James David Maslow (born July 16, 1990) is an American actor and
singer. He played the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon's Big Time
Rush and is a former member of the boy band with the same name. He
also starred as Kevin Mohr on the Sony Crackle original series
Sequestered. In 2014, Maslow competed as a contestant on the
eighteenth season of Dancing with the Stars, in which he reached
fourth place. In 2018, Maslow was cast as one of the celebrity
houseguests on the first American edition of Celebrity Big Brother
where Maslow finished in 6th place.Maslow was born in New York City,
New York and raised in La Jolla, California. His father is Jewish and
his mother is Catholic; he was raised Jewish. He attended Hebrew
school six days a week during his childhood, and celebrated his Bar
Mitzvah. He has described himself as a "religious and spiritual
person".At the age of six, Maslow began training as a singer when his
parents placed him in the San Diego Children's Choir. He attended La
Jolla and Torrey Pines elementary schools, Muirlands Middle School,
and San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SDSCPA). He had
a small role in the San Diego Opera's production of La bohème when he
was 10 years old. He attended acting camp at the La Jolla Playhouse,
and got his first agent when he was 14. At SDSCPA, he portrayed lead
roles in select feature productions, including Danny Zuko in "Grease"
(2004) and Marius in "Les Miserables" (2006). Maslow transferred from
SDSCPA partway through the 10th grade, switching to Coronado School of
the Arts (CoSA). He graduated from CoSA's musical theater department
in 2007.
singer. He played the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon's Big Time
Rush and is a former member of the boy band with the same name. He
also starred as Kevin Mohr on the Sony Crackle original series
Sequestered. In 2014, Maslow competed as a contestant on the
eighteenth season of Dancing with the Stars, in which he reached
fourth place. In 2018, Maslow was cast as one of the celebrity
houseguests on the first American edition of Celebrity Big Brother
where Maslow finished in 6th place.Maslow was born in New York City,
New York and raised in La Jolla, California. His father is Jewish and
his mother is Catholic; he was raised Jewish. He attended Hebrew
school six days a week during his childhood, and celebrated his Bar
Mitzvah. He has described himself as a "religious and spiritual
person".At the age of six, Maslow began training as a singer when his
parents placed him in the San Diego Children's Choir. He attended La
Jolla and Torrey Pines elementary schools, Muirlands Middle School,
and San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SDSCPA). He had
a small role in the San Diego Opera's production of La bohème when he
was 10 years old. He attended acting camp at the La Jolla Playhouse,
and got his first agent when he was 14. At SDSCPA, he portrayed lead
roles in select feature productions, including Danny Zuko in "Grease"
(2004) and Marius in "Les Miserables" (2006). Maslow transferred from
SDSCPA partway through the 10th grade, switching to Coronado School of
the Arts (CoSA). He graduated from CoSA's musical theater department
in 2007.
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