Kyle Massey
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 Massey at the November 30, 2010 release party for Epic Mickey at the Times Square Disney Store in Manhattan. |
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| Born | Kyle Orlando Massey August 28, 1991 Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Occupation | Actor,[1][2] voice actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, musician, comedian, rapper |
| Years active | 1999—present |
Kyle Massey (born August 28, 1991), is an American actor, dancer, singer, comedian and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is perhaps best known for starring in the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven, in which he played Cory Baxter, and in the Disney show Cory in the House, a spin-off of That's So Raven. Massey is also well known for starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie Life Is Ruff. Massey is the brother of Zoey 101 star Christopher Massey. As a rapper, Massey has released several songs for Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records including "Underdog Raps". He is currently the voice of Milo in the Disney animated series Fish Hooks and also finished second place in ABC's Dancing with the Stars with his partner Lacey Schwimmer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Acting
Massey was in the hit Disney sitcom That's So Raven and its spin-off Cory in the House, where he starred as Cory Baxter, Raven Baxter's stubborn younger brother who was constantly in love with money and at odds with her. "Cory in the House" was the spin-off of "That's So Raven" but was cancelled after its second season. Massey also starred in the 2005 Disney Channel Original Movie Life Is Ruff. Massey has a new show on Disney Channel called Fish Hooks where he plays "Milo" the daredevil fish. He also plays a recurring role on PBS's "Electric Company" as P.J. Watson, Keith's cousin. He was also on the season 11 of Dancing with the Stars.
[edit] Music
Massey has appeared in the Disney Channel Holiday soundtrack and the Shaggy Dog soundtrack where he performed "Who Let The Dog Out". He sang the theme song for Cory in the House. Massey also raps a song called "It's a Dog" on the Life is Ruff soundtrack. He also sang the theme song for Yin Yang Yo!. Massey and his brother Chris Massey have made a group known as The Massey Boyz, with new mixtape "I Guess That I'm A Rapper Now".
[edit] Dancing with the Stars
On August 30, 2010, during an episode of Kyle was revealed by Dancing with the Stars hosts, Tom Bergeron and co-host and past winner of the show, Brooke Burke, that Kyle was one of the male celebrities who will be taking part in the September 2010 season of the American ballroom competition, Dancing with the Stars. On September 1, the news and papers have revealed that Kyle Massey's new professional partner would be Lacey Schwimmer, the daughter of West Coast Swing Dancer, Buddy Schwimmer. Nineteen days later, on September 20, 2010, the show premiered on ABC. After two months of the show, Kyle and Lacey were in the final against Bristol Palin and movie actress (best known for playing Baby in Dirty Dancing), Jennifer Grey. He and Lacey became runners-ups in the competition after losing to Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough.
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha Cha Cha/ "My First Kiss" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Last to be called Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Waltz/"Falling In Love At a Coffee Shop" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Rumba/"Nothin' on You" | 6/8 | 6/7 | 6/7 | Safe |
| 5 | Foxtrot/"Charlie's Angels Theme" | 8 | 5 | 7 | Safe |
| 6 | Tango/"If I Had You" Rock n' Roll Marathon/"La Grange" |
8 Awarded |
7 7 |
8 Points |
Safe |
| 7 | Cha Cha Cha Team Dance/"Workin' Day and Night" Paso Doble/"Free Your Mind" |
8 9 |
8 8 |
8 8 |
Last to be called Safe |
| 8 | Viennese Waltz/"Breathe (2AM)" Jive/"Good Golly Miss Molly" |
9 10 |
9 9 |
9 10 |
Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Samba/"She's Got Me Dancing" Argentine Tango/"Jai Ho" |
10 10 |
9 9 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 10 Finals |
Foxtrot/"Feeling Good" Freestyle/"Tootsee Roll" Tango/"If I Had You" Cha Cha Cha/"Raise Your Glass" |
9 10 9 9 |
9 9 8 9 |
9 10 9 10 |
Runner-up |
[edit] Personal life
Massey is the brother of Christopher Massey who acted as Michael Barrett in the Teen-sitcom Zoey 101. He has also appeared in the PBS kids show The Electric Company both as a singer and as an actor. Massey became a voice actor to Disney Channel for the animated TV series, Fish Hooks as Milo Fishtooth. Massey and his brother made appearances on the The Steve Wilkos Show
[edit] Discography
- "Underdog Raps" - Underdog: Original Soundtrack
- "Jingle Bells" - Disney Channel Holiday
- "Yin Yang Yo! Theme song" - "Disney Channel"
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Life Is Ruff | Calvin Wheeler | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2011 | Beethoven's Christmas Adventure | Henry | Direct to DVD |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Selma, Lord, Selma | Featured | as Kyle Orlando Massey Esparza/Katz TV-Movie |
| Passing Glory | Principal/Dancer | as Kyle Orlando Massey Magic Johnson TV-Movie |
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| 2003–2007 | That's So Raven | Cory Baxter | All episodes |
| 2003 | The Practice | Derrick Hayes | Episode: Capitol Crimes |
| 2006–2007 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Huntsboy #88, Bertha | voice |
| 2007–2008 | Cory in the House | Cory Baxter | Spin-off of That's So Raven |
| 2009 | The Electric Company | P.J. Watson | Recurring role |
| 2010–present | Fish Hooks | Milo | voice role, lead role, amimated Disney Channel Original series |
| 2010 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself | 11th Season contestant |
| 2010 | The World's Funniest Moments | Himself | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Cory in the House". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_in_the_House. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "That's So Raven". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_So_Raven. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
[edit] External links
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Evan Lysacek & Anna Trebunskaya |
Dancing with the Stars (US) runner up Season 11 (Fall 2010 with Lacey Schwimmer) |
Succeeded by Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Actors from Georgia (U.S. state)
- African American actors
- African American comedians
- African American rappers
- American child actors
- African American child actors
- American child musicians
- American musicians
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- English-language singers
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
- Rappers from Atlanta, Georgia
