

He attended performing arts schools like The American Musical and Dramatic Academy to improve his skills as a singer and dancer, and appeared in theatre productions of "Ragtime" and "Smokey Joe's Café".


Other artists Derulo wrote for during his early career include Diddy, Danity Kane, Donnie Klang, Sean Kingston, Casses, and Lil Wayne, when he worked as a songwriter and producer at Cash Money Records.

As a teenager, he wrote songs for others, including the song "Bossy" for New Orleans-based rapper Birdman. He started singing and writing his own music at a young age, composing his first song at age eight. He is best known by his stage name Jason Derulo, which spells his last name phonetically the way it is pronounced. Jason Joel Desrouleaux was born on September 21, 1989, in Miramar, Florida. Work hard on martial arts and boxing, so that’s the next step: the goal to do. “Stopped the internet one time,” he said with a laugh. Just earlier in the day, Derulo posted a photo to his five million Instagram followers of himself in briefs showing off his chiseled abs. When asked what we can expect in his movie future, Derulo replied: “I think I’ll do more action stuff after this.” He’s certainly ready physically. I wanted my first role to be a legacy role to set the precedent on what’s to come.” What brought him to the musical adaptation? “For a long time, I was looking for what the first movie was going to be because I get sent to me all the time,” Derulo explained. I come from a different school and I just … thrive on it.”ĭerulo will make his big screen debut later this year in “ Cats” alongside Jennifer Hudson, Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Francesca Hayward, and more. Performing is such a lost art in 2019 but to me, it’s still such a must. In looking back at his decade-long career, Derulo points to “the craft” as a highlight.” “I love what I do,” he said.
