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Recent Role:: Himself on The Soup

Gender:: Male

Born:: 12-30-1978

Birthplace:: Watts, CA, USA

Birth Name:: Tyrese Darnell Gibson

AKA:: Tyrese, Black Ty, Chocolate Ty, Ty

Tyrese Gibson was born December 30, 1978 in Watts, California. He is the youngest of four children that was raised by a hard working single mother named Priscilla Murray. Substitute fathers filled in for the missing father in Tyrese's life such as his music teacher-Reggie Andrews.

He is a typical ghetto success story with him abstaining from drugs, alcohol and cigarettes for 13 years. When he was 14 he won the Coca-Cola talent search, he appeared in the commercial singing on a bus. He won the contest by singing "A Ribbon in the Sky" that stole the show despite him arriving 2

… More hours late.

RCA defeated every single music company that sought Tyrese after seeing the commercial. In 1998, "Tyrese" was released and went platinum. He won an American Music Award and was nominated for a Grammy. His second album is called 2000 Watts in honor of Watts, California.

He was a model for Tommy Hilfiger and appeared in limited ads. Tommy made the mistake and let him leave the company. Tommy still uses his ads to this day. He signed with Guess? that used him in many ad campaigns. He was named one of People Magazine's Sexist Men Alive for 2000.

Tyrese organized the 2000 Watts foundation to help children from his neighborhood. He buys his mother gifts since she is so kind hearted that she would give any money he gave her away.

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Athlete Terell Owens and actor Tyrese Gibson arrive at the 17th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Award Viewing Party held at the Pacific Design Center on February 22, 2009 in Hollywood, California.

NFL player Terrell Owens and actor Tyrese Gibson attend the 17th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party held at the Pacific Design Center on February 22, 2009 in West Hollywood, California.

Ciara and Tyrese Gibson arrive at the premiere of Dreamworks' 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' held at Mann Village Theatre on June 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

Tyrese Gibson and rapper Soulja Boy arrive at the 18th Annual MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on May 31, 2009 in Universal City, California.

Tyrese Gibson arrives at the 18th Annual MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on May 31, 2009 in Universal City, California.

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Tyrese Talks Transformers! by red_flava87 09/14/2006 7:33pm
Welcome to the TV.com Blog for Tyrese Gibson by SYS 09/14/2006 7:17pm

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Tyrese Gibson to get a part in Transformers movie

Thats right, he has a part in the upcoming Transformers movie. I can't wait to see him in this movie. I loved him in the movie Babyboy and 2 fast, 2 furious!!

SupermanNYC

1 comments, last one Sep 12, 2006 + Add Comment
Best as actor or singer? NY.

Since Tyrese is both actror and singer, I was wondering what do you guys think he does best, Acting or singing? Although he have great vocals and couple of hits, I think he does a better job as actor, he's more succesfull.

red_flava87

2 comments, last one Sep 12, 2006 + Add Comment
Welcome to the TV.com Forums for Tyrese Gibson

Welcome to the TV.com Forums for Tyrese Gibson. Here is your area to discuss, dissect and debate all things about this person. Feel free to create a threads if the topic is not already discuss. Red_Flava87

1 comments, last one Jul 18, 2006 + Add Comment