Cleveland was born Davis Richard Cleveland on February 5, 2002, in
Houston, Texas. Cleveland was living in
Los Angeles,
California, in 2011, and enjoys studying
martial arts and playing guitar, as well as other hobbies including video games, skateboarding and rollerblading. In 2010, Cleveland began playing the role of CeCe's younger brother, 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 every morning." His other television appearances include an episode of
How I Met Your Mother,
Desperate Housewives and
Good Luck Charlie,
Ghost Whisperer, and
Hannah Montana. He also played the part of Luther's little brother Roy in
Zeke and Luther. Cleveland starred in the Nickelodeon Original Movie,
Rufus, which also starred
Jace Norman and was released on January 18, 2016. He starred in the film's sequel
Rufus 2 which was released on January 16, 2017. ==Personal life==