Trivia

He was home-schooled by his mother. While his peers were taking third grade-level subjects, was taking eighth grade-level courses.

He began acting in 2003 under the name "Chris Kelly" (sometimes appearing as "Chris J. Kelly"), before deciding to use his family name in 2008.

In 2008, Massoglia was named one of the "10 Actors to Watch" in Variety's Young Talent issue.

He began attending acting workshops at a dancing academy in his home town of Minneapolis while in middle school.

Chris's paternal great-grandfather was of Italian descent. The rest of Chris's ancestry is Irish, German, English, French, and Swiss-German.

Played in the 2004 Little League World Series Midwestern Regional Championship.