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Astro

Full / Real Name: Brian Vaughn Bradley, Jr.
Born: 27 September 1996 (27 years old)
Gender: Male

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Astro (also known as The Astronomical Kid, real name Brian Bradley) is an American rapper and actor best known for being a contestant on the first season of The X Factor USA, in 2011.

Originally from Brownsville, Brooklyn, Astro was the first emcee to successfully make it to the live shows on any talent competition series. He was chosen as one of the top 7 finalists, impressing the likes of his mentor on the show L.A. Reid.

After five years of grinding and making a name for himself in the underground world of hip-hop, 2010 proved to be a breakout year for Astro. Determined to become a master of his craft Astro immersed himself in the hip-hop culture, studying the methods of hip-hop's greats in the likes of Rakim, Big L, Big Daddy Kane, Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Tribe called Quest and his idol Jay-Z.

His first single, Stop Looking at My Momz, led him to many TV appearances and local press. He was chosen by BET as one of their Music Matters artists in 2010 and performed live at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards Cyphers.

Astro followed up that milestone with the successful release of his second project of 2013, Starvin Like Marvin For A Cool J Song.

In 2014 he opened for G-Funk, Snoop Doog at Washington State University and Oscar-winning producer/artist Juicy J in Toronto at NXNE.

In addition to his music career, his other notable acting credits include CBS's Person of Interest and Relativity Media's Earth To Echo.

He also has a starring role as Dash Hosney, a patient with cystic fibrosis who tries to impress girls, on the teen medical comedy-drama television series Red Band Society, alongside Octavia Spencer and Dave Annable.

He can also be seen in supporting Liam Neeson in Scott Frank's A Walk Among the Tombstones.


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Dash Hosney

Contestant - Himself


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