem Hopscotch: Official Music Video | Oprah Winfrey Network ", Youtube, Dec 23, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
  9. ^ "Tori Kelly - Paper Hearts", Youtube, Feb 27, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
  10. ^ a b "Interview: Ian Eastwood Talks About Choreographing Videos for Chance The Rapper and Childish Gambino", Complex, May 19, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
  11. ^ "SHINee's Taemin Is Dangerously Captivating in His Dance Practice Version of "Danger" ", soompi, September 1, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
  12. ^ "Shannon Wows Viewers with Impressive Solo Debut Performance on "Hidden Singer"", soompi, November 29, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
  13. ^ ""어떤 트렌드 제조할까"…샤이니, 미리보는 '뷰' 포인트". Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  14. ^ "Hayley Kiyoko - Cliffs Edge ", Youtube, Nov 4, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
  15. ^ "VIXX Compromises With "Chained Up"", Soulbeats, November 12, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
  16. ^ "Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment - Sunday Candy "Short Film" ", Youtube, Apr 12, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
  17. ^ "Album Review: Wiped Out! by The Neighbourhood", CoogRadio, October 31, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
  18. ^ "Justin Bieber - No Pressure (PURPOSE : The Movement) ft. Big Sean ", Youtube, Nov 14, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
  19. ^ "Zendaya Commands the Stage in 'Neverland' Music Video – with Some Help From Bryan Cranston and Maksim Chmerkovskiy", People, 01/25/2016, accessed February 05, 2016
  20. ^ "Kris Wu - JULY (Official Music Video) ", Youtube, Nov 8, 2016, accessed November 15, 2016
  21. ^ "LAY 레이_LOSE CONTROL (失控)_Music Video ", Youtube, Oct 27, 2016, accessed November 16, 2016
  22. ^ [1], Youtube, April 7, 2016, accessed March 23, 2020
  23. ^ PRETTYMUCH - Summer on You (Dance Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
  24. ^ "Ian Eastwood and PRETTYMUCH Create a Music Video of Epic Proportions". Dance Spirit. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  25. ^ PRETTYMUCH - Rock Witchu (Dance Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
  26. ^ [2], Youtube, March 23, 2020, accessed March 23, 2020
  27. ^ PRETTYMUCH - Stars (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
  28. ^ PRETTYMUCH - Smackables (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
  29. ^ PRETTYMUCH - Corpus Christi (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
  30. ^ PRETTYMUCH - Trust (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-08-25