Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003 – August 26, 2023) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She gained recognition in the late 2010s with her lead roles on the Disney television programs Bizaardvark and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Also known for being an Artist dropping 2 Albums, Sour (2021) & Guts
(2023) Olivia Rodrigo, 20, Sadly died due to an Overdose on Friday, August 25, 2023. She was reported dead at the UCLA Medical Hospital today at 5:27 (PDT) today August 26, 2023. Her fans around the world are mourning her death. Here’s More about the late Olivia Rodrigo, Olivia Isabel Rodrigo[6][7] was born on February 20, 2003,[8] at Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta, California, the only child of school teacher Jennifer and family therapist Chris Rodrigo.[9][10][11] She grew up in neighboring Temecula.[12] Rodrigo is a Filipina American;[13] her father is of Filipino descent[14] while her mother has German and Irish ancestry.[9][15] She has stated that her paternal great-grandfather emigrated from the Philippines as a teenager and her family follows Filipino traditions and cuisine.[14][16] Rodrigo started taking vocal lessons in kindergarten and learned to play piano soon after.[17] She began taking acting and singing classes at age six and started acting in theater productions in elementary school.[11][18] Rodrigo was playing guitar by age 12.[17] She grew up listening to her parents’ favorite alternative rock music, such as the bands No Doubt, Pearl Jam, the White Stripes, and Green Day. Rodrigo became interested in songwriting after listening to country music, especially singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.[19] She moved to Los Angeles after landing her role on Bizaardvark.[18]
Rodrigo first appeared onscreen in an Old Navy commercial.[20][21] Shortly after in 2015, at age twelve, she made her acting debut portraying the lead role of Grace Thomas in direct-to-video film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success.[22] In 2016, Rodrigo received recognition for starring as Paige Olvera, a guitarist in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark,[23][24][25] and played the role for three seasons.[26]
In February 2019, she was cast in the starring role of Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which premiered in November of that year.[27] Rodrigo was praised for her performance,[28][29] with Joel Keller from Decider describing her as “especially magnetic”.[30] In 2022, she left the show at the end of its third season to focus on her music career.[31]