In " Tori Goes Platinum", it is revealed by Andre that singer Bruno Mars is one of his influences to being a musician when he tells Tori, Cat and Jade at Mason Thornesmith's office that he saw Bruno Mars in the men's room and says that Mars is one of his idols.
At the end of the episode, Andre tells Tori that it seems that he is breaking up with Jade, but his former crush on Jade is mentioned again in " Tori Fixes Beck and Jade". In " Jade Gets Crushed", Andre develops feelings for Jade after they work together on a song for a project for one of Andre's classes and he hears Jade sing beautifully. He also has a cousin who works as an actor, and an uncle who is a real estate agent, who once sold a house to Kenan Thompson. He also likes to make jokes, but none of the other characters find him humorous.Īndre has a grandmother who is mentally unstable.
He also often gets Tori to be a backup singer for him at his performances.Īndre is shown to be witty and kind and Tori often relies on him for support in her time of need, and he is always there for her, although she is easily distracted at times. He is a talented singer and songwriter, having co-written nearly every song Tori has performed. Andre takes his music seriously and is usually seen playing at all of Tori's performances. He can play many instruments, including the guitar, keyboard, piano, and the French horn, but prefers the keyboard and piano. Andre is an aspiring musician who loves to perform and write his songs. She, or another student resembling her, can be seen together with Beck, Robbie, Jade or a who person resembling them in the Sam & Cat episode '#MommaGoomer', as Sam and Cat go to Hollywood Arts in order to ask Sikowitz for help.Īndre Harris (portrayed by Leon Thomas III) is Tori's best friend and mentor at Hollywood Arts. In later episodes, Tori is shown to wear glasses when at home and at school she wears contacts. In some episodes, they seem to be moving towards becoming friends, although most of the time, Jade seems to be "frenemies" with Tori. She often tries to be nice to Jade and sometimes describes Jade as her friend, even though Jade herself does not. Tori is friends with Beck Oliver, Cat Valentine, Robbie Shapiro, and is close to Andre. Tori is shown to care for her friends and family a lot and is willing to help them when she is hesitant to.
She is depicted as creative, nice, caring, forgiving, responsible, positive, easy-going, and friendly, though she can be sneaky and vindictive, going as low as to manipulate her friends and family, especially her older sister, Trina, but she will always do the right thing in the end. She is one of the favorite students of her teacher, Sikowitz. From there, the show details Tori's journey through school as she gets into unusual situations have differences and adventures with her friends. Initially feeling out of place at Hollywood Arts, Tori makes new friends and becomes more comfortable. She accepts it and is admitted to Hollywood Arts. Tori performs " Make it Shine", which is the theme song, and everyone is impressed with her performance, including principal Eikner, who offers her an enrollment to the school.
She is volunteered by Andre Harris to take her place, since she knew how the piece was meant to be performed as well as all the lyrics. When Trina experiences an allergic reaction to a Chinese herb to try to make her voice sound better, Trina's tongue gets swollen right before a big showcase at school. Tori Vega (portrayed by Victoria Justice) is the younger sister of Trina Vega and attends Hollywood Arts, a performing arts high school, along with her.