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Logan Phillip Henderson (born September 14, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He is one of four members of Big Time Rush and portrayed the character of Logan Mitchell in the television show of the same name.
Early life
Henderson was born to Lebanese-American parents in North Richland Hills Texas (near Dallas) and had a small role as a bully on the television program Friday Night Lights before moving to California at the age of 18 to pursue his acting career. Big Time Rush is his breakthrough role. Logan was a gymnast when he was young.
Acting career
2008-2015
Henderson's first acting role was in Season 2, episode 12 of Friday Night Lights titled "Who Do You Think You Are" as "Teenage Boy #2", before moving to California at the age of 18 to pursue an acting career.
Henderson's breakthrough role was on the Nickelodeon series, Big Time Rush, as well as being a member of Big Time Rush. His character’s name is Logan Mitchell who is the genius of the band and is good at getting them out of trouble.
The show premiered to a record-breaking 6.8 million viewers, making it the highest-rated premiere for a live-action series in Nickelodeon history. The show would also last 4 seasons spanning over 74 episodes, and would also have a television movie, Big Time Movie, released on March 10, 2012, to 13.1 million viewers in the U.S. alone.
During his BTR era, Henderson along with his bandmates would also guest star in other Nickelodeon shows, such as How To Rock and Marvin Marvin.
He also made an appearance on BrainSurge during the week of April 18–22, 2011. On March 8, 2012 he was on an episode of Wipeout called The Egg Challenge.
Music career
2009-2014: Big Time Rush Era
In 2009, Henderson was cast for the TV show Big Time Rush, where he also became a member of boy band Big Time Rush.
Henderson signed with Nickelodeon, Sony Music Entertainment and Columbia Records as a part of Big Time Rush in 2009. After releasing four promotional singles including "Big Time Rush", "City Is Ours", "Halfway There", and "Til I Forget About You" the group released their debut album B.T.R. on October 11, 2010. On the album, Henderson co-wrote on the song "Oh Yeah".
B.T.R. peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and at #1 on the iTunes digital albums list. It sold 67,000 copies in its first week and was certified Gold by the RIAA five months later in March 2011. It was later certified Gold in Mexico. The album included songs such as "Boyfriend", "Any Kind of Guy", "City Is Ours", "Halfway There", "Famous", and "Stuck".
In November 2010, it was announced that a Christmas special of Big Time Rush would debut later that month, and that a Christmas EP would be released to coincide with the episode. On November 30, 2010, they released the Holiday EP Holiday Bundle, with two songs: "Beautiful Christmas" and the cover of "All I Want for Christmas is You", originally performed by Mariah Carey. On February 15, 2011, "Boyfriend" was released as the band's first official single to mainstream US radio and peaked at number seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful song to date.
On November 21, 2011, the band released their second album, "Elevate" which sold over 70,000 copies on in its week. Though for a lower peaking than their previous, the album sold more copies than the previous album. The first single, "Music Sounds Better with U", was released on November 1, 2011. Henderson co-wrote "Time of Our Life" with Nicholas "Ras" Furlong. In addition, Henderson co-wrote three other songs, which were "Music Sounds Better With U", "Love Me Love Me" and "Superstar".
The band's third album, 24/Seven was released on June 11, 2013. Henderson co-wrote many of the songs on this album as well, including the title track "24/seven". The band promoted the album with the tour shared with Victoria Justice called the Summer Break Tour. which began on June 21 and ended on August 15. On late Winter 2014, Henderson and the band went on an American tour called "Big Time Rush Live 2014 World Tour", where they performed in Texas and 7 countries in Latin America.
The band went on hiatus in 2014.
2017 - 2020: Solo Career
After the band's hiatus in 2014, Henderson took a 3-year break to focus on his personal life. In December 2016, he announced the release of his debut solo single "Sleepwalker". Released on January 27, 2017, the track introduced a new sound for the artist, described by the producer Nicholas Furlong as a “dark grunge pop sound”, which was a departure of the music of B.T.R. His second single "Bite My Tongue" was released on September 15, 2017 and continued the style of his first solo release. A third single "Speak of the Devil" was released for digital download on October 30, 2017. On February 15, 2018 a single titled "Acoustic Sessions" was released featuring his first three singles in acoustic form.
