Kyle Massey

Kyle Massey
Massey at the November 30, 2010 Epic Mickey launch party at the Times Square Disney Store.
Born	Kyle Orlando Massey (1991-08-28) August 28, 1991 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, model, voice artist, rapper, songwriter, musician, comedian, dancer, magician
Years active	1999–present
Television	That's So Raven, Cory in the House, Life Is Ruff, American Dragon: Jake Long, Fish Hooks, Dancing with the Stars
Height	5ft 5 in (1.65m)
Relatives	Christopher Massey (brother)
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop, rock
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Walt Disney, Hollywood

Kyle Orlando Massey (born August 28, 1991) is an American actor, dancer, rapper, comedian, and magician from Atlanta, Georgia. He is perhaps best known for starring in the Disney Channel sitcoms That's So Raven and its spin-off Cory in the House, in which he played Cory Baxter. Massey starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Life Is Ruff. Massey has released several rap songs for Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records. He 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.

Career

Acting

Kyle Massey played Cory Baxter on the Disney Channel shows That's So Raven and its spin-off Cory in the House. The show was cancelled after its second season. Massey also starred in the 2005 Disney Channel Original Movie, Life Is Ruff. He also voices the character of the fish Milo on the Disney Channel's Fish Hooks. Massey also played a role in the PBS children's educational series, The Electric Company. Massey will make his Broadway debut as John Caviness in the new musical Holler If Ya Hear Me.

Music

Massey appeared on 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 Christopher Massey have performed rap as the duo, The Massey Boyz. he also sang the music video for disney's underdog.

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/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

Personal life

Massey is the brother of actor Christopher Massey, who played Michael Barret in the television series Zoey 101.

Discography

• "Underdog Raps" - Underdog: Original Soundtrack
• "Jingle Bells" -Weee "Yin Yang Yo! Theme song" - "Disney Channel"

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Filmography

Film
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
2003–2007	That's So Raven	Cory Baxter	Main Role; Disney Channel Original Series
2003	The Practice	Derrick Hayes	Episode: Capitol Crimes
2003	The Parkers	Babysat Child
2006–2007	American Dragon: Jake Long	Huntsboy #88, Bertha	voice
2007–2008	Cory in the House	Cory Baxter	Lead Role; Disney Channel Original Series; Spin-off of That's So Raven
2009	The Electric Company	P.J. Watson	Recurring role
2010-2014	Fish Hooks	Milo	Voice role; Animated Disney Channel Original Series
2010	Dancing with the Stars	Himself	11th Season contestant
2012	Weird Girl	Andrew	all episodes at 2012
2014	Gotham	Macky	Recurring role
2015	Being Mary Jane		Recurring role; Season 2

External links

• Kyle Massey at IMDb