Shavar Malik Ross (born March 4, 1971) is an African-American actor and filmmaker. He is known for Diff'rent Strokes (1980–86), The Little Rascals (1982–83) and Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985).
In the 1980s, Ross appeared in TV commercials for Nestlé Crunch candy bars and Kenner Star Wars toys.
He and his wife, Jacqueline, have been married since December 15, 1992. They have a son, Seven, and a daughter, Chelsea Lynn.
Film roles
- 1980: Scouts Honor as Boy #2
- 1982: To Climb A Mountain as Luther Wallace
- 1984: Booker as Booker T Washington
- 1984: The House Of Dies Drear as Thomas Small
- 1985: Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning as Reggie the Reckless
- 1986: Native Son as Buddy
- 1989: Heart and Soul as Buddy Harris
- 1990: Heat Wave as a youth at the rally
- 1993: Frogs! as Schmoose
- 1993: What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) as Michael Turner
- 2003: Soul To Take as Trey Williams
Television roles
- 1980–86: Diff'rent Strokes as Dudley Ramsey aka Dudley Johnson
- 1980: House Calls as unknown character
- 1980: The White Shadow as Herbert
- 1981: Benson as Mike Hopkins
- 1981: Alice (1976) as Tyrone in "Alice's Halloween Surprise" and Danny in "The New Improved Mel"
- 1983: The Love Boat as Bobby Davis
- 1985: Mac Gyver as Reggie (pilot only)
- 1986–88: Magnum, P.I. as Bryant Calvin
- 1989: Designing Women as Tyrone
- 1989: Amen as Randall
- 1991: The Bold and the Beautiful as Jason Owens
- 1991: Growing Pains as Kenny
- 1992: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Noah
- 1993–94: Family Matters as Weasel and Alex
- 1994: On Our Own as Norman
- 1995: Chicago Hope as Drummer
- 1998: The Steve Harvey Show in "You're Driving Me Crazy"
- 2008: Chocolate News as a prosperity preacher
Animation roles
- 1982: Mork And Mindy as Eugene
- 1982–83: The Little Rascals as Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
- 1984: Challenge of the GoBots
- 1985: Star Fairies as Harvey
- 1985: Punky Brewster
Short films
- 2003: Soul to Take
- 2004: A Taste of Us
- 2007: Lord Help Us