Austin Cookins

Biography

Austin is a singer/songwriter/actor.

Austin grew up in Rialto, CA and then at the age of seven moved to San Dimas, CA and has resided there until September 2007 when he moved to Los Angeles, CA.
Austin has had a very sad life, His father died when he was barely nine months old, due to Austin's dad being in a gang. Him and his mother have also had a very love/hate relationship for all his life, He has felt so down and out that he even considered wanting to "kill himself" not literally but just felt that way due to the way his family and kids at school treated him all his life, Cookins' grandparents were always there for him and would let him live with them, He always was going somewhere with his grandma they were so close, Later in his early teen years, He became much more close to his Aunt, She would always let him stay a few nights with her and her "adult" children. Austin has always loved to sing, dance and act as a child, He even made up his own movie scripts and wrote songs at the ripe age of ten. Austin was noticed in a Janet Jackson promotional commercial for her 2006 album 20 Y.O., Then seen in a Doritos commercial. Now Cookins signed a 2 year contract with CBS for a role in the hit daytime drama Young and the Restless portraying Michael Graziadei's character Daniel Romalotti's "bisexual friend" from High School back in Switzerland with a secret from there "past". Austin's debut on the show is still unknown although slated for June 6, 2008.
Austin is also signed to Jive Records and Mosley Music Group which is owned by music producer Timbaland, Austin's debut album Fly is still in production, The first single "Now" is going to be released on airwaves May 5, The single was co-produced by Sean Garrett and Bloodshy & Avant, Austin finished wrapping up the music video on March 16, The video directed by Hype Williams was shot in Running Springs, CA, Austin's myspace account is http://www.myspace.com/austincookins . You can contact him and read his blogs for much more info.

Acting Career

Austin has always loved to act, when he was ten years old he would make up these cute movie scripts. Then when he was seventeen he appeared in a Janet Jackson promotional commercial for her 2006 album 20 Y.O.. Austin has always sent in audition DVD's for some of his favorite T.V. show's and never got a callback, Then recently he sent in a DVD to CBS on February 18, 2008 for a role on the hit daytime drama Young and the Restless, Then on March 6 he got a call from one of the producers and he met them the same day in Los Angeles at a local eatery, That was when he signed a 2 year contract with CBS and Y&R, After the meeting he got to visit the set of Young and the Restless and met with several of the cast members. Austin has already gotten his first script and has been practicing lines with Michelle Stafford, Adrienne Frantz and Michael Graziadei. Austin was first originally slated to appear on December 17 but then was changed to June 6, That is the slated day for his first apperance but things are still a work in progress and things might interfere with his role, Because Austin was recently signed to Jive Records and Mosley Music Group on November 4. Austin will appear on the show June 6 but then on Monday, Another actor will portray Austin's character Ryan, until August 2010.

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Austin is signed to Jive Records and Mosley Music Group.
Austin has been in the studio non-stop working on his debut album (Once tentatively titled "Fly") due out December 6, 2008.
Austin has been working with music producers such as Sean Garrett, Timbaland, Ne-Yo, Stargate, T-Pain, The Runners, Vada Nobles, Linda Perry, Kara DioGuardi, Darkchild, , Pharrell Williams, Jonathan Rotem, Bryan-Michael Cox, Danja, Bloodshy & Avant, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, Stuart Price, Polow Da Don and Jermaine Dupri.
"Austin's album is likely to contain 18 tracks" says Timbaland, this album will have an overall "Hip-Hop/Dance/Pop/R&B feel" say's Justin Timberlake.
Cookins wanted to have Faith Evans on the album, It is still unknown if Faith Evans is featured on the album. Though Madonna, Janet Jackson, Stevie Brock, M.I.A, Missy Elliot and Lindsay Lohan were confirmed special guests for this album, Lindsay Lohan was at a HRC Benefit in San Francisco, CA on March 7 and told a reporter that she was working with Austin Cookins and Timbaland on her and his new albums. The first single from this album is produced by Sean Garrett and Bloodshy & Avant, titled "Now", Austin shot the music video in Running Springs, CA from March 14 to March 16, 2008, the video was co-directed by Hype Williams and Timbaland, "Now" hits airwaves on May 5.

http://www.myspace.com/austincookins

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