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Isaiah Russell-Bailey (born December 9, 2006) is an American actor, model, social media personality and dancer. He is known for portraying Shaka McKellan in the Netflix sitcom Family Reunion (2019–2022) and Burton in the Disney Channel series Raven’s Home (2020–2023).
He has also acted in Criminal Minds (2017), S.W.A.T. (2017), Throwback Holiday (2018), Family Reunion (2019), We Can Be Heroes (2020) and Crater (2023).
Isaiah Russell-Bailey was born on December 9, 2006, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Brittany Perry-Russell, a choreographer, actress and producer. He grew up in Los Angeles, California and was introduced to the performing arts at an early age and trained in dance before pursuing acting.
Russell-Bailey began acting in 2018, appearing in the television series Criminal Minds, Giants, Raven’s Home, and S.W.A.T.. He also acted in the television film Throwback Holiday that year.
In 2019, he was cast as Shaka McKellan in the Netflix comedy series Family Reunion, where he stars alongside Tia Mowry, Loretta Devine, Anthony Alabi, and Richard Roundtree. He reprised the role in the TV film A Family Reunion Christmas (2019) and the crossover special…
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