Shelby Rabara
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October 5, 1983
Shelby Rabara | |
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 Rabara at the Florida Supercon in 2016 | |
| Born | Shelby Ann Narito Rabara October 5, 1983 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupations | Actress, dancer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Shelby Ann Narito Rabara Shum (née Rabara; born October 5, 1983) is an American actress and dancer who has appeared in a number of films, television series and commercials as both an actress and a dancer.[1] Rabara is known for providing the voice of Peridot for the Steven Universe franchise on Cartoon Network.
Rabara was born in Orange County, California.[2] She was raised by her mother in a single-parent household, along with her two siblings.[3] She graduated with a degree in world arts and cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2003.[4][3]
Career
Rabara initially began her career as a dancer and was a member of the Laker Girls, the cheerleading squad of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team.[3][5] In 2005 she won a role at her very first audition, which was for the sitcom Grounded for Life.[4] She said, in response to autistic fans of Peridot, the character she voices in Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future, that she was "happy that I can voice a character that gives people on the spectrum somebody to identify with."[6]
Personal life
Rabara is of Filipino descent.[7][8]
Rabara began a relationship with actor and dancer Harry Shum Jr. in 2007. The two became engaged in October 2013 while on vacation in Hawaii[9] and were married on November 22, 2015, in Costa Rica.[10] The birth of their daughter was announced on March 28, 2019.[11]
