Larramie Cortez "Doc" Shaw (born April 24, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Malik Payne in ''

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'', Marcus Little in ''

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'', and King Boomer in ''

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''.

Life and career

Shaw was born in

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. He appeared in print ads and acted in television commercials. In 2006, he earned the role of Malik Payne on the TBS sitcom, ''

''. Shaw's character, Malik, is introduced as a witty preteen whose antics often get him in unintentional trouble. As he grows into a young adult, he is given more mature storylines, and by the ninth season - he is expecting his first child with his live-in girlfriend. He was a presenter at the 39th annual

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ceremony in 2008. He joined the cast of

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sitcom ''

'' for the show's second season which began airing on August 7, 2009, although he did not make his debut until the episode "Roomies," which aired on October 16, 2009. He played

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, a former

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winner whose career ended after his record label dumped him. On August 20, 2010, Shaw made his final appearance in ''The Suite Life on Deck''. Shaw next appeared on ''

'' with

Mitchel Musso Mitchel Tate Musso (born July 9, 1991) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in ''Hannah Montana''; Jeremy Johnson in the animated series ''Phineas and Ferb''; and his Disney XD role ...

from ''

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''. Shaw made his singing and rapping debut on the ''Pair of Kings'' theme song, "Top of the World", also performed by Musso. The song was featured on

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on September 10, 2010. ''Pair of Kings'' airs on Disney XD.

Filmography

Television

Film

Music

References

External links

* * 1992 births 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Atlanta African-American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Rappers from Atlanta American male child actors {{US-screen-actor-1990s-stub