Kyle Massey

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.

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.

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.

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.

Additionally, Massey played PJ Watson in three episodes of the PBS children's educational series The Electric Company.

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.

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".

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.

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

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

In March 2015, rapper Lil Twist was arrested and charged with several crimes after he and four others assaulted Massey and his brother Christopher.

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."

On December 1, 2016, Twist pleaded no contest to six charges and received a one-year jail sentence.

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 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.

The lawsuit also stated that Massey had known the accuser since she was four years old.