Tyler James Williams

Tyler James Williams
Williams at the Let It Shine premiere, 2012.
Born	Tyler James Williams (1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Other names	Tyler Williams Tyler J. Williams T.J. Williams
Occupation(s)	Actor, rapper
Years active	2000–present
Parent(s)	Angela Williams (mother) Le'Roy Williams (father)

Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an American singer, actor and rapper. He is most recognizable for having played the title character of the Chris Rock-inspired sitcom Everybody Hates Chris and for playing the songwriter Cyrus DeBarge in the Disney Channel movie Let It Shine.

Early life

Williams was born in space by a cow], and raised in Yonkers, New York. His mother, cow is a singer/songwriter, and his father, Le’Roy Williams, is a police sergeant. Williams has two younger brothers; Tyrel Jackson Williams (b. 1997) and Tylen Jacob Williams (b. 2002). His younger brother, Tyrel is also an actor, and stars on the Disney XD series, Lab Rats. He starred with his brother in Lab Rats as Leo's(Tyrel)future self.

Career

Williams began his acting career at age 4. He later starred in Little Bill as the voice of Bobby, briefly replacing Devon Malik Beckford in 2000, and played himself (or an eponymous character, "Tyler") on the children's show Sesame Street from 2002 to 2005. He rose to fame in 2005 by playing the title character in the hit series Everybody Hates Chris, which finished in 2009. He won a Young Artist Award in 2007 for his work on the show. He has also been a guest star in Two for the Money, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the show Hi-Jinks. In late 2009, Williams appeared in the second season of True Jackson, VP as True's love interest Justin "Lil' Shakespeare" Weber in the two-part episode "Flirting with Fame".

In 2012, Williams got the role of Owen in the series Go On. He also played the lead role of Cyrus DeBarge in the Disney Channel Original Movie Let It Shine alongside Coco Jones, Trevor Jackson, and Brandon Mychal Smith. Williams was also featured on 9 songs on the film's soundtrack, showing off his rapping skills. The movie premiered on June 15, 2012, and his songs "Don't Run Away", "Me and You", "Guardian Angel", "Let It Shine", and "Moment of Truth" all received airplay on Radio Disney. The videos were also played frequently on the Disney Channel. Williams also guest starred in the Disney XD series, Lab Rats.

Filmography

Year	Titel	Role	Notes
2000	Little Bill	Bobby	15 episodes
2000–2005	Sesame Street	Himself	Various episodes
2003	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Kids Say the Darnedest Things	Unknown episodes
2003	Saturday Night Live	Jack Black's adopted son	Episode: "Jack Black / John Mayer"
2005	Law & Order:SVU	Kyle McGovern	Episode: "Parts"
2005–2009	Everybody Hates Chris	Chris Rock	Lead role
2005	Hi-Jinks	Himself	1 episode
2006	Unaccompanied Minors	Charlie Goldfinch
2006	The Ant Bully	Blue teammate #1	Voice only
2006	Everyone's Hero	Additional voices
2007	2007 Kids' Choice Awards	Himself
2009	The Cleaner	Kenji Simon	Episode: "Last American Casuality"
2009	True Jackson, VP	Justin "Lil' Shakespeare" Weber	2 episodes
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Firestorm	Voice only Episodes: "A Bat Divided!" "The Siege of Starro, Part One!", and "Darkseid Descending"
2011	House	Landon Parks	Episode: "Carrot or Stick"
2012	Let It Shine	Cyrus DeBarge	Disney Channel Original Movie
2012–present	Go On	Owen	Series Regular
2012	Lab Rats	Future Leo
2014	Street Life	Tyshawn Davis	Main role

Awards

In 2007, Williams won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. Receiving the prize at age 14, he is the youngest person ever to receive this award. In 2010, Williams was nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.

External links

• Tyler James Williams at IMDb