Kyle Massey

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Kyle Massey
File:Kyle Massey 2012.jpg
Massey in 2012
Born Kyle Orlando Massey
(1991-08-28) August 28, 1991 (age 32)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation Actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, musician
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
Relatives Christopher Massey (brother)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active 2003–present
Labels
Associated acts Christopher Massey

Kyle Orlando Massey (born August 28, 1991), also known mononymously as Massey, is an American actor, rapper, and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. 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. 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. He is the younger brother of actor Christopher Massey.

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 also voices the character of the fish Milo on the Disney Channel's Fish Hooks.[2] Massey also played a role in 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 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.

On June 12, 2016, Massey was featured using his surname as a mononym on the song 'Verse' by Lebanese-American rapper Skate, making it the first time in nearly 10 years since Massey has done anything musically. Massey also owns a SoundCloud account where he uploads new original music, with his latest song being "Finess."[3]

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 (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 plays Michael Barret in the television series Zoey 101.

Assault by Lil Twist

In March 2015 Lil Twist was arrested and charged with making criminal threats, burglary, grand theft, battery and 2 counts of assault with a deadly weapon. This was after Twist and four others assaulted Massey and his brother Christopher Massey.[4] On December 1, 2016, Twist pleaded no contest to six charges and received a one-year jail sentence.[5] In March 2017 Twist was released from prison after serving seven and a half weeks of his sentence.[6]

2021 accusation

On June 29, 2021, Massey was charged in King County, Washington on one count of immoral communication with a minor after he allegedly sent pornographic photos to a 13-year-old girl during the months of December 2018 and January 2019. The criminal charge came after a 2019 lawsuit in which the girl, who was not named due to her age, said that she met Massey when she was 4 years old. Her interest in an entertainment career led her and Massey to become close to each other and their family, with Massey even indicating that the girl should come out from Seattle, Washington to live with himself and his girlfriend in Los Angeles. According to the lawsuit, Massey "held himself out as a father figure" to the minor, which led to their contact being increased in November 2018 when the minor indicated she was interested in a role on a rebooted version of Cory in the House. About a month later, Massey allegedly requested to be the girl's friend on Snapchat, and shortly after sent her "numerous sexually explicit text messages, images, and videos."[7][8]

In a statement delivered by his attorney following news of the 2019 lawsuit, Massey denied the allegation and also called the lawsuit an extortion, claiming that in early 2019 the attorneys representing the minor had demanded $1.5 million and threatened to go public with the allegation if he did not comply.[9] According to TMZ, the minor's legal team initially opted for the civil suit against Massey, but according to documents, it would end up nowhere because the lawyers did not believe that Massey had enough money to make the case worth it. A sheriff's report was later filed. According to documents related to the case, police were given a thumb drive by the minor's mother that contained the allegedly explicit material Massey allegedly sent over Snapchat to the minor, which reportedly contained a pornographic video clip and a video of a man who appears to be Massey exposing his penis.[10][11][12]

Discography

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Beethoven's Christmas Adventure Henry Direct-to-video film
2014 Senior Project Andy
2017 Ripped Young Reeves
2018 Bad Company Mack Direct-to-video film
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Selma, Lord, Selma Featured Television film; as Kyle Orlando Massey
1999 Passing Glory Principal/Dancer Television film; as Kyle Orlando Massey
2001 The Parkers Kevin Episode: "Crazy Love"
2002 That Was Then Classroom Kid Episode: "The Thrity-Year Itch"
2002 The District Ronde Episode: "Resurrection"
2002 Becker Kid Episode: "The Grand Gesture"
2003–2007 That's So Raven Cory Baxter Main role
2003 The Practice Derrick Hayes Episode: "Capitol Crimes"
2001 The Parkers Kevin Episode: "Crazy Love"
2005 Life Is Ruff Calvin Wheeler Disney Channel Original Movie
2006–2007 American Dragon: Jake Long Huntsboy #88 Recurring voice role
2007–2008 Cory in the House Cory Baxter Lead role
2008 Yin Yang Yo! Chad 3000 Episode: "Skirting the Issue/Moon Over My Yinny"
2009–2010 The Electric Company P.J. Watson Recurring role
2010–2014 Fish Hooks Milo Main voice role
2010 Dancing with the Stars Himself Contestant (season 11)
2014 Comedy Bang! Bang! Thief Episodes: "Patton Oswalt Wears a Black Blazer & Dress Shoes"
2014 Gotham Mackey Episodes: "Selina Kyle", "Lovecraft"
2015 Being Mary Jane Cameron Episodes: "Sleepless in Atlanta", "No Eggspectations"
2016–2018 Mighty Magiswords Mr. Spoony / various others Recurring voice roles
2017 Celebrity Family Feud Himself Contestant; episode: "Jennie Garth vs. Kyle Massey"
2018 The Mind of Jake Paul Himself Cameo
2019 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Jeremy Voice role

References

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