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Tyrese Information
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'Tyrese Darnell Gibson' (born December 30, 1978), often known simply as 'Tyrese', is an R&B artist, actor and model.
Early life
He was born in the Watts Quarter, Los Angeles, California. His mother, Priscilla, raised Tyrese and his siblings as a single parent after Gibson's father left in 1983.
His career began when he won a talent show at the age of 14. An appearance in a Coca-Cola advert led to wider fame, and at the age of seventeen he modelled for Tommy Hilfiger. His debut music album went platinum; his second album, 2000 Watts, shares the name of the organization he founded to help inner city children.
Film career
Tyrese was given the role originally intended for the late Tupac Shakur in the 2001 movie Baby Boy. The movie was a critical success but did only fairly at the box office. In the following years, Gibson appeared in the films 2 Fast 2 Furious (a box office success released in 2003), Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Four Brothers (2005) and Annapolis, co-starring actor James Franco and scheduled for release in 2006.
Additional information
He was Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher's crew members, pitching an idea for a movie he wrote to members of what seemed to be the mafia. In his appearance on The New Tom Green Show, Tyrese was frightened when Tom Green drew and showed pictures of owls because he has a fear of them.
He was picked as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men of the Year in 2000. He subsequently posed for the July 2003 issue of Playgirl magazine.
Discography
Albums
*Tyrese (1998) (Us Certification: Platinum)
*2000 Watts (2001) (Us Certification: Gold)
*I Wanna Go There (2002) (Us Certification: Gold)
Singles
*Nobody Else (1998)
*Sweet Lady (1999)
*How You Gonna Act Like That (2002)
*Signs Of Love Makin' (2003)
Filmography
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| 'Year' | 'Title' | 'Role' | 'Other notes' | | 2006 | Annapolis | Cole | completed | | 2005 | Four Brothers | Angel Mercer | | | 2004 | Flight of the Phoenix | A.J. | | | 2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Roman Pearce | | | 2001 | Baby Boy | Jody | |
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