Shane Steven Harper (born February 14, 1993) is an American actor,
singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is known for playing Spencer on
Good Luck Charlie as well as Josh Wheaton in the independent Christian
film God's Not Dead. His self-titled debut album was released on
February 14, 2012.Harper was born in La Jolla neighborhood of San
Diego, California, the son of Tanya (née Michaelson) and Scott
Harper. He is of Austrian, German, Jewish, and Scottish descent. He
has an older sister named Samantha, also a professional dancer, and a
younger brother named Sullivan, a model. Harper began dancing and
acting at the age of nine, and was involved in community theater and
competitive dance. He also started singing and playing guitar and
piano at the same age. He is trained in ballet, hip-hop, lyrical,
jazz, and tap. He also studied martial arts between the ages of four
and 12, and obtained a black belt in Karate. In the spring of 2006, a
talent agent on the judging panel of a regional dance competition
offered Harper an agency representation.Harper had minor roles as a
principal dancer in various shows and movies such as High School
Musical 2, Re-Animated, and Dance Revolution before becoming one of
the lead dancers and the youngest (the Nick 6) on Nickelodeon's Dance
on Sunset. He landed on dance roles in 2006, including lead dancer for
the music video Step Up with Samantha Jade, and Cartoon Network's
Re-Animated and the Saturday morning kid's competition, Dance
Revolution. In 2010, Harper got his first two movie roles in the films
My Name is Khan and Flipped, as a minor character in each.Harper also
began his recurring role as Spencer Walsh on Disney Channel's Good
Luck Charlie, playing alongside Bridgit Mendler, and guest-starred on
an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place. He also guest-starred as the
musical guest on So Random!, singing his single, "One Step Closer".
He's also starred in 7 episodes in MTV's TV series Awkward as Austin
Welch.
singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is known for playing Spencer on
Good Luck Charlie as well as Josh Wheaton in the independent Christian
film God's Not Dead. His self-titled debut album was released on
February 14, 2012.Harper was born in La Jolla neighborhood of San
Diego, California, the son of Tanya (née Michaelson) and Scott
Harper. He is of Austrian, German, Jewish, and Scottish descent. He
has an older sister named Samantha, also a professional dancer, and a
younger brother named Sullivan, a model. Harper began dancing and
acting at the age of nine, and was involved in community theater and
competitive dance. He also started singing and playing guitar and
piano at the same age. He is trained in ballet, hip-hop, lyrical,
jazz, and tap. He also studied martial arts between the ages of four
and 12, and obtained a black belt in Karate. In the spring of 2006, a
talent agent on the judging panel of a regional dance competition
offered Harper an agency representation.Harper had minor roles as a
principal dancer in various shows and movies such as High School
Musical 2, Re-Animated, and Dance Revolution before becoming one of
the lead dancers and the youngest (the Nick 6) on Nickelodeon's Dance
on Sunset. He landed on dance roles in 2006, including lead dancer for
the music video Step Up with Samantha Jade, and Cartoon Network's
Re-Animated and the Saturday morning kid's competition, Dance
Revolution. In 2010, Harper got his first two movie roles in the films
My Name is Khan and Flipped, as a minor character in each.Harper also
began his recurring role as Spencer Walsh on Disney Channel's Good
Luck Charlie, playing alongside Bridgit Mendler, and guest-starred on
an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place. He also guest-starred as the
musical guest on So Random!, singing his single, "One Step Closer".
He's also starred in 7 episodes in MTV's TV series Awkward as Austin
Welch.
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