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Jared Makaio Murillo (born on August 6, 1988) is an American professional dancer known for his works as a dancer in the Disney Channel movies, High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and for having a special cameo appearance in High School Musical 3: Senior Year.He is also in a boyband called V factory. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the fourth of seven children to Alex and Robin Murillo. In 1994, he competed in ballroom dancing and became a national champion. He soon achieved success on the dance floor and started to win various events around the country. This caught the eye and the attention of world-class coach and choreographer, Buddy Schwimmer. At age 14, he went to live for three years in Southern California. He achieved his goal of winning world and national titles when he captured with his partner the World Swing, United States Swing and the United States Youth Latin Ballroom Championships and the AAU National DanceSport Championships. In 2002 the Winter Olympics came to Salt Lake City where Murillo performed as part of the Opening Ceremonies. It was there he met Kenny Ortega who choreographed the show. Although they didn`t realize at the time, just three years later they would meet up again as a principle dancer in Disney Channel`s High School Musical production. In January 2003, Murrillo was paired with Lacey Schwimmer, and the two began competing at a junior level. In 2006, he appeared in the High School Musical series and in 2007 he was a member of the background dancers of the High School Musical: The Concert for United States, Canada and Latin America. He also appears in the Ashley Tisdale`s music videos "Be Good to Me", "He Said She Said" and "Not Like That". He has also made an appearance on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, appearing in the episode "Loosely Ballroom" as a competitor in the dance competition. However, he was not credited for the role.

Murillo was dating the American actress and singer Ashley Tisdale, but soon broke up in March 2009. He recently confirmed he`s dating Ashley Galvan.

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