Bryton

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Bryton McClure

Born

Bryton Eric McClure
August 17, 1986 (age 21)
Lakewood, California,

Other name(s)

Bryton McClure

Awards won
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series - Daytime 2007 The Young and the Restless

Bryton Eric McClure (credited simply as Bryton) (born August 17, 1986) is an American Emmy Award-winning actor and singer. From 1990-1997 he appeared as Richie Crawford on the sitcom Family Matters and currently plays Devon Hamilton on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. Bryton was born to an African American musician father and a White/Caucasian mother.

In addition to acting, McClure has had some success as a recording artist. He debuted his first single, "Ooh, The Way I Feel About You," on the German TV series Stars 2000, and has performed live on the international networks Viva, ZDF 5, and Giga TV, as well as on The Disney Channel as well as major broadcast networks in the U.S.

Bryton's credits also include voice acting work as Freddie, on the animated series The Kids From Room 402, and Mowgli on The Jungle Book CD-ROM.

An active spokesman for many charitable organizations, Bryton founded his own charity in 1996 called "RADD (Recording Artists, Actors and Athletes Against Drunk Driving) Kids", which has since been awarded by the United States government for outstanding youth safety work. He has received several honors, including the Michael Landon Award for charitable contributions through youth in entertainment. A resident of Southern California, he enjoys racing go-karts, snowboarding, video games and performing live.

Bryton has played the role of Devon Hamilton on CBS's The Young and the Restless since 2004. He won the 2007 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.