Kyle Massey

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Kyle Massey
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Massey in 2012
Born
Kyle Orlando Massey

(1991-08-28) August 28, 1991 (age 32)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • rapper
Years active1999–2021
Television That's So Raven , Cory in the House , Life Is Ruff , Fish Hooks , Dancing with the Stars
Relatives Christopher Massey (brother)
Musical career
Genres
Labels

Kyle Orlando Massey (born August 28, 1991), also known mononymously as Massey, is a former American actor and rapper. He starred in the Disney Channel sitcoms That's So Raven and its spin-off Cory in the House , in which he played Cory Baxter. In 2005, Massey starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Life Is Ruff . He has released several rap songs for Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records. He also provided the voice of Milo in the Disney animated series Fish Hooks and was the runner-up on the 11th season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars .

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Career

Acting

Starting in 2003, Massey played Cory Baxter on the Disney Channel show That's So Raven for four seasons, and then headlined its 2007 spinoff Cory in the House . [1] Massey also starred in the 2005 Disney Channel Original Movie Life Is Ruff . He later voiced the character of a fish named Milo on the Disney Channel series Fish Hooks . [2] Additionally, Massey played PJ Watson in three episodes of the PBS children's educational series The Electric Company .

Music

Massey appeared on the Disney Channel Holiday soundtrack and the Shaggy Dog soundtrack where he performed "Who Let The Dog Out" and "Jingle Bells (a Hip-Hop Carol)". He rapped in the music video for Disney's "Underdog" and "It's a Dog" from the Life is Ruff soundtrack. Additionally, he performed the theme song for Cory in the House and Yin Yang Yo! . Massey and his brother Christopher Massey have also performed rap as the duo, The Massey Boyz.

In 2015, Massey opened a SoundCloud account, where he uploaded new original music, with his latest song being "Finess". [3] On June 12, 2016, Massey was featured using his surname as a mononym on the song "Verse" by Lebanese-American rapper Skate. The collaboration marked Massey's first official musical release in nearly a decade. [4]

Dancing with the Stars

Massey was a contestant on the 11th season of Dancing with the Stars , which premiered on September 20, 2010. He and his professional partner Lacey Schwimmer finished as the runners-up in the competition. Massey's final dance was a freestyle to the song "Tootsie Roll" by the 69 Boys. He was praised by all the judges, being dubbed the "Fresh Prince of DWTS".

In 2012, Massey and Schwimmer appeared in the Dancing with the Stars live show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResult
InabaGoodmanTonioli
1 Cha Cha Cha/ "My First Kiss"878Last to be called Safe
2 Quickstep/ "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"877Safe
3 Waltz/"Falling In Love At a Coffee Shop"878Safe
4 Rumba/"Nothin' on You"6/86/76/7Safe
5 Foxtrot/" Charlie's Angels Theme"857Safe
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 (2 AM)"
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

Personal life

Massey is the younger brother of actor Christopher Massey, [1] who played Michael Barret in the television series Zoey 101 . Their mother is Angel Massey. [5] [6]

Assault by Lil Twist

In March 2015, rapper Lil Twist was arrested and charged with several crimes after he and four others assaulted Massey and his brother Christopher. [7] On December 1, 2016, Twist pleaded no contest to six charges and received a one-year jail sentence. [8] [9]

2021 criminal charges

On June 29, 2021, Massey was charged in King County, Washington on one count of immoral communication with a minor, where he allegedly sent nude photos to a 13-year-old girl. The criminal charge came after a 2019 lawsuit [10] [11] whose allegations Massey denied, saying that the lawsuit was an extortion attempt, and that in early 2019 the attorneys representing the minor had demanded $1.5 million, threatening to go public with the allegation if he did not comply. [12] The lawsuit also stated that Massey had known the accuser since she was four years old. [11]

Discography

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Beethoven's Christmas Adventure HenryDirect-to-video film
2014 Senior Project Andy
2017RippedYoung Reeves
2018That Tree Do Be Growin' - They Grew Up Next To Each Other But He Never Noticed The TreeTerrance Who Never Notices the Tree (Ages 12 to 85)Independent Film Based on Bennington College Original and Anonymous Student Theater Production with Same Name
2018Bad CompanyMackDirect-to-video film
2021DutchTeen QuanDirect-to-video film
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Selma, Lord, Selma FeaturedTelevision film; as Kyle Orlando Massey
1999 Passing Glory Principal/DancerTelevision film; as Kyle Orlando Massey
2001 The Parkers KevinEpisode: "Crazy Love"
2002 That Was Then Classroom KidEpisode: "The Thrity-Year Itch"
2002 The District RondeEpisode: "Resurrection"
2002 Becker KidEpisode: "The Grand Gesture"
2003–2007 That's So Raven Cory Baxter Main role
2003 The Practice Derrick HayesEpisode: "Capitol Crimes"
2005 Life Is Ruff Calvin Wheeler Disney Channel Original Movie
2006–2007 American Dragon: Jake Long Huntsboy #88Recurring voice role
2007–2008 Cory in the House Cory Baxter Lead role
2008 Yin Yang Yo! Chad 3000 (voice)Episode: "Skirting the Issue/Moon Over My Yinny"
2010 The Electric Company P.J. WatsonRecurring role
2010–2014 Fish Hooks MiloMain voice role
2010 Dancing with the Stars HimselfContestant (season 11)
2014 Comedy Bang! Bang! ThiefEpisodes: "Patton Oswalt Wears a Black Blazer & Dress Shoes"
2014 Gotham MackeyEpisodes: "Selina Kyle", "Lovecraft"
2015 Being Mary Jane CameronEpisodes: "Sleepless in Atlanta", "No Eggspectations"
2016–2018 Mighty Magiswords Mr. Spoony / various othersRecurring voice roles
2017 Celebrity Family Feud HimselfContestant; episode: "Jennie Garth vs. Kyle Massey"
2018 The Mind of Jake Paul HimselfCameo
2018–2020 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles JeremyVoice role

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