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Shively – 2016 PaleyLive LA – ABC’s “The Real O’Neals” TV Series Screening and Conversation – Photo Credit: Guillermo Proano / PR Photos
Birth Name: Matthew James Shively, Jr.
Place of Birth: Hanford, Kings, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 15, 1990
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, possibly other
Matt Shively is an American actor. His roles include the films Noobz , Paranormal Activity 4 , Expelled (2014), Summer of 8 , Saban’s Power Rangers (2017), Father of the Year , The Wedding Year , and Mark, Mary & Some Other People ; the series True Jackson, VP , The Troop , Jessie , The Real O’Neals , Santa Clarita Diet , American Housewife , The Purge , Players , and Lopez vs Lopez ; the made-for-tv movie How to Build a Better Boy ; and, in voice performance, the Winx Club franchise.
Matt’s paternal grandfather was David Dwight Shively (the son of Robert Scott Lear and Bernadine May Allison). Robert was the son of Charles William Lear and Mary Maud Scott. Bernadine was the daughter of John E. Allison and Vesta M. Riggs.
Matt’s paternal grandmother is named Judith Ann Baughn (the daughter of parents surnamed Baughn and Beaver).
Matt’s maternal grandfather was Monroe Isham Upchurch (the son of Monroe Isham Upchurch and Lucille C. Bailey). Matt’s grandfather Monroe was born in North Carolina. Matt’s great-grandfather Monroe was the son of George Winston Upchurch and Mary Elizabeth Carlton, whose mother was born in County Galway, Ireland. Lucille was the daughter of Thomas Lewis Bailey and Lola Parker.
Matt’s maternal grandmother was Mary E. Cawthorne (the daughter of William Oscar Cawthorne and Mary Ella Dorrity). Matt’s grandmother Mary was born in North Carolina. William was the son of John Cawthorne. Matt’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of Timothy Dority/Dorherty and Hattie Henderson.
Sources: Genealogy of Matt Shively (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Matt’s maternal grandparents, Monroe Isham Upchurch and Mary E. Cawthorne – https://familysearch.org
Matt’s maternal grandfather, Monroe Isham Upchurch, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogies of Matt’s maternal great-grandparents, Monroe Isham Upchurch and Lucille C. Bailey – https://www.findagrave.com
Death record of Matt’s maternal great-grandfather, Monroe Isham Upchurch – https://familysearch.org
Website about Matt’s Upchurch ancestors – upchurchstory.com
Website about Matt’s Baber ancestors – https://www.baberfamilytree.org
Death record of Matt’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Lola (Parker) Bailey – https://familysearch.org
Matt’s maternal grandmother, Mary E. Cawthorne, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Matt’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Ella (Dorrity) Cawthorne – https://familysearch.org