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Matthew James Shively Jr. (born September 15, 1990) "Matt Shively." PopTower.com. No date. Accessed August 7, 2009. is an American actor best known for his role as Ryan Laserbeam on the Nickelodeon television series True Jackson, VP. Toby, Mekeisha Madden. "Keke Palmer gets a job on 'True Jackson'." Detroit News. November 8, 2008. Beginning in June 2011, he began appearing on two more Nickelodeon shows: Winx Club as Sky and The Troop as Kirby. He co-starred in the ABC television program The Real O'Neals which debuted on March 8, 2016.
Shively's film career began in 2011, when he was cast in a minor role in the horror comedy April Apocalypse. "True Jackson VP's Matt Shively Cast In Romantic Zombie Film." Nickutopia.com. October 10, 2011. Accessed July 19, 2012. 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 Associated Press, called Shively "likable enough", while generally panning the film.Lowe, Justin. "Even Satan Can't Resurrect This Franchise." Associated Press. October 19, 2012. Rafer Guzman of Newsday agreed.Guzman, Rafer. "A Youthful Energy Creeps Into 'Paranormal Activity 4'." Newsday. October 18, 2012. Andy Webster of the New York Times found Shively's performance "delightful" and generally praised the picture. Webster, Andy. "Watch Out for Swaying Chandeliers and Rogue Knives." New York Times. October 19, 2012. Accessed October 20, 2012. 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. "Go Behind The Scenes of Noobz With Matt Shively." Nickutopia.com. January 8, 2013, accessed February 11, 2013; McKinney, Luke. "Five Reasons to Just Say 'No' to Noobz." Movieline.com. January 24, 2013, accessed 2013-02-11.
Shively also appeared the independent feature film Bucky and the Squirrels, a 2014 mockumentary directed by Allan Katz about a wacky 1960s psychedelic rock 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 Jennette McCurdy in the short horror-comedy film 8 Bodies in 2017.
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