Asher Monroe Book (born September 18, 1988) is an American
dancer, singer and actor.Born in Arlington, Virginia in 1988, Asher started
working professionally when he was seven years old. His first big break was at
the age of seven when he landed the role of tiny teacup Chip in the national
tour of the Broadway production of “Beauty and the Beast.” He continued working
on show after show, which led him to New York City, where he attended the
Professional Performing Arts School in New York from 2000 to 2002, before
moving to Los Angeles.At age seven, Book was chosen from an open casting call to
portray tiny teacup Chip in the national tour of Beauty and the Beast, followed
by the lead role in a production[where?] of Oliver!. In 2004, he appeared in
the television movie Pop Rocks and the film Come Away Home. This was followed
by guest roles on Zoey 101, Medium and Close to Home. In 2009, Monroe portrayed
Marco, an aspiring singer, in the MGM and Lakeshore feature film Fame, a remake
of the 1980 musical film of the same name. In 2010, Book had a recurring role
as Steve in the NBC television series Parenthood. The same year in August 2010
he booked a role on the hit show The Mentalist.In 2006, Book became a member of
VFactory, an American Pop/R&B/Urban boy band.In 2011, Asher started working
on a new album under the name “Asher Monroe” with various producers including
Matt Beckley and The S.T.R.Z. A full length album is expected in 2012.Although
Asher Monroe Book may be new to the Hollywood scene, he has already made a name
for himself as a talented actor, singer and accomplished guitarist. Asher got his
start in acting back in 2000 when he played the character "Prince Edward
Tudor" live, on-stage in Marc Elliott, Judd Woldin, and Ivan Menchell's
musical adaptation of Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" in
Seattle, Washington and St. Paul, Minnesota.Due to his unbelieveable singing and musical abilities, Asher was inspired to
become an actor at the age of 11 stating that it was his "love for the
music which caused him to branch out and expand his abilities to entertain
others". His first big break came to him in 2004 when he was signed on to
play Gary Cole's son, Liam, in the ABC Family Original Movie "Pop
Rocks".In "Pop Rocks", Asher was able to show the world how
talented he was by not only giving an outstanding job playing the character
Liam, but by also performing and recording the song "I Want To Be Your
Man" for the movie and its soundtrack.Listen song here:YouTube
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