JD McCrary

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JayDon Howard McCrary (born July 18, 2007), known mononymously as JayDon (formerly as JD McCrary) is an American singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. He starred in The Lion King (2019) as the voice of young Simba, played Kenny Payne in The Paynes, and also appeared in the 2019 film Little. In 2025, he signed with Usher and L.A. Reid’s record label Mega, as a joint venture with Gamma.

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.
On January 14, 2018, he released his first official single called “Inviting All of You”. On August 13, 2018, it was announced that JD McCrary became…