Former Disney Channel Actor Shockes Fans With Unexpected Truth About His TV Dad

Former Disney Channel Actor Shockes Fans With Unexpected Truth About His TV Dad


Corbin Bleu

just gave his dad the ultimate Father’s Day gift and left his fans in total shock.

The 36-year-old

High School Musical

alum, who currently stars as Nick Carraway in the London production of

The Great Gatsby

, shared a heartwarming video on social media that quickly captured fans’ hearts. In the
video
, Bleu stands beside his father, actor

David Reivers

, as the two admire a block-long billboard for the show—featuring Bleu front and center.

Bleu’s proud dad is seen beaming with joy as he takes photos of the billboard, clearly basking in his son’s success. While embracing Bleu, Reivers tells him how proud he is, then exclaims to passersby, “That’s my son!”


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The touching display of fatherly pride and affection prompted an outpouring of emotional reactions in the comments. One fan wrote, “‘That’s my son.’ I’M GONNA CRY,” while another added, “He’s OUR dad now.”


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But it wasn’t just the sweet exchange that had fans replaying the video. Many quickly recognized Reivers as a familiar face from Disney Channel. In fact, Reivers played Bleu’s father in the Disney Channel Original Movie

Jump In!

, as well as in

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

and

Free Style

.

Reivers’ fans were quick to note the discovery. One wrote, “Waittt all this time I didn’t know that was his real dad in Jump In,” while another offered, “This is how I find out he’s your actual dad and not just in JUMP IN.”

Technically, he is our dad now.

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