His character Malik is introduced as a witty preteen whose antics often land him in unintentional trouble.

[3] As he matures into an adult, he is given age-appropriate storylines, and by the ninth season he is expecting his first child with his live-in girlfriend.

[4] Shaw joined the cast of Disney Channel sitcom The Suite Life on Deck for the show's second season which began airing on August 7, 2009, although he did not make his debut until the episode "Roomies," which aired on October 16, 2009.

He played Marcus Little, a former Grammy Award winner whose career ended after his record label dumped him.

Shaw made his singing and rapping debut on the Pair of Kings theme song, "Top of the World", also performed by Musso.