Christopher Michael Massey (born January 26, 1990) is an American rapper and actor, best known for his role as Michael Barret on the

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television series ''

Zoey 101 ''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008, spanning a total of 61 episodes across four seasons. It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks ( J ...

'' (2005–2008) and ''

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'' (2023).

Career

Massey started his acting career at a young age, appearing in commercials for Cap'n Crunch and Pop Tarts. He also has made a guest appearance on ''

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''. He won 2002's

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for Outstanding Young Performer in Live Theatre for his role as Young Simba in The Lion King. Massey had his first starring role as Michael Barret in the Nickelodeon television show ''

''. When the show debuted in January 2005, it drew a larger number of viewers aged 9–14 than any premiere on the network in the preceding eight years. ''Zoey 101'' was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program in 2005. Massey is the older brother of Kyle Massey, star of Disney shows ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He guest-starred alongside his brother in a ''That's So Raven'' episode titled "Five Finger Discount". The Massey brothers have also had small roles on the sitcom ''

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'', appeared together on ''

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'', and released music together as the Massey Boyz. On January 12, 2023, Jamie Lynn Spears announced that production had begun on a sequel film, titled ''

'', scheduled to premiere in 2023, on

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, with original series cast members Spears, Massey, Sean Flynn,

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, Matthew Underwood, Jack Salvatore Jr., and Abby Wilde reprising their roles. Additionally, Nancy Hower was set to direct, with Spears attached as an executive producer. Production began in January 2023 in

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. The film was released on

on July 27, 2023.

Personal life

Massey's mother is Angel Massey. He has three children: a daughter named Mariah by reality TV personality Cassalei "Cassie" Jackson, whose mother is actress

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; a daughter named Bella and a son named Carter by Bria Miller, to whom he was previously engaged in 2020. It is now presumed that Massey is married to a woman named Tatyana Tutson, as the result of a Las Vegas wedding in December 2021. In March 2015, Massey was assaulted and robbed by rapper Lil Twist at Kyle Massey's home in

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. The rapper reportedly brought four others to aid him in the assault and robbery of the brothers, as well as

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, and stole Massey's

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watch before leaving. Lil Twist pleaded no contest to burglary, grand theft, making criminal threats, battery, and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to one year in prison.

Legal issues

In April 2016,

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reported that Massey had been arrested and charged with

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, following an incident involving Jackson as they were leaving a nightclub. Massey denied the allegations that he had shoved Jackson, saying the two had been arguing loudly when Jackson fell down, causing security to assume he'd shoved her. Jackson declined to press charges against Massey. In July 2017, Massey was granted a temporary restraining order against Shar Jackson, his daughter Mariah's maternal grandmother. He told courts that he'd left Mariah in the care of her mother and grandmother for several weeks and that during the time, Jackson had struck Mariah and left a four-inch long gash in her forehead from a razor. A representative for Jackson denied Massey's claims of abuse.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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