Davis Richard Cleveland (born February 5, 2002
) is an American
child actor
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. He is known for his role as Flynn Jones on the
Disney Channel original series ''
Shake It Up''. Cleveland starred as Manny in the 2016
Nickelodeon Original Movie ''Rufus'' and its 2017 sequel ''Rufus 2''.
Life and career
Cleveland was born on February 5, 2002, in
Houston, Texas.
Cleveland was living in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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, in 2011, and enjoys studying
martial arts and playing guitar, as well as other hobbies including video games, skateboarding and rollerblading.
He is involved in charity work by helping to raise money to help find a cure for
cystic fibrosis through hosting cystic fibrosis walks and various other charities.
In 2010 Cleveland began playing the role of Flynn Jones on the Disney Channel comedy ''
Shake It Up''.
In March 2011, he spoke with
Tanya Rivero on ''
Good Morning America'' of his experience working on ''Shake It Up'' stating, "It's the best experience ever. It's like
Disney World
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every morning."
His other television appearances include an episode of ''
How I Met Your Mother'', ''
Desperate Housewives'' and ''
Good Luck Charlie
''Good Luck Charlie'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from April 4, 2010, to February 16, 2014. The series' creators, Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, no ...
'', ''
Ghost Whisperer'', and ''
Hannah Montana''. He also played the part of Luther's little brother Roy in ''
Zeke and Luther
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People
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''.
In January 2016, Cleveland starred in the Nickelodeon Original Movie, ''Rufus'', which also starred
Jace Norman
Jace Lee Norman (born March 21, 2000) is an American actor. He starred as Henry Hart in the Nickelodeon television series ''Henry Danger'' from 2014 to 2020.
Early life
Norman was born in Corrales, New Mexico. He moved to Southern California whe ...
.
In January 2017 he starred in the film's sequel ''Rufus 2''.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2002 births
21st-century American male actors
Male actors from Houston
American male child actors
American male television actors
Living people