Leon Thomas III

Leon Thomas III is an American singer, songwriter, producer and actor who started out as a child performer on Broadway, making his debut at 10 as Young Simba in The Lion King and later appearing in Caroline, or Change and The Color Purple. Born in Brooklyn, he voiced Tyrone in the animated series The Backyardigans from 2005 to 2008, played Arthur in August Rush (2007), and became widely known as Andre Harris on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious, including the crossover iParty with Victorious (2011). He moved into music as half of the production duo the Rascals, writing and producing for Ariana Grande, Drake, SZA, Toni Braxton and Babyface, and released mixtapes and an EP on Rostrum Records. Signed to Motown and Ty Dolla Sign's EZMNY Records in 2022, he won a Grammy for co-writing SZA's Snooze and earned six nominations after his album Mutt (2024), whose title track reached number six on the Hot 100.