In 2018, the singer teased the release of his forthcoming debut album on his social media, posting pictures from the photo shoot including one post with the album's track list. On May 14, 2018, Henderson announced the title of his debut album, Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams - Pt. 1, which was to be released on May 18, 2018. His single from the album, "Pull Me Deep", was released on August 14, 2018 and peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40.
2020-present: BTR Reunion, Forever Tour
On April 20, 2020, the band reunited virtually, as they uploaded a video on the band's social media platforms, sharing some wishes to their fans about the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 19, 2021, the group released a video announcing reunion performances which occurred in December 2021. Since December, the group has released new music and went on tour in summer 2022.
Artistry
As a lyricist and record producer, most of his songs' lyrics revolve based on his personal stories and other's stories.[citation needed] His debut EP was fixated around confronting tough personal battles in order to get closure and the payoff in getting comfortable with vulnerability.
Henderson grew up listening to Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Elvis Costello and Prince.
Some of the artists who inspired him are James Brown, Ben Folds, Kanye West, Death Cab for Cutie, Prodigy, Coldplay, The Killers, and Radiohead. He also listed Elton John as a huge influence and inspiration for him.
Biography
Biography
Logan Henderson stars in the 2009 Nickelodeon live-action comedy series, Big Time Rush, as music group member Logan the brains of the operation who is the voice of reason for his friends.
A native of Dallas-Ft. Worth Texas, Henderson always wanted to be in the entertainment business but wasn’t certain how to get started. After he attended an acting studio in his hometown at age 16 he fell in love with acting. His first on-camera role was as a guest star on the television series Friday Night Lights. “We filmed in a movie theater and I was in a fight scene with the main character Smash” Henderson recalls. “It was the coolest first experience on set.”
Henderson enjoys singing but never considered himself a singer. “In the last year I have been finding new ways to use my voice by working with a vocal coach and doing various exercises” he said. While his character is still honing his skills on the dance floor Henderson, who is 20 years old confesses “I am not a great dancer either but I can bust out one cool move – the back flip.”
When he has downtime, he prefers to be outdoors, either hiking or being on a board – wakeboard, skateboard, or snowboard. After driving non-stop back and forth from Texas nine times now, Henderson has finally settled in Los Angeles.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details |
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Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams - Pt. 1 |
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Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams - Pt. 2 |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US
Pop | |||
"Sleepwalker" | 2017 | — | Echoes of Departure and the EndlessStreet of Dreams – Pt. 1 |
"Bite My Tongue" | — | ||
"Speak of the Devil" | — | ||
"Pull Me Deep" | 2018 | 40 | Echoes of Departure and the EndlessStreet of Dreams – Pt. 2 |
"End of the World" | — | ||
"Disappear" | 2019 | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Passing Time" | 2015 | Heffron Drive | Happy Mistakes (Unplugged) |
Tours
See also: Big Time Rush Tours
- Spring Tour (2018)
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Friday Night Lights | Teenage Boy #2 | Episode: "Who Do You Think You Are?" |
2009–2013 | Big Time Rush | Logan Mitchell | Main role, 75 episodes |
2011 | Brain Surge | Himself | Episode: "April 22, 2011" |
2011 | Nick News | Himself | Episode: "Lies We Tell In Middle School" |
2011 | Hand aufs Herz | Himself | Episode: "August 4, 2011" |
2012 | How to Rock | Himself | Episode: "How to Rock an Election" |
2012 | Big Time Movie | Logan Mitchell | Television movie |
2013 | Marvin Marvin | Himself | Episode: "Big Time Marvin" |
2015 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Beaver Logan (voice) | Episode: "Tunnel of Love" |
Trivia
- As well as James Maslow he can do backflips and other spectacular gymnastic moves.
