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Where is Sterling Knight now? How old was he in Starstruck?

• Sterling Knight, former singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor, is best known for his role as Christopher Wilde in Disney's "Starstruck"
• He has two siblings, Spencer Shuga and Samantha Scarlett Knight, and lived in Texas before relocating to Los Angeles, California
• His hobbies include playing the guitar, snowboarding, singing and writing songs
• He has been nominated for multiple awards, and has an estimated net worth of over $2 million
• He is active in social media and is currently working to get more adult roles in the future.



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Short Info

Net Worth$2 million dollars
Date Of BirthMarch 5, 1989
Mark'Peace Out Suckers' quote
FactCan play the guitar, and sing.


Sterling Knight, former singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor, is well-known from the character role of Christopher Wilde, a famous teen idol and world-renowned pop star, in the Disney movie “Starstruck, when he was only 22; he will be turning 32 in 2021. He also appeared in the sitcom “Sonny With a Chance” on the Disney Channel, playing the role of Chad Dylan Cooper.

Sterling’s Family and Educational Background

Sterling Sandmann Knight was born in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina USA, on 5 March 1989. Sterling has two siblings, Spencer Shuga and Samantha Scarlett Knight, who also both appeared in some of his YouTube videos, where they sing alongside Sterling.

His educational background is still unknown, although during his school years, he enjoyed performing in theatrical plays.

He liveed in Texas before relocating to Los Angeles, California to continue his acting career.

Personal Life and Other Relationships

In 2007, Sterling dated musician Maddie Cyrus for about a year, after which he had a relationship with Jessica Bridgeman, an actress known from the TV series “The Encounter”, from 2009-2010. Sterling and Jessica met at a Jonas Brothers’ concert.

However, in 2018 Sterling became engaged to Ayla Kell, who is well-known from the TV Drama “Make it or Break It”, having previously performed in theatrical productions with the American Ballet Theatre. Ayla and Sterling are still engaged as of early 2021.

Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts

Some of Sterling’s hobbies include playing the guitar, snowboarding, and of course singing and writing songs. His passion for music led him to form a band on YouTube with his friend and fellow actor Matt Shively, who is probably best-known for playing the role of Ryan Laserbeam in the series “True Jackson, VP” on Nickelodeon. They called their band the “Connecting Channels” which mainly pinpoints how they are working from different TV kid-friendly networks – the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon.

He is also close friends in real life with Demi Lovato, his co-actor in “Sonny With A Chance”.

How Sterling Started His Acting Career, and How it Went

As early as 10 years of age, Sterling found his passion for acting, participating in various theatrical plays at school, which later led him to taking up stage roles under local productions. His experience in theatrical productions boosted his career and he started to receive offers to play minor roles, in “Hi-Jinks” and “Calm, Career Day”.

Sterling’s first Disney minor role was in 2007, in “Hannah Montana”, in which he played the role of Lucas, Lilly’s boyfriend. In that same year, he also appeared in two episodes of the “The Closer”, an American television police and crime procedural television show.

The following year, he had minor roles in “Out of Jimmy’s Head”, and one of the most renowned television shows, “Grey’s Anatomy”.

He then appeared in more other shows, such as “Sonny With a Chance” in 2009 in the role of Chad Dylan Cooper who is a self-centered member of the Mackenzie Falls. Later the same year, he made his film debut playing the role of Alex O’Donnell, the son of Mike O’Donnell, in the movie “17 Again”, which was a big break for him.

Two years later, he went back to play in “So Random”, a spinoff comedy sketch from the series “Sonny With a Chance”.

From 2013, Sterling played the role of Zander Carlson for two years in “Melissa & Joey”, an American television sitcom series.

He was also able to land a role in the action crime drama film “Landmine Goes Click” in  which he played Chris.

In 2016, he landed roles in the films “In the Rough” and “Crowded”.

Awards and Recognition

In 2010, Sterling Knight was nominated for two awards, which included Teen Choice Awards for his work on “Sonny With a Chance” under the Comedy Actor category, and the Hollywood Teen TV Awards: Teen Pick Actor under the comedy category – he won the latter. He was also nominated in the Favorite Family TV Movie category, for his role in Disney’s “Starstruck” for a People’s Choice Award.

He also won an award for playing Chris in the film “Landmine Goes Click”, as the Best Male Lead in the 2015 Monster Fest Award.

What is he doing now?

