Rhett Wheeler
Rhett Wheeler is an American vocalist, actor, recording artist, and viral internet singer.[1] He is known for being discovered by David Foster when Foster picked Rhett out of the crowd to sing at Walt Disney World.[2]
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Life and Career
Wheeler was born and grew up in Carmel, California and spent his summers in the Isle of Wight, England.[3] He started as a recording artist for Hampton-Brown's Phonics and Friends at an early age, singing for the worldwide audio English learning program.[4] In 1997, he was hired by Tropicana Products, Inc. for a national Super Bowl commercial.[5] He trained at Ithaca College in musical theatre and received a BA in the Arts from The New School University.[6] He started to perform regionally, and then became a production singer on the luxury cruise lines: Silversea Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and Oceania Cruises.[7] While on the ships, he started to perform as a guest entertainer, creating his own show with an eight-piece band entitled, "How Well We Love... An Evening with Rhett Wheeler."[8] He has also performed with such notable talent as Dolly Parton and Trini Lopez. After being discovered by David Foster at Walt Disney World, he became principal vocalist at Tokyo Disney Resort in Big Band Beat.[9]
David Foster Discovery and Viral Success
In November 2015, while waiting for Ariana Grande to arrive for her scheduled performances for the taping of the annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, David Foster (who was to play for her on piano) interacted with the crowd, asking if anyone would like to sing.[10] Foster picked Rhett from the crowd, who asked Foster if he could sing one of Foster's songs, "The Prayer."[11] After he started to sing, Foster asked Rhett to stop and immediately get on the stage to continue with the whole song. Audience members uploaded video of the event and, since then, the original video has been shared over 1600 times and exceeds 145 thousand views.[12][13] News outlets have called him an "overnight success."[14]
Other Notable Performances
Wheeler performed in "Spirit of The Dance" with guest star Dolly Parton in the Dolly Parton Celebrity Theater at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.[15][16] He has performed with Trini Lopez, when Lopez was being honored with the Connie Francis Lifetime Achievement Award.[17] BroadwayWorld, a high profile news source for the Broadway community, wrote about Wheeler's post-viral success as principal vocalist at Tokyo Disney Resort in Tokyo Disneysea's Big Band Beat.[9] He has also performed at the Historic Outdoor Forest Theater[18] in Carmel, CA in Disney's The Little Mermaid as Ursula, The Sea Witch.[19][20][21]
External Links
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Rhett Wheeler's channel on YouTube
Rhett Wheeler singing "The Prayer" with David Foster on YouTube
Rhett Wheeler's Original Viral Video on Facebook
References
- ↑ "One Disney Parks Christmas Performance You Won't Forget". BuzzFeed Community. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "Ariana Grande at Disney Christmas Day Parade". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ Herman, Mara Jill. "BWW Interview: BIG BAND BEAT - A Day In The Life With Rhett Wheeler at Broadway Music Theatre, Tokyo DisneySea". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ Phonics and Friends, Sing-Along Songs Level F, Variant Sounds, Diphtongs, Suffixes and prefixes, ISBN 978-0736206778
- ↑ "Fairytale pair brings a wide world of experiences to the summertime stage in Into the Woods". The Western Stage. 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "Young man stuns the crowd when Ariana Grande is late to Disney concert". Screener. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "One Disney Parks Christmas Performance You Won't Forget". The Disney Blog. 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "resume". Rhett Wheeler. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Herman, Mara Jill. "BWW Interview: BIG BAND BEAT - A Day In The Life With Rhett Wheeler at Broadway Music Theatre, Tokyo DisneySea". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "After Ariana Grande Is Three Hours Late For Disney Christmas Parade Performance, Singer From The Crowd Goes Viral". The Inquisitr. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "Audience member stuns crowd at Disney World". Attractions Magazine. 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "Kaden Tristan Charming". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "Ariana Grande at Disney Christmas Day Parade". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "Ariana Grande 3 Hours Late To Disney Performance Then THIS Happens | TheCount.com". thecount.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "Award-Winning 'Spirit of the Dance' Headlines Dollywood's 2012 Festival of Nations Presented by Humana". Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "Festival of Nations 2012 - Dollywood". dollyparton.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ Sheffield, Skip (2016-02-18). "Skip Sheffield's Flix, Muzik, Showz, Travel & More Blog: Trini Lopez Honored by Footlighters of South Florida". Skip Sheffield's Flix, Muzik, Showz, Travel & More Blog. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (2018-08-16). "Small-Town Theaters Worth the Trip". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ Cutruzzula, Kara (2017-08-05). "The Best Outdoor Theaters Around the World". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "https://performingartsmontereybay.com/the-little-mermaid/". performingartsmontereybay.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Counts, Chris (August 24, 2018). "'Little Mermaid' opens as national media call Forest Theater 'best'" (PDF). The Carmel Pine Cone. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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