Redigerer Austin Butler (avsnitt)

== Bakgrunn ==
Austin Butler ble født den 17. august 1991 i [[Anaheim]] i [[California]], som sønn av Lori Anne (født Howell), en estetiker,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://santamariatimes.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/lori-anne-howell-butler-lori-a/article_71833243-328a-52cf-8433-e48e58e35380.html|title=Lori Anne Howell-Butler Lori A|work=Santa Maria Times|date=17. september 2014}}</ref> og David Butler.<ref name="Family Tree Legends">{{cite web|url=http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461?c=search&first=austin&last=butler|title=Austin Robert Butler|work=Family Tree Legends|accessdate=2011-02-16|archive-date=2013-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111144642/http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461?c=search&first=austin&last=butler|url-status=yes}}</ref><ref name="Pop Tower">{{cite web|url=http://www.poptower.com/austin-butler.htm|title=Austin Butler - Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure|work=Pop Tower|accessdate=2011-02-16}}</ref><ref name="Scholastic.com">{{cite web|url=http://blog.scholastic.com/ink_splot_26/2009/07/aliens-in-the-attic-be-afraid-sorta-afraid.html|title='Aliens in the Attic': Austin Butler|website=Scholastic.com|accessdate=2011-02-16 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105221623/http://blog.scholastic.com/ink_splot_26/2009/07/aliens-in-the-attic-be-afraid-sorta-afraid.html |archivedate=5. januar 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/e/n/Robert-D-Bentley-South-Saint-Paul/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0387.html|title=Robert-D-Bentley-South-Saint-Paul - User Trees|website=Genealogy.com}}</ref> Han har en eldre søster, Ashley (født i 1986), som arbeidet som bakgrunns-skuespiller sammen med ham på ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]''.<ref name="Scholastic.com"/><ref name="TVGuide.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/austin-butler/bio/292730|title=Austin Butler - Celebrity|work=TV Guide|accessdate=2011-02-16}}</ref>

Da Butler var 13 år ble han kontaktet av en representant fra et administrasjonsselskap på Orange County Fair, som hjalp ham med å komme i gang i underholdningsindustrien.<ref name="Pop Tower"/><ref name="Scholastic.com"/><ref name="Portrait Magazine">{{cite journal|url=http://www.portraitmagazine.net/interviews/austinbutler.html|title=Austin Butler Interview|work=Portrait Magazine|accessdate=2011-02-16}}</ref><ref name="Week In Rewind">{{cite web|url=http://www.weekinrewind.com/2010/12/interview-austin-butler-of-cws-life.html|title=Austin butler of the CW's 'Life Unexpected'|work=Week In Rewind|accessdate=2011-02-16}}{{dead link|date=september 2011}}</ref> Han fant ut at han virkelig nøt det, og snart begynte å ta skuespilltimer for å utvikle sitt talent.<ref name="Pop Tower"/><ref name="Portrait Magazine"/><ref name="Week In Rewind"/>