Chesney Ramirez

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Chesney Ramirez (born June 14, 1997) is an American actress and singer. She is currently signed to Wiki Records and will be featured on Wiki Channel.

Early Life
Chesney Ramirez was born on June 14, 1997 in Houston, Texas. She then moved to Princeton, New Jersey a year later. Ramirez was born to Katherine and John Ramirez. She is of Hispanic descent on her mom's side and Native American descent on her dad's side

2005-2008: The start of a passion
Ramirez grew up around the entertainment business. Her uncle, Luke Kohen, was a Broadway actor and her mother was a stage manager. So she was around a lot of theatre people at a young age. When she was about 8 years old, she began auditioning for shows at her community theatre. By the time she was 11 years old, she had already been in eight shows. Ramirez loved acting and theatre so much. It became a passion of hers.

Not only did taking part in theatre help Chesney realize her love for acting, but it also helped her figure out her love for singing. It became another passion of hers and she always loved to sing whenever she could. She was in her church and school choir. She was eventually doing so much between singing and acting that when she asked for voice lessons at age 10, her parents were not able too fit it into their schedules nor hers, nonetheless, they couldn't afford it. So instead, Ramirez watched singing lesson videos online. Everyday she practiced what she learned and gave herself her own voice lesson.

2009-2012: Career beginnings
When Ramirez turned 12, she began watching acting videos online more often, videos that helped you as an actor and get into acting professionally. Ramirez knew a lot about acting and really knew her stuff. At only age 12, she begged her parents to audition for an agency and move to LA to begin her career. Her parents thought she was too young and refused. Chesney kept begging and begging and begging. Her parents kept saying no but Ramirez did not give up.

When Ramirez was 13, she set up an audition with the Wilhelmina Agency by herself. Her parents took her, thinking it was an audition for a musical. When they had found out they were very angry but they let Ramirez audition anyway. The next day, they recieved a call saying that the agency wanted to make Ramirez their new client. Ramirez's parents were thrilled but they still were not sure about it and they asked to have the offer on hold for a week. But, a few days after the call, they heard Ramirez singing in her room and realized how amazing she had gotten. Right at that moment, they called the agency and accepted the offer. Ramirez was so happy!

Ramirez audition for various roles and starred in a few commercials. She also was able to work on her voice and worked on some music with different producers. By her agent's request, the family bought an apartment in LA where they would go when they went to LA, also keeping their house in New Jersey. Her father, a consultant, stayed with Chesney while her mother stayed back in New Jersey and visited a few times. In a 2013 interview, Ramirez expressed, "It was hard, when our family split up, but I knew my parents were doing everything they could do help me reach my dreams."

When Ramirez was 14, she landed a small speaking role in iCarly in the episode, iCan't Take It. She then went on to appear in Disney XD's Zeke and Luther in the episode, Accidental Hero.

Late 2012-present: Ramirez and Wiki Channel
In November 2012, Wiki Channel was looking for stars and held a casting call.