A lot of people, especially those who consumed the Disney shows in the 2000s and early 2010s, are still wondering why they have not seen Sterling Knight in movies and television shows for quite some time now. One of the reasons Sterling’s career stalled was because of the common phenomenon in which actors who used to be very famous in their roles as kids or teens, have a hard time moving into adult roles.

He had some difficulty landing adult roles and projects in the following years, but never completely disappeared from the industry.

Despite the challenges, Sterling is still finding ways to get adult roles, but a good thing to know is that he has never given up his passion for acting. In his most recent interview in 2019, with “Sneak Peak” of the University of Texas, he was very positive about his career, that he is still working his way up to getting more roles in the future. He also mentioned that he wanted to land a superhero role.

As of the moment, Sterling Knight is very active in the social media arena. He has an enormous number of followers across all platforms, from Facebook with 2.6 million followers, Twitter with over 1.4 million, and Instagram with over 228,000 followers.

Physical characteristics

Sterling Knight is 5ft 10ins in height. His eyes are blue and he has blond hair He likes to wear leather jackets, button down shirts, moptop, and aviator glasses.

Net Worth

As of early2021, Sterling Knight has an estimated net worth of over $2 million dollars.

General Info

Full NameSterling Knight
Net Worth$2 million dollars
Date Of BirthMarch 5, 1989
Height1.77 m
ProfessionSinger-songwriter, Comedian, Actor
NationalityAmerican

Family

SiblingsScarlett Knight, Spencer Knight

Accomplishments

NominationsTeen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Comedy
Movies17 Again, Starstruck, Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale, I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu, Privileged, Transit, Landmine Goes Click, It Snows All The Time, Calm, Career Day, Monster Heroes, Danny Boy
TV ShowsSonny with a Chance, So Random!, Mackenzie Falls

Social profile links

Marks

#Marks / Signs
1'Peace Out Suckers' quote

Facts

#Fact
1Filming Sonny With A Chance [September 2008]
2Has studied under booking coach Amy Lyndon.
3Is in a band with Matt Shively called "Connecting Channels".
4Was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine's Young Hollywood Issue.
5Has a younger sister Samantha Scarlet Knight.
6Can play the guitar, and sing.
7Has a younger brother named Spencer Knight.

Pictures

All pictures

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Man from Earth: Holocene2017post-production
Different Flowers2017Charlie
Career Day2016ShortBen Taylor
In the Rough2016TV SeriesCameron Fullbright
Crowded2016TV SeriesNate
Danny Boy2016ShortDanny
It Snows All the Time2016Art
Melissa & Joey2013-2015TV SeriesZander Carlson Zander
Landmine Goes Click2015Chris
The Hotwives of Orlando2014TV SeriesBilly
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja2013TV SeriesButtermaker
So Random!2011-2012TV SeriesChad Dylan Cooper
Transit2012/IShane
Sonny with a Chance2009-2011TV SeriesChad Dylan Cooper
I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu2010ShortCool Guy
Monster Heroes2010Gregorio
Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale2010Ty Parker
StarStruck2010TV MovieChristopher Wilde
Sterling Knight: StarStruck2010ShortSterling Knight
Privileged2010VideoSoph 1
17 Again2009Alex
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach2009Opposing Team Tennis Player (uncredited)
MacKenzie Falls2009TV SeriesChad Dylan Cooper
Grey's Anatomy2008TV SeriesKip
The Closer2007TV SeriesGrady Reed
Hannah Montana2007TV SeriesLucas
Hi-Jinks2006TV SeriesBrendan
Calm2005ShortSkater Boy

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sonny with a Chance2010TV Series performer - 1 episode
StarStruck2010TV Movie performer: "Starstruck", "What You Mean To Me", "Hero", "Shades", "Something About the Sunshine", "Got to Believe"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Wipeout2012TV SeriesHimself
Disney Friends for Change Games2011TV SpecialHimself - Green Team
The Bonnie Hunt Show2009-2010TV SeriesHimself
Disney Channel New Year Star Showdown2009TV MovieHimself
Zac Goes Back2009Video documentary shortHimself
Leo Little's Big Show2009TV Series shortHimself - Guest
Going Back to 172009Video documentary shortHimself
Disney Channel's Totally New Year2008TV Movie documentaryHimself

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2015Jury PrizeMonster FestBest Male LeadLandmine Goes Click (2015)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2010Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice TV Actor: ComedySonny with a Chance (2009)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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