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Skylar Astin is best known for NBC’s award winning series ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ alongside an all-star cast including Jane Levey, and Mary Steenburgen. He will reprise his role in Roku Christmas TV Movie ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas’ premiering December 1st. He was last seen in Disney’s ‘Secret Society of Second Born Royals.’ Prior to ‘Zoey’s,’ Skylar starred opposite Golden Globe-winner Rachel Bloom in the final season of The CW’s ‘Crazy Ex-girlfriend,’ but it is Astin’s star turn as 'Jesse' in the 'Pitch Perfect' franchise that he is best known. Additionally, he starred as 'Isaiah Miller' alongside Nick Nolte in the Golden Globe-nominated dark comedy 'Graves.' He was recently reunited with Steve Coogan in Frank Coraci's comedy 'Hot Air,’ and can be seen in the feature film 'Ghosts of War,' a psychological thriller from director Eric Bress. Skylar has created a number of diverse and notable roles in other films including starring opposite Miles Teller in the comedy '21 And Over' for Relativity, 'Taking Woodstock' for director Ang Lee, the Sundance cult-hit 'Hamlet 2,' as well as 'Flock of Dudes,' 'Cavemen,' and the beloved Disney animated film 'Wreck It Ralph.' In television, he spent two years as the star of Bill Lawrence's 1/2 hour multi-camera comedy 'Ground Floor' and has appeared in shows such as 'Girls,' 'Halt and Catch Fire,' 'House,' and 'Love Bites.' A native New Yorker, Skylar's first break came as 'Georg' in the 2006 cultural phenomenon 'Spring Awakening.' The show went on to win 8 Tony Awards. He portrayed the iconic role of 'Tony' in Carnegie Hall's performance of 'West Side Story,' and received rave reviews in Encore's production of Kurt Vonnegut's 'God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.' He was also seen in Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck’s play, ‘What We’re Up Against. Skylar performed alongside Sutton Foster, Patina Miller and Cheyenne Jackson among others in Stephen Sondheim’s INTO THE WOODS at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA, and he also portrayed ‘Mark Cohen’ from the iconic Broadway musical ‘Rent’ opposite Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Hydgens, Wayne Brady, and Nicole Scherzinger. Skylar currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.