Justin Michael Gaston is an American

United States

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

, model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

, and actor

Actor

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 who was also a contestant on Nashville Star on season 6

Nashville Star (season 6)

Season 6 of Nashville Star, the annual reality show and singing competition, premiered on NBC on June 9, 2008 at 9PM Eastern/Pacific. The show moved to NBC from USA Network, which had inaugurated the show and broadcast it for five seasons. For the first time, auditions were open also for duets and...

. He finished 10th overall out of 12 contestants.

Career

In 2005, Justin Gaston left his hometown of Pineville, Louisiana

Pineville, Louisiana

Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census....

 at age 17 to pursue a career in acting. Gaston first found work as a model for 2^(x)ist

2(x)ist

2ist is an American fashion label that makes men's underwear. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in New York City.-History:...

 underwear, Christian Audigier

Christian Audigier

thumb|Christian Audigier.Christian Audigier, born on May 21, 1958 in Avignon , is a fashion designer and French entrepreneur installed in the United States. In 2010, his fortune was estimated at 250 million dollars.- Biography :...

, Adidas

Adidas

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, International Jock, Hugo Boss

Hugo Boss

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, and other notable labels.

In 2008 Gaston was a guitar player for the Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...

 band in the Hannah Montana (season 3) concert. This led to Gaston's nine month dating relationship with the series star, Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....

.

Gaston appeared as Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

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's love interest on her 2008 music video for "Love Story

Love Story (Taylor Swift song)

"Love Story" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman, alongside Swift. It was released on September 12, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the lead single from Swift's second studio album Fearless...

", and also appeared on the pilot episode

Pilot (Glee)

"Pilot" is the pilot episode of the television series Glee, which premiered on the Fox network on May 19, 2009. An extended director's cut version aired on September 2, 2009. The show focuses on a high school show choir, also known as a glee club, set within the fictional William McKinley High...

 of the television series Glee

Glee (TV series)

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, which premiered on the Fox

Fox Broadcasting Company

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 network on May 19, 2009.

In February of 2010, Gaston began appearing on Simon Fuller

Simon Fuller

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's innovative interactive reality show, the If I Can Dream

If I Can Dream (series)

-Format:The show followed performers who moved into a house in Hollywood, California. The house was wired with 56 AXIS cameras and the footage was broadcast live on the show's website...

webseries, which aired on Hulu

Hulu

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. The show provided round-the-clock coverage of the daily lives of five aspiring stars who had moved into a house in Hollywood, California. Gaston's If I Can Dream (series)

If I Can Dream (series)

-Format:The show followed performers who moved into a house in Hollywood, California. The house was wired with 56 AXIS cameras and the footage was broadcast live on the show's website...

 costars were: Ben Elliott, Giglianne Braga, Kara Killmer, and Amanda Phillips.

On April 14, 2010, Gaston performed a duet on Simon Fuller

Simon Fuller

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's American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

 with Brooke White

Brooke White

Brooke Elizabeth White is an American indie pop/folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005, White released her first studio album, called Songs from the Attic.White's first post-Idol album High Hopes &...

, the fifth place finalist on American Idol (season 7)

American Idol (season 7)

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. Appropriately, Gaston's song choice was the classic Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

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 ballad, If I Can Dream

If I Can Dream

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.

In June of 2010 Gaston posed nude in a controversial photo shoot for PETA

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

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's "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" ad campaign along with If I Can Dream (series)

If I Can Dream (series)

-Format:The show followed performers who moved into a house in Hollywood, California. The house was wired with 56 AXIS cameras and the footage was broadcast live on the show's website...

 castmates Ben Elliott and Giglianne Braga.

During the summer of 2010, Gaston a temporary opening act for American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

winner Kris Allen

Kris Allen

Kristopher Neil "Kris" Allen is an American musician and singer-songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eighth season of American Idol...

.

Personal life

Gaston is originally from Pineville, Louisiana

Pineville, Louisiana

Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census....

. At Pineville High School (Louisiana)

Pineville High School (Louisiana)

Pineville High School is a coeducational public high school located in Pineville, in Rapides Parish in central Louisiana. The school opened in 1952. Previously, high school students north of the Red River attended either Bolton High School or Peabody High School in Alexandria.-Profile:Pineville...

, Gaston was an athlete who competed in track and field

Track and field

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, finishing sixth in the pole vault

Pole vault

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 event at the 2005 Louisiana High School Athletic Association

Louisiana High School Athletic Association

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 (LHSAA) 4A State Championship meet. Gaston achieved a height of 12' 6" in the competition.

Relationships

In 2008 Justin Gaston dated the pop singer Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....

; in June 2009 Cyrus ended her nine month relationship with Gaston.

Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Nashville Star	Himself	3 episodes
2009	Glee Pilot (Glee) "Pilot" is the pilot episode of the television series Glee, which premiered on the Fox network on May 19, 2009. An extended director's cut version aired on September 2, 2009. The show focuses on a high school show choir, also known as a glee club, set within the fictional William McKinley High...	Football Player	1 episode
2010	If I Can Dream	Himself	18 episodes
2011	Deadly Sibling Rivalry	Patrol Officer
	Escapee	Kyle
2012	Game Change	Levi Johnston

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