Matthew James Shively Jr. (born September 15, 1990)
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''. Beginning in June 2011, he began appearing on two more Nickelodeon shows: ''

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'' as Sky and ''

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'' as Kirby. He co-starred in the

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'' which debuted on March 8, 2016.

Early life

Shively was born in

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.'' July 16, 2009. He became interested in acting in the fourth grade after seeing

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on the

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'', and LaBeouf remains his inspiration for acting. He has been a long-time fan of the Canadian television show '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. He also had a band with his good friend Sterling Knight named ''Connecting Channels''.

Career

Shively had a minor part in the 2007 film ''Rattle Basket,'' and another small part on an episode of ''

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''. He auditioned several times for the part of Ryan on ''True Jackson, VP'', and was told he didn't get it."Matt Shively Interview." KidsAOL.com. 2008.
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'' and in two movies based on the series: '' Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom'' and '' Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure''. Shively joined the cast of ''The Troop'' in its second (and final) season as the character Kirby Bancroft-Cadworth III. Shively's film career began in 2011, when he was cast in a minor role in the horror comedy ''April Apocalypse''. Shively played one of the leads in the horror film '' Paranormal Activity 4''. The film was released October 18, 2012. Justin Lowe, writing for the ''

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'', called Shively "likable enough", while generally panning the film. Rafer Guzman of ''

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'' agreed. Andy Webster of the ''

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'' found Shively's performance "delightful" and generally praised the picture. Shively co-starred in the comedy '' Noobz'', which was released in theaters in late January 2013. He played one of four geeky friends who attempt to win a video gaming contest. Shively also appeared the independent feature film ''Bucky and the Squirrels'', a 2014

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about a wacky 1960s

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band whose airplane crashes in snowy mountains. Frozen alive, the band is thawed out in the 21st century. Shively also had a leading role in the 2014 film '' Expelled'' as the main character's best friend, Danny. Shively co-starred in the ABC television program ''The Real O'Neals'', which debuted on March 2, 2016. Shively portrayed 17-year-old Jimmy O'Neal. Shively won significant praise from reviewer Sheri Linden for his performance in the 2016 coming-of-age film ''Summer of 8'', and teamed with fellow former Nickelodeon star

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in the short horror-comedy film ''8 Bodies'' in 2017.

Personal life

Shively has been in a relationship with actress

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since 2017.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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"Matt Shively Talks About His New Show, True Jackson, VP." Blogcritics.com. October 19, 2008.
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