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\"The one word I think best describes her is REAL,\" Boyce wrote about Obama. He also shared some of his favorite moments with her.

\"The first was from the time she was gracious enough to come on our show Jessie,\" he said.

\"Our set dec[orator] man had walked behind her in order in curl some balloon ribbons with a pair of scissors. Of course the secret service men that accompanied her were in between them in .5 seconds lol... to which she responded 'Chilllllllll guys. He’s just doing his job!'\"

Along with Obama, several of Boyce's co-stars and close friends paid tribute to him on social media.

Dove Cameron, who starred with Boyce in Disney's \"Descendants\" movies, posted a video message sharing special words about her friend.

\"Over the last six years, since he was only 14, Cameron talked me down from countless edges, talked me through eating disorders, helped me out of a dark relationship and through endless breakdowns,\" she shared, moved to tears. \"He would whisper the dance moves to me on live television when I didn't know what I was doing or hold my hand quietly to communicate wordlessly when we both knew we were thinking the same thing.\"

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\"Everyone keeps talking about how talented he was and he was undoubtedly the most talented person most of us will ever know,\" she continued. \"But what was special about Cameron was who he was in the small moments when maybe no one was looking, the moments in between the big ones, when he didn't have to be good or kind. Cameron was always good and kind.\"

\"He was magnanimous and arguably a true philanthropist at only 20, beloved by anyone who had been lucky enough to experience his light and indescribable energy,\" she added. \"Cameron was the ultimate example of a human being.\"

Skai Jackson, Boyce's \"Jessie\" co-star, called him \"one of a kind\" in her post.

\"I am so happy that I got to spend almost everyday with you on set, you gave the best hugs,\" she wrote. \"I wish I would have hugged you tighter when I saw you a couple of months ago.\"

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I don’t even know where to start... I am at a loss for words. I never thought in a million years I would be writing this. Cam, you were one of a kind. My heart will be forever broken. I am so happy that I got to spend almost everyday with you on set, you gave the best hugs. I wish I would have hugged you tighter when I saw you a couple of months ago. Thank you so much for being the big brother I never had... I am so distraught and I cannot stop crying! I love you so much... fly high 👼🏼 💔😢 Gods best Angel . #CameronBoyce

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Jackson also shared a video of him singing \"I'll Be There.\"

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💔 I love you! #CameronBoyce

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It's been viewed more than 12 million times.

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