Tyrese Gibson
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| Tyrese Darnell Gibson | ||
|---|---|---|
| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Tyrese Darnell Gibson | |
| Born | December 30, 1978 (age 28) | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Genre(s) | R&B,Hip Hop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, rapper | |
| Years active | 1998–Present | |
| Website | www.tyrese.com | |
Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978), often known simply as Tyrese or Black-Ty, is an African American R&B artist, rapper, former male fashion model. After releasing several successful albums, he made the transition into films, with lead roles in several Hollywood films, including Baby Boy, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Flight Of The Phoenix, Four Brothers, Annapolis and his latest, Waist Deep and Transformers.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Gibson was born in the Watts district in Los Angeles, California, where he attended Locke High School. His mother, Priscilla, raised him and his three older siblings as a single parent after Gibson's father left in 1983, who has one other step son, named Chris Goldsmith, who attends University of Maine. [1] Gibson's career began when he won a talent show at the age of fourteen. An appearance in a 1997 Coca-Cola advertisement, singing the phrase "Always Coca-Cola",[2] led to wider fame, and at the age of seventeen he modeled for Tommy Hilfiger.
[edit] Career
Initially an MC,Tyrese Gibson rapped under the alias of Black-Ty and was a member of an underground group known as Triple Impact [2], but didn't hesitate to follow another career route as an opportunity to launch his R&B career came up first. He released his self-titled debut music album, which went platinum, in 1998;[1] his second album, 2000 Watts, shares the name of the organization he founded to help inner city children. Gibson was given the role originally intended for Tupac Shakur in the 2001 film Baby Boy; the movie was a critical success and performed fairly at the box office. Gibson subsequently appeared in the 2003 box office success 2 Fast 2 Furious (opposite Paul Walker), as well as Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Four Brothers (2005) and Annapolis (2006), co-starring James Franco. Gibson was picked as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men of the Year in 2000. Gibson has also established himself as a successful screenwriter, selling the pitches D.A. Verdict to MGM and Extortion to Universal Studios. In 2006, Gibson sold his first original spec script, To Each His Own, to Screen Gems. He is to star in and produce all of the films. Gibson has also created HQ Pictures, a television and film production company. He has hired Mike Le as VP of development & production to oversee and develop projects under the company's banner. Senior Development Executive, Rock Shaink, and Director of Development, Omar Shamout joined the staff in 2006.
Gibson's latest film is Waist Deep, in which he plays a man fighting to rescue his son from kidnappers; his co-stars in the film, Meagan Good and Larenz Tate, are personal friends of Gibson's in real life. [2] Like several of his previous roles, the film is set in an urban environment, but Gibson has said that he does not view the role as a "step back", rather seeing the film as taking "another direction" due to some of its themes and action sequences.[2] Waist Deep was released on June 23, 2006.
Gibson prefers his music career to acting[1], but will focus on both areas. His rap persona was finally revitalized on December 12th, 2006, with the release of his newest album, titled Alter Ego, with one disc featuring R&B (as Tyrese) and one disc featuring hip-hop (as Black-Ty)[2]. His next film role will be in the big-budget action movie, Transformers, which is currently filming and is scheduled for a release in July of 2007; the film's director, Michael Bay, had Gibson in mind for the role before he was cast, and thus Gibson did not have to audition for the part.[3] Gibson may also star in a film version of the superhero Luke Cage; the script is currently being re-formatted.[3]
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Transformers | Epps | |
| 2006 | Waist Deep | O.2. | |
| Annapolis | Cole | ||
| 2005 | Four Brothers | Angel Mercer | |
| 2004 | Flight of the Phoenix | A.J. | |
| 2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Roman Pearce | |
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Jody |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | US certification | Chart | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Tyrese | Platinum | #17 US | |
| 2001 | 2000 Watts | Gold | #10 US | 91,593 (1st week)[4] |
| 2002 | I Wanna Go There | Platinum | #16 US | 877,000[5] |
| 2006 | DJ Warrior Best Of Both Hoodz (Mixtape) | |||
| 2006 | DJ S&S Ghetto Royalty (Mixtape) | 7,000 (3 days) (free download)[6] | ||
| 2006 | Alter Ego | #23 US | 331,244 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Charts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Nobody Else" | #36 US | |
| 1998 | "Lately" | #56 US | |
| 1999 | "Sweet Lady" | #12 US | |
| 2001 | "I Like Them Girls" | #48 US | |
| 2001 | "What Am I Gonna Do" | #71 US | |
| 2001 | "Just A Baby Boy" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Mr. Tan) | #90 US | |
| 2002 | "How You Gonna Act Like That" | #7 US | |
| 2002 | "Signs Of Love Makin'" | #57 US | |
| 2006 | "Pulling Me Back" (Chingy featuring Tyrese) | #9 US | |
| 2006 | "One" | #124 US | |
| 2007 | "Turn Ya Out" (featuring Lil' Jon) |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Scripps Howard News Service. Tyrese Gibson on getting my grown man on. Retrieved on June 21, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e BallerStatus. Tyrese: Waist Deep. Retrieved on June 19, 2006.
- ^ a b MovieWeb. INTERVIEW: Tyrese Gibson Gets In Waist Deep. Retrieved on June 21, 2006.
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5931889/staind_break_in_at_no_one
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002612016
- ^ http://www.hiphoppress.com/2006/09/the_wait_is_ove.html
[edit] Interviews
- Tyrese Gibson PR.com Interview with John Singleton (December 9, 2006)
- Inside Bay Area interview (January 27, 2006)
- Zap2It interview (January 26, 2006
- Tyrese interview by Rashmi Shastri
In 2007 Tyrese released another smash hit, 'I Aint Tryna', alongside the hit @Turn Ya Out'
[edit] External links
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