Ross Shor Lynch (born December 29, 1995) is an American teen actor, singer, instrumentalist, and dancer. He is best known for portraying
Austin Moon on the
Disney Channel television series
Austin & Ally.[2] In July 2013, he starred as Brady in the Disney Channel Movie
Teen Beach Movie.
Ross also performs in his family band named
R5 with his brothers
Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch, sister Rydel Lynch and the family's best friend, Ellington Ratliff.
Ross Lynch was born and raised in
Littleton, Colorado, the second youngest of five siblings (
Riker Lynch,
Rydel Lynch, Rocky Lynch and youngest Ryland Lynch). He was educated at
home from the fourth grade. He learned to play guitar and piano and to
sing. He is also the cousin of
Derek and
Julianne Hough.
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Ross and his family moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2007 to allow
eldest brother Riker to pursue his dreams in the entertainment business.
While in Los Angeles, the Lynches met family friend, and current band
member, Ellington Ratliff at a local dance company.
Ross Lynch’s band R5 will be performing on
Good Morning America
September 2. They made the announcement via Twitter and reminded their
fans that the seating is limited, so arrive early. They also made sure
to make a point of saying that they will be meeting those lucky few who
do secure a seat at the show. Here is all that R5 had to say about the
upcoming show.
