Leon Thomas III
Thomas in 2024
Background information
Birth name	Leon George Thomas III[1]
Born	(1993-08-01) August 1, 1993 (age 31) New York City, U.S.
Genres	R&B soul hip-hop
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer actor
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Columbia Rostrum[2] EZMNY Motown
Member of	The Rascals
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Leon George Thomas III (born August 1, 1993)^[1] is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. He began his career as a child actor on Broadway, appearing in the musicals The Lion King, Caroline, or Change and The Color Purple across the 2000s. In television, he provided the singing voice of Tyrone on the Nick Jr. animated series The Backyardigans (2006–2008) and played Andre Harris on the Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010–2013).

Shifting focus onto his music career, Thomas achieved success in the 2010s as a member of the production duo the Rascals, winning a Grammy Award from two nominations. He has co-written and co-produced for several artists, including his Victorious co-star Ariana Grande, Babyface, Drake, Rick Ross, SZA, and Toni Braxton.

As a solo musician, Thomas released three mixtapes and an extended play under Rostrum Records. In 2022, he signed with Ty Dolla Sign's EZMNY Records and Motown to release his debut studio album, Electric Dusk (2023). His second album, Mutt (2024), and its namesake lead single, became his first solo entries on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100, respectively — the latter peaked at number 12.