JD McCrary

Jaydon "JD" McCrary (born July 18, 2007) is an American singer, dancer and actor from Los Angeles, California. He is currently starring in The Paynes as Kenny Payne on the Oprah Winfrey Network. He starred in 2019\'s The Lion King as the voice of young Simba. He is signed to Hollywood Records and released his first extended play Shine, in April 2019.\n', 'McCrary began his acting career in 2015 at age 8 on K.C. Undercover, where he appeared on two episodes. In December 2016, he made a guest appearance on Childish Gambino\'s song "Terrified". He then had live performances on Little Big Shots singing The Jackson 5\'s "I Want You Back", The Ellen Show singing "Who\'s Lovin\' You", and the 60th Annual Grammy Awards to support Childish Gambino\'s "Terrified". In December 2017, he sang the national anthem before a Los Angeles Clippers game after a viral singing display a few weeks prior. In 2017, he later appeared on I\'m Dying Up Here and Teachers as minor roles. \n', 'On January 14, 2018 he released his first official called single "Inviting All of You". On August 13, 2018, it was announced that JD McCrary became the youngest artist to sign with Disney Music Group\'s Hollywood Records, as he released the music video to his second single "My Name" on August 28. On January 24, 2019, he released the first single after signing to the label called "Keep in Touch." He stars in The Paynes on the Oprah Winfrey Network. \n', '