Tyrese Gibson

"Tyrese" redirects here. For his self-titled album, see Tyrese (album).

"Black-Ty" redirects here. For more info, see Alter Ego (Tyrese album).

This article is about the singer/actor. For the basketball player with the same first name, see Tyrese Rice.

Tyrese Gibson
Gibson at the San Diego Comic Con for Image Comics in July 2009.
Background information
Birth name	Tyrese Darnell Gibson
Also known as	Black-Ty
Born	(1978-12-30) December 30, 1978 Watts, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	R&B, hip hop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, model, actor, VJ, screenwriter, film producer, author, television producer
Years active	1994 – present
Labels	RCA (1997 – 2001) J (2002 – 2006) Voltron (2011 – present) EMI (2011 – present)
Website	tyreseonline.com

Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978), also known simply as Tyrese, is an American Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter, rapper, actor, author, television producer, former fashion model and MTV VJ. He is best known from the film Baby Boy and his appearances in the Fast and Furious series. After releasing several albums, he transitioned into films, with lead roles in several major Hollywood releases.

Early life

Gibson was born and grew up in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California. His mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson (née Durham), raised him and his three older siblings as a single parent after Gibson's father, Tyrone Gibson, left.

Music career

Music beginnings

Gibson's career began when he was discovered on a bus. An appearance in a 1994 Coca-Cola advertisement, singing the phrase "Always Coca-Cola", led to bigger fame. It led him to other appearances for "Guess?" also Tommy Hilfiger. After developing a successful modeling career, Tyrese could not push aside his wish to develop a career in the music industry, a goal he had aimed to achieve since he started singing at the age of 14.

1998-99: Tyrese

In early 1998, Tyrese was signed as a artist to early RCA Records. Afterwards, he released his debut single "Nobody Else". It quickly rose through the Billboard Hot 100 charts peaking at #36. On September 29, 1998, he released his self-titled album Tyrese. It debuted on the Billboard charts at #17. Afterwards, he released the second single from the album "Lately". It made it to #56 on the Billboard charts. Then, the album's third single & highest charting single "Sweet Lady" became the album's biggest hit, reaching #9 on the R&B charts. The single earned Tyrese a Grammy award for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance at the awards ceremony. The album eventually went on to be certified Platinum. Tyrese along with singers Ginuwine, RL of Next & Case were featured on the soundtrack of the The Best Man on the single "The Best Man I Can Be".

2001: 2000 Watts

On May 22, 2001, Tyrese released his second studio album 2000 Watts. The first single off the album was "I Like Them Girls" it charted on the U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #15. The album went to be certified Gold selling over 500,000 copies. The third single off the album "Just A Baby Boy" with Snoop Dogg & Mr. Tan was featured on the soundtrack to his major acting debut film Baby Boy.

2002-03: I Wanna Go There

After RCA records was disbanded Tyrese went on to sign to J Records. There he released his third studio album I Wanna Go There on December 10, 2002. His first single from the album & arguably his most successful single to date "How You Gonna Act Like That" debuted on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts at #7.

2006-07: Alter Ego

On December 12, 2006, Tyrese released his fourth studio album Alter Ego, it was Tyrese first double disc album. It was also his first album in which he debuts his rapping persona. The first single off the album was "One" debuting on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts at #26. The album itself is considered Tyrese's lowest selling album to date. In 2007, Tyrese, Ginuwine & Tank founded TGT.

2011-12: Open Invitation

After taking time from music to focus on his family & his highly successful acting career, Tyrese decided it was time to returned to his first love. In 2011, he signed himself & his newly founded label Voltron Recordz to EMI and announced he was working on a new album entitled Open Invitation. On August 16, 2011, Tyrese released the lead single "Stay". It peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #11. The second single "Too Easy" featured fellow actor & friend Ludacris. It peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #38. The third single "Nothing On You" peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #61, the music video for the single featured fellow actor & friend Taraji P. Henson. "Open Invitation" was released on November 1, 2011. It debuted on the US Billboard charts at #9 it sold 130,000 copies the first week & has went on to sell over 400,000 copies. In 2013, the album earned Tyrese his third Grammy nomination at the 2013 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album.

2013:-present: TGT & