‘Better Nate Than Ever’: CNY teen has role of a lifetime in new Disney+ movie musical

Better Nate Than Ever

CNY teen Rueby Wood stars as Nate in 20th Century Studios' "Better Nate Than Ever" on Disney+. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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A Central New York teenager is making his film debut after beating out hundreds of others for the role of a lifetime.

Rueby Wood, a 15-year-old actor from Oswego County, stars in the new Disney+ movie musical “Better Nate Than Ever” as Nate Foster, a kid from Pittsburgh who dreams of becoming a big Broadway star. Despite getting cast as a tree in the chorus of his middle school musical, Nate believes he is destined for more and makes a daring trip with his best friend Libby (Aria Brooks) to New York City to audition for the fictional “Lilo and Stitch: The Musical” — without their parents’ knowledge.

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