{{Short description|American actor (born 1984)}} {{about|the actor|the lighting designer|Brandon Stirling Baker}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Brandon Baker | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name above --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|4|28}} | birth_place = Anaheim, California, U.S. | alma_mater = University of California, Santa Barbara | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1998–2015 | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = | television = | spouse = | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | children = | awards = | signature = | signature_size = | website = }} '''Brandon Baker''' (born April 28, 1984)<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DXrrh8WEd4w/</ref> is an American retired actor. He is known for the television films, such as Disney Channel film, ''Johnny Tsunami'' along with Kirsten Storms and Lee Thompson Young, and its sequel, ''Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board'' as well as for his role as Cray Blake on the NBC sitcom ''One World''. He also appeared in four episodes of the Disney Channel Original Series, ''Even Stevens'' and he voiced Duke Anoi in eight episodes of Disney Channel animated series, ''The Proud Family''.
==Early life and education== Baker was born on April 28, 1984, in Anaheim, California, the oldest of three children.<ref name='page6'>{{Cite web |url=https://pagesix.com/2019/07/24/johnny-tsunami-star-brandon-baker-is-now-a-wedding-officiant/ |title='Johnny Tsunami' star Brandon Baker is now a wedding officiant |last=Kupfer |first=Lindsey |date=July 24, 2019 |website=pagesix.com |access-date=November 16, 2024}}</ref> He is of English, German, and Filipino descent.<ref>{{cite web |author=Abby West |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/06/10/catch-johnny-tsunami-brandon-baker/ |title=Catch up with ''Johnny Tsunami'' Brandon Baker |publisher=Ew.com |date=June 10, 2007 |access-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-date=October 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023135610/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041653,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara.
==Acting career== In 1998, Baker landed his first big break with the starring role of "Mowgli" in Walt Disney's ''Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story''. He also starred alongside Jessica Alba in the 1999 film ''P.U.N.K.S.'' Baker was invited to the 2007 ''Disney Channel Games'' after Zac Efron dropped out.
After a six-year hiatus, Baker starred in the 2014 comedy ''The Formula'' alongside Reginald VelJohnson and Sasha Jackson.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Aly|title=IC filmmakers bring Hollywood to town to make The Formula|url=http://www.dailyiowan.com/2012/07/19/Metro/29181.html|publisher=The Daily Iowan|access-date=November 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725060351/http://www.dailyiowan.com/2012/07/19/Metro/29181.html|archive-date=July 25, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Brandon made a brief return to the spotlight in 2019 when he guest starred on ''Christy's Kitchen Throwbacks'', a web channel hosted by fellow former Disney Channel actor Christy Carlson Romano.
==Post-acting career== In 2015, Baker lost his passion for acting and retired from the industry.<ref name='page6'/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/brandon-baker-now-johnny-tsunami|title=Get Johnny From 'Johnny Tsunami' to Officiate Your Wedding!|website=Distractify|date=November 21, 2019 |language=en|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> He moved to Boulder, Colorado in 2017. In 2019, he became a wedding officiant at wedding planning company Simply Eloped.<ref name='page6'/><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Macke |first=Johnni |title=Disney Channel Original Movie Hunks: Where Are They Now? Erik Von Detten, Brandon Baker, Riley Smith and More |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/disney-channel-original-movie-hunks-where-are-they-now/ |magazine=Us Weekly |access-date=November 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.snowboarder.com/news/johnny-tsunami-update |title=Johnny Tsunami: Where Is He Now? |last=Leveille |first=Justin |date=October 11, 2023 |website=snowboarder.com |access-date=November 16, 2024}}</ref> Baker is also a member of the band The Cheeks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://amy-movie.com/blog/from-johnny-tsunami-to-tying-the-knot-brandon-bakers-journey-after-90s-stardom/ |title=From Johnny Tsunami to Tying the Knot: Brandon Baker's Journey After 90s Stardom |last=Kandel |first=Bishad |date=April 4, 2024 |website=amy-movie.com |access-date=November 16, 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1998 |''The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story'' |Mowgli |Direct-to-video |- |1999 |''P.U.N.K.S.'' |Jonny Pasiotopolis | |- |2000 |''Wind River'' |Pantsuk | |- |2014 |''The Formula'' |Quinn | |- |2015 |''Up on the Wooftop'' |Accountant | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1998 |''Cousin Skeeter'' |Noodles |Episode: "Tyrannosaurus Wrecked" |- |1998 |''City Guys'' |Ernesto |Episode: "Big Brothers" |- |1998–2001 |''One World'' |Cray Blake |3 seasons |- |1999 |''Johnny Tsunami'' |Johnny Kapahala |TV movie |- |2000–2003 |''Even Stevens'' |Zack Estrada |4 episodes |- |2001 |''Boston Public'' |Danny Miller |Episode: "Chapter Nine" |- |2001 |''Go Fish'' |Sumir |Episode: "Go Wrestling" |- |2003–2005 |''The Proud Family'' |Duke Anoi (voice) |8 episodes |- |2005 |''Campus Confidential'' |Mohktar |TV movie |- |2007 |''The Unit'' |Teenage Boy |Episode: "In Loco Parentis" |- |2007 |''Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board'' |Johnny Kapahala |TV movie |- |2013 |''Instacurity'' |Various |2 episodes |}
===Web series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2019 |''Christy's Kitchen Throwback'' |Self |Episode: "Johnny Tsunami & Kim Possible Mele Kalikimaka Fried Rice!" |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0048288|Brandon Baker}}
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