R.Brandon Johnson:  Actor/Host. From 2011 to 2013, the Minnesota native, starred as Gary Wilde on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up opposite ZENDAYA. . He has also hosted the TNT reality competition series 72 Hours. Johnson got his first big break on the small screen playing the recurring character Michael McBain on the ABC Daytime series One Life to Live in 2003, playing the role until 2004. Johnson returned to the series in 2007 and in 2008 in the recurring role of Chuck Wilson III, later also playing the character’s father Chuck Wilson, Jr. in a 1968 flashback storyline.Johnson appeared in three episodes of the Disney Channel original series Hannah Montana as Brian Winters, the quirky host of a fictional series called Singing with the Stars.

The role was a parody of American Idol host Ryan Seacrest. His feature film credits include The Notorious Bettie Page starring Gretchen Mol, the comedy Rick starring Bill Pullman and lead roles in the horror films Malevolence and Little Erin Merryweather, which was an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. Brandon began his career as a rock drummer.