Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Kyle Massey


Kyle Orlando Massey (born on August 28, 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actor and singer While Massey's first acting job was in The Wizard of Oz, his "big break" came after he was cast in the popular Disney sitcom That's So Raven, where he starred as Cory, Raven Baxter's stubborn younger brother who is constantly at odds with her. Massey is the younger brother of Christopher Massey, who plays Michael on the Nickelodeon show, Zoey 101. He has also guest starred alongside his brother on a That's So Raven episode called 'Five Finger Discount'. Massey is also the star of the 2005 Disney Channel original movie Life Is Ruff. His rap single, "It's a Dog", was included in the movie "Life is Ruff". "It's a Dog" was included on the CD Soundtrack for the Disney Movie The Shaggy Dog. He also starred in a music video for Yin Yang Yo, which premiered in September 2006. Kyle's new TV series, Cory in the House, premiered on January 12, 2007 on Disney Channel. He also has admitted he can't rap.
Massey's other significant roles on the Disney Channel have included voiceover work for the Disney Channel animated series American Dragon: Jake Long. He also competed in the first ever Disney Channel Games. He was on the Green Team, along with Disney actors Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment and Mitchel Musso, and was voted MVP for the Rock, Paper, Scissors challenge. Kyle was also asked back for Disney Channel Games 2007 and was the captain of the Yellow Team. Kyle also skates like his role in Life is Ruff. Although Massey has released singles for various soundtracks and has starred in numerous music videos for Disney, he stated in an interview with Disney Adventures Magazine that he did not plan on recording an album, since he "can't sing" and does not think that he would be a successful mainstream rapper. He sang a song for the upcoming movie, Underdog.

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