Ian Eastwood

Ian Eastwood
Born	(1993-04-16) April 16, 1993 (age 31) Chicago, Illinois
Occupation	dancer, choreographer, director
Years active	2007-present
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Career
Current group	The Young Lions, Rock Steady Crew[1]
Former groups	Most Wanted Crew
Website	www.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.[2][3] 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.[4] 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)	[5]
Dancing with the Stars	2012	Performer	ABC	Guest, (Season 15, Episode 04)	[6]
106 & Park	2014	Himself	BET	Together with Vic Mensa	^[citation needed]
World of Dance	2017	Himself	NBC	Competing with the Young Lions	[3]

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.	[7]

Music videos

Title	Year	Artist	Notes	Ref.
"Beauty and a Beat"	2012	Justin Bieber	Dancer	[8]
"Harlem Hopscotch"	2014	Maya Angelou		[9]
"Paper Hearts"		Tori Kelly	Dancer, Lead Choreographer	[10]
"Feel That"		Vic Mensa		[11]
"Danger"		Lee Taemin	Lead Choreographer	[12]
"Daybreak Rain"		Shannon		[13]
"Sober"	2015	Childish Gambino		[11]
"View"		SHINee		[14]
"Cliffs Edge"		Hayley Kiyoko		[15]
"Chained Up"		VIXX		[16]
"Sunday Candy"		Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment	Dancer, Lead Choreographer, Co-Director	[17]
"R.I.P. 2 My Youth"		The Neighbourhood	Dancer, Lead Choreographer	[18]
"No Pressure"		Justin Bieber		[19]
"Neverland"	2016	Zendaya		[20]
"JULY"		Kris Wu		[21]
"LOSE CONTROL"		Zhang Yixing		[22]
"Angels"		Chance The Rapper	Dancer, Lead Choreographer	[23]|
"Summer on You" (Dance Video)	2018	PrettyMuch	Director, Choreographer	[24][25]
"Rock Witchu" (Dance Video)	2019			[26]
"E.T.A."	2020	Justin Bieber	Dancer, Choreographer	[27]|
"Stars"	2021	PrettyMuch	Choreographer	[28]
"Smackables"			Director, Choreographer, Dancer, Editor	[29]
"Corpus Christi"			Choreographer	[30]
"Trust"			Director, Choreographer	[31]
"Standing Next To You"	2023	Jungkook	Dancer

References

1. LaGuardia, Leslie (2024-06-07). "Internationally Known Choreographer Ian Eastwood Joins The Elite Guest Faculty Of Broadway Theatre Project". WRBL. Archived from the original on 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
2. "Meet Ian Eastwood: The Next Superstar Choreographer". MTV. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015.
3. "Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions: World of Dance Contestant - NBC.com". NBC.
4. "Bio —". www.ian-eastwood.com.
5. "Ian Eastwood "Adult Lessons" Dance Mixtape Stream, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
6. "OTRC: 'Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars' results show - Who was eliminated?". abc7. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
7. "The Black Eyed Peas Experience Dance Takeover". Youtube. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
8. "Justin Bieber - 'Beauty & a Beat' (Official Video)", Youtube, October 12, 2012, accessed February 05, 2016
9. "Maya Angelou's Harlem Hopscotch: Official Music Video | Oprah Winfrey Network ", Youtube, Dec 23, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
10. "Tori Kelly - Paper Hearts", Youtube, Feb 27, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
11. "Interview: Ian Eastwood Talks About Choreographing Videos for Chance The Rapper and Childish Gambino", Complex, May 19, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
12. "SHINee's Taemin Is Dangerously Captivating in His Dance Practice Version of "Danger" ", soompi, September 1, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
13. "Shannon Wows Viewers with Impressive Solo Debut Performance on "Hidden Singer"", soompi, November 29, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
14. ""어떤 트렌드 제조할까"…샤이니, 미리보는 '뷰' 포인트". Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
15. "Hayley Kiyoko - Cliffs Edge ", Youtube, Nov 4, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
16. "VIXX Compromises With "Chained Up"", Soulbeats, November 12, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
17. "Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment - Sunday Candy "Short Film" ", Youtube, Apr 12, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
18. "Album Review: Wiped Out! by The Neighbourhood", CoogRadio, October 31, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
19. "Justin Bieber - No Pressure (PURPOSE : The Movement) ft. Big Sean ", Youtube, Nov 14, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
20. "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
21. "Kris Wu - JULY (Official Music Video) ", Youtube, Nov 8, 2016, accessed November 15, 2016
22. "LAY 레이_LOSE CONTROL (失控)_Music Video ", Youtube, Oct 27, 2016, accessed November 16, 2016
23. [1], Youtube, April 7, 2016, accessed March 23, 2020
24. PRETTYMUCH - Summer on You (Dance Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
25. "Ian Eastwood and PRETTYMUCH Create a Music Video of Epic Proportions". Dance Spirit. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
26. PRETTYMUCH - Rock Witchu (Dance Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
27. [2], Youtube, March 23, 2020, accessed March 23, 2020
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31. PRETTYMUCH - Trust (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-08-25