Who’s Gumball on The Masked Singer? We’d Recognize This CW Star’s Voice Anywhere
Who knew he had such a voice? If you’re wondering who Gumball is on The Masked Singer Season 11, have no fear because we’ve deciphered the clues proving his identity. Keep reading for our best guess to who Gumball is on The Masked Singer 2024 and the celebrity under the mask.
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Gumball was one of 16 contestants on Season 11 of The Masked Singer, FOX’s reality TV singing competition where celebrities compete against each other in performances while wearing head-to-to costumes and face masks to conceal their identities. Throughout the season, a panel of judges guess who the celebrities are based on their voices and clues provided before and after each performance. Each week, the contestant with the least amount of votes from a studio audience is sent home and takes off their mask to reveal their identity.
The Masked Singer is based on South Korea’s King of the Mask Singer, which follows a similar format. Since the premiere of The King of the Mask Singer in 2015, The Masked Singer has expanded to dozens of countries across the world including France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Brazil. “It was flypaper TV right from the get-go,” The Masked Singer executive producer Craig Plestis told The Hollywood Reporter in 2019 about why he wanted to produce the show in the United States. “I just knew right away this was a special show. It was unbelievable in its appeal — and the game play, spectacle, family-viewing…[and] it was this huge hit in Asia…. If we do the job here, it should work here.”
The Masked Singer premiered in 2019 with host Nick Cannon and judges Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke, and Nicole Scherzinger. Scherzinger was the first judge to leave following Season 10 and was replaced in Season 11 by singer Rita Ora, who was also a judge on The Masked Singer UK for five seasons.
“Of course I was familiar by doing the U.K. show for about five seasons, and when they asked me to do this one, I was so excited,” she told Entertainment Weekly in 2024. “I just felt like a hundred percent [yes] because I already knew the show so well, and I just love it and I love the excitement of it. It’s just so crazy and it’s like a huge game show, and such a great family show. You can’t really go wrong. I mean, you may look crazy with the names you [guess], but who cares? Because the whole show is a bit bonkers anyway, so it doesn’t feel like work at all.”
Throughout The Masked Singer‘s 10-plus seasons, dozens of celebrities, including LeeAnn Rimes, Jesse McCartney, Gladys Knight, Donny Osmond, and T-Pain, have competed on the show under secret identities and complex costumes. So who is Gumball on The Masked Singer Season 11? Keep reading for our best guess to who Gumball is on The Masked Singer 2024 and the celebrity we’re convinced will be revealed under the mask.
Who’s Gumball on The Masked Singer?
Who’s Gumball on The Masked Singer? Scott Porter, an actor best known for shows like Friday Night Lights and Heart of Dixie, is our best guess for Gumball on The Masked Singer Season 11 based on his voice and clues. Read on for the clues that support Porter as Gumball on The Masked Singer ahead.
He used to beatbox in the street. (Week 1)
Porter revealed in a panel at Nerd HQ in 2015 that he used to beatbox to support himself before showcasing his skills. “I paid the bills for seven years beatboxing,” he said. “I opened for Michael Winslow. We won Starsearch and then we had an acapella group. Beatboxing is a regular thing, but I also do electric guitar with my mouth.”
He used to perform at theme parks. (Week 1)
Porter revealed in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel in 2006 that he used to perform at theme parks in Orlando, Florida, including Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Florida, and SeaWorld Orlando.
Sign for American South with a heart on it. (Week 1)
Porter starred as George Tucker on The CW’s Hart of Dixie for four seasons from 2011 to 2015. The series is set in the south in the town of Bluebell, Alabama.
Drum set and guitar. (Week 1)
Porter starred in the 2009 movie Bandslam, which follows a group of friends who form a rock band and compete in a battle of the bands competition.
Giant black spider. (Week 1)
Porter voiced the main role of Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider in Season 4 of Disney XD’s animated series Ultimate Spider-Man from 2016 to 2017.
Horse-drawn carriage. (Week 1)
Porter plays Mayor Paul Randolph in Netflix’s series Ginny & Georgia. In Season 2, Episode 2, titled “I’m No Cinderella,” Paul marries lead character Georgia Miller, who comes into their wedding on a horse-drawn carriage.
“It’s exciting to perform on Girl Group Night because there’s actually one girl who’s been singing lead in my life for years: my wife. I still remember the night I met her — an angel from across the room.” (Week 8)
Porter met his wife, casting director Kelsey Mayfield, on the set of NBC’s Friday Night Lights, which Mayfield worked on. Porter starred on the series as Jason Street.
A carnival on a pier at sunset and a ferris wheel. (Week 8)
Porter is from Winter Park, Florida, outside of Orlando, where theme parks like Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida are.
Angel wings. (Week 8)
Porter played Levi, an angel, in The CW’s reboot of Charmed in 2019.
“Prom King” (Week 8)
Porter played the role of Bobby Jons in the 2008 horror movie, Prom Night.
“I’ve always felt like I was pretending to be something else. My family moved around a lot as a kid, and as the perpetual new guy, I would do anything to make friends. Even when I started performing on stage, I always felt out of place. I have no formal training, no education.” (Week 9)
Porter confirmed in an interview with Theater Mania in 2010 that he never studied theater before his career as an actor. “My high school in Florida didn’t have the budget for drama classes. See, that’s what happens when states cut arts budgets,” he said. “I’ve been fortunate my entire career to work with outstanding performers, and I’m actually the type of person who learns more from watching than from being told. Plus, I grew up in a very musical family; my dad plays drums and my mom was a singer.”
A yellow racecar with an “X” on it (Week 9)
Porter played the character Rex Racer, the older brother of character Racer X, in the 2008 movie Speed Racer.
Football (Week 9)
Porter played high school quarterback Jason Street in NBC’s Friday Night Lights from 2006 to 2011.
A child’s play-doctor kit (Week 10)
Porter starred in The CW’s medical drama Hart of Dixie from 2011 to 2015.
“Well, don’t you wish you could’ve starred with Channing Tatum like me.” (Week 8)
Porter starred with Tatum in the 2010 movie Dear John.
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