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Riker Lynch
File:Riker Lynch Paparazzo Photography.jpg
Lynch in 2012
Born
Riker Anthony Lynch

(1991-11-08) November 8, 1991 (age 34)
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Savannah Latimer
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(m. 2019)​
Family
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • bass guitar
Formerly ofR5
Websiter5rocks.com

Riker Anthony Lynch (born November 8, 1991)[1] is an American singer and actor. He was previously cast as Jeff, one of the members of the Dalton Academy Warblers singing group, on Fox's television series Glee. He finished in second place on season 20 of Dancing with the Stars with Allison Holker as his dance partner.

He was one of the lead singers and the bassist in R5 with his brothers Ross and Rocky, sister Rydel, and family friend Ellington Ratliff. He now has a band of his own called Riker and The Beachcombers.[2]

Riker married Savannah Latimer on September 20, 2019.[3]

Early life

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Riker was born in Littleton, Colorado, to Stormie (née De St. Jeor)[4] and Mark Lynch. He is the eldest of five children. He started singing and acting at Colorado Productions and later began taking dance lessons.[5] In 2007, he and his family moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of working in the entertainment industry.[6]

Career

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Acting

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Riker was one of the Dalton Academy Warblers on Fox's hit show Glee. He was introduced as Jeff in the season 2 episode "Special Education", appearing thereafter as one of the Warbler singers in eleven more episodes through seasons 2, 3 and 4. He also appeared as a Warbler in the 2011 edition of the Glee Live! In Concert! tour, which performed from May through July 3, 2011 in the U.S., Canada, England and Ireland. A movie was filmed of the tour concert, which includes scenes with Riker performing as Jeff: Glee: The 3D Concert Movie was released on August 12, 2011.[7] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 20, 2011 under the title Glee: The Concert Movie.[8]

Music

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Riker is the bassist and one of the lead vocalists in the band R5 with his family members Rocky, Rydel, and Ross also their best friend Ratliff. In April 2012, R5 announced via the band's website that they had signed a record deal with Hollywood Records and that they are planning for their first club tour in May. After the tour, R5 played numerous summer shows across the US and in Canada. In September two R5 songs were released on the Austin & Ally Soundtrack. R5 also came out with an EP called Loud on February 19, 2013. Their first full-length album, Louder, was released September 24, 2013. The album includes the four songs from the EP, and their single, "Pass Me By".

In 2022, he competed in NBC's American Song Contest, representing Colorado.[9] He placed second at the grand final to AleXa.[10]

Other ventures

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On February 24, 2015, Lynch was announced as one of the celebrities who will participate on the 20th season of Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with professional dancer Allison Holker.[11] On May 19, 2015, Lynch and Holker finished the competition in second place, losing to actress Rumer Willis.[12] He later returned during season 27 to be a trio partner to Milo Manheim and Witney Carson.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Sunday School Musical Crossroads choir member
2010 Suicide Dolls Hip Kid
2010 School Gyrls Himself
2011 A Day as Holly's Kids Johnny Short film
2011 Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Jeff
2012 Lost Angeles Johnny
2018 Colossal Youth Greg Randle Released, August 2018[13]
2019 Voyeur Danny Post-production[14]
2019 Turnover Henry

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 So You Think You Can Dance Himself / Guest dancer
(member of The Rage Boyz Crew) 		"Two of 16 Voted Off" (Season 5, Episode 11)
2010 Zeke and Luther Goin' Zoomin' Dancer "Goin' Zoomin'" (Season 2, Episode 24)
2010–13 Glee Jeff Recurring role (Season 2–4)
2011 Passport to Explore Co-host Season 2
2013 Wedding Band Just'a Krush Member "Get Down on It" (Season 1, Episode 5)
2015 Dancing With The Stars Himself / Contestant Season 20
2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Trash[15] "Chapter Thirty-Four: The Returned"
2022 American Song Contest Himself / Contestant

Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Buffering Martin Riggs "It's All Part of the Plan" (Season 1, Episode 5)

Discography

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Main article: R5 discography

Singles

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List of singles as lead artist, showing year released
Title Year Album
"Sex on the Beach"[16] 2019 TBA
"She Just Wants to Be Famous"[17]
"My Girl Rita"[18] 2020
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"[19]
"Feel The Love[20] 2022
"Remedy"[21]

References

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