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| {{Infobox musical artist | |||
| | Name = Zachary-Jaydon | |||
| | Background = Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Musician | |||
| | Birth_name = Jaydon D. Paull | |||
| | Born = {{birth date and age|1979|11|13|df=yes}}<br>], | |||
| ], ]</small> | |||
| | Occupation = ], ], ], ], ] | |||
| | Years_active = 1983 – Present | |||
| }} | |||
| '''Zachary Jaydon''' was born in ], ] on ], ] and is the oldest of 9 children. He made | |||
| his film-debut at the age of 2 as the youngest of the children in the 1983 made for television movie, ''The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story''. The film starred ], ] and ], and received rave reviews from fans and critics alike, with the two lead actresses being nominated for 1984 ]. | |||
| <ref>http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25273 </ref> | |||
| Jaydon was featured in all 7 seasons of The ] | |||
| (MMC) alongside ], ], ], ], ] & ]. The hit show ran | |||
| from 1989 until 1995.<ref>http://www.listal.com/tv/mmc-1989</ref> <ref>http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/mickey-mouse-club/EP00020135</ref> <ref>http://sharetv.org/shows/mmc/cast</ref> After MMC, he spent the next two years pursuing | |||
| acting, mostly in commercials, and began pursuing his interest of | |||
| writing music on a more full-time level. He teamed up with fellow Mickey Mouse Club alumni, Justin Timberlake penning the now, RIAA Platinum Certified song "Be There." <ref>http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=321517293&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1</ref> | |||
| The late 1990's were full of Television appearances on hit shows like 'Walker Texas Ranger,' a recuring role on 'Malibu Shores' with former 'Mickey Mouse Club' alumni Keri Russel and Tony Lucca. Jaydon also used the mid to late 1990's to obtain a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Jaydon's entire education was paid for by academic and acting/vocal scholarships.{{fact}} | |||
| In 1998, he teamed up with Jeremy Jerla, Christian House, Aaron | |||
| Notarious & Steven Peterson to form the Christian Alt-Rock Band Sacred | |||
| Advocate. Not long after, Aaron Howard was added to the mix & the | |||
| group spent two years touring & preparing to record a full-length | |||
| album. A two song, Limited Edition EP was released in early 1999, and | |||
| immediately sold-out.{{fact}} Sacred Advocate disbanded shortly after the | |||
| second pressing was shipped. Both pressings of the album featured | |||
| artwork hand-drawn by childhood friend, and then unknown author, | |||
| Christopher Paolini.<ref>http://www.myspace.com/zacharyjaydon</ref> | |||
| In 2001, Jaydon received his first RIAA Multi-Platinum Album Award for | |||
| his work on ]'s "Key To My Heart". {{fact}} The song was released | |||
| on David's Debut Album, "]" as | |||
| well as the international releases of the same name. The song | |||
| was also featured on the award-winning Warner Brothers Animated | |||
| Feature "]", and was included in the soundtrack | |||
| release for the film.{{fact}} | |||
| In 2003, Jaydon Co-wrote "Work Of Angels" which was featured on Ian | |||
| Maxian's Debut Solo Album. The song was written along with Greg | |||
| Watton, Kenny Smith, & 4 Time #1, American Music Award Nominated & | |||
| Billboard Award Winning Songwriter ].<ref>http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=531372211&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1</ref><ref>http://www.kevo.com/profile/eddiegalan</ref> As of August, | |||
| 2007 Jaydon continues his work with Watton on a number of projects. | |||
| 2004 gave Jaydon his second Multi-Platinum award for his work on | |||
| ]'s International Debut Album, "Take It All Away". | |||
| Cabrera's follow-up album "You Stand Watching" (Bonus Disc Edition) | |||
| featured Jaydon again co-writing the bonus disc track, "How It Feels | |||
| (Acoustic Version)". <ref>http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=381174774&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1</ref> The full studio version was featured as a B-Side | |||
| on the International DJ Promo of "Take It All Away". Cabrera's sophomore album, ''You Stand Watching'', released in 2005, | |||
| awarded Jaydon his 3rd RIAA Multi-Platinum Album Award in less than 4 | |||
| years.<ref>http://top40-charts.com/artists/biography.php?aid=5384&string=On%20The%20Way%20Down</ref> | |||
| In 2006 Jaydon completed a world-tour with | |||
| singer/songwriter/producer/actor ]. The tour included | |||
| stops in Germany, France, England & the USA to promote Bledsoe's solo | |||
| Debut "An Insomniac's Guide To A Lonely Heart", and played to | |||
| audiences totaling more than half-a-million.<REF>http://www.benbledsoe.com/press/accomplishments.htm</REF> | |||
| In July 2007, Jaydon filmed an episode of "]," a | |||
| show that he is self-admittedly obsessed with. His guest-starring role was his first acting gig in nearly 2 years. When asked what the | |||
| most frustrating part of the filming was, he responded by saying | |||
| "...and the producers don't tell you anything about the context of the | |||
| episode. Everything to do with the plot is kept under super tight | |||
| wraps, so even when you are shooting an episode, you have no idea | |||
| what's actually going on." The show aired on ABC Family on January 14th, 2008. | |||
| Jaydon is currently (March, 2008) working heavily with National Rock Act, | |||
| ].<ref>http://smartpunk.com/product.php?item_id=26491</ref> He resides in ], ] and | |||
| continues his work as a songwriter/producer full-time. | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| {{Trivia|date=March 200}} | |||
| *Jaydon is an active member of ], ], | |||
| ] (The Grammy Voting Board}, and ]. <ref>http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1610707&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1</ref> | |||
| *Jaydon graduated from Dr. Phillips High School in ], | |||
| ] alongside fellow ] cast mate | |||
| ] & *]'s ]. | |||
| *Jaydon made a guest appearance in the highly controversial television | |||
| show '']'' in 2005<ref>http://imdb.com/title/tt0681376/</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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