- Logan was friends with Kendall before Big Time Rush, and Logan was one of the reasons Kendall was chosen as one of the main characters.
- Logan is friends with Demi Lovato, Cody Linley, and Selena Gomez. He attended acting classes with them.
- Logan is also friends with Victorious star Victoria Justice.
- Middle name: Phillip
- Birthday: September 14, 1989
- Favorite Color: Black
- Nicknames: Logie, Loges, Logie-Bear, Logain.
- Height: 5'9"
- Weight: 165 lb.
- Favorite Number: 5.
- Favorite TV Show: Entourage.
- Favorite Movie: Anchorman.
- Favorite Flower: Dahlia.
- Favorite Book: Norwegian Wood.
- In school he was a class clown.
- Favorite Animal: White tiger.
- Favorite Band: The Clash.
- Favorite Sport: Basketball.
- Favorite Food: Japanese/Hibachi.
- Favorite Football Team: Dallas Cowboys
- Favorite Cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios
- Favorite Superhero: Batman
- Logan has a younger sister named Presley.
- Logan's biggest celebrity crush is Natalie Portman.
- The instrument's Logan plays are the guitar and piano.
- If Logan could hang out with one performer it would be Bob Dylan.
- Logan was the class clown at his high school in Texas.
- One of Logan's first performances was as Rooster in the play Annie.
- Logan wrote BTR's song "Time of Our Life" with producer Nicholas "RAS" Furlong
- Logan also co-wrote BTR's songs "Oh Yeah" "Love Me Love Me" "Music Sounds Better with U", and "Superstar".
- Logan's favorite song to perform live is "If I Ruled the World" and he says it “never gets old”.
- Logan knows how to surf.
- Logan was 13 when he had his first kiss.
- Logan has a crush on Rachel McAdams.
- His worst habit is "people-watching".
- Before he got the part as Logan on BTR his character's name was supposed to be "Konas".
- Logan had a motorcycle accident in December 2012.
- In Big Time Bloopers it is revealed that he loves to perform "air punch".
- He loves Japanese food.
- He likes surfing snowboarding and hiking.
- When Logan was younger he loved Power Rangers and had a crush on the Pink Power Ranger.
- Logan was trained as a lifeguard when he was in high school.
- Logan's favorite BTR song is "Nothing Even Matters".
- Biology was his favorite school subject.
- When Logan was 17 an acting coach said he should give up on becoming an actor.
- Logan loved the movie Titanic.
- Logan loves coffee and usually has a few cups for each recording session.
- Logan is Hispanic, Scottish, Polish, German, and English.
External links
- Logan Henderson's Twitter: @1LoganHenderson
- Logan Henderson's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loganhenderson/
- Logan Henderson's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZhwVdQ1qla7kaEVflS8XvA
- Logan Henderson's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@loganhenderson?lang=en
- Logan's Online Store: http://loganhenderson.spreadshirt.com/
Gallery
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Discography · Videography · Awards and nominations · Songs · Live performances | |
Members | Kendall Schmidt · James Maslow · Carlos PenaVega · Logan Henderson |
Studio albums | BTR (2010) · Elevate (2011) · 24/seven (2013) · Another Life (2023) |
Compilations | The Greatest Hits (2016) · L'Intégrale (2016) · Ultimate Fan Edition (2016) |
Extended plays | Best of Season 1 (2010) · Holiday Bundle (2010) · Big Time Movie Soundtrack (2012) · Untitled Spanglish EP (2023) |
Concert tours | Big Time Rush in Concert · Better with U Tour · Big Time Summer Tour · Summer Break Tour · Live World Tour · Forever Tour · Can't Get Enough Tour |
Promotional tours | Big Time Rush & Walgreens · Big Time Rush Live |
Virtual concerts | Big Time Rush: The City Is Ours |
Television | 7 Secrets with Big Time Rush · Big Time Rush: Live from Times Square · Big Time Rush: Party All Night · BTR: Music Sounds Better with U · Big Time Tour |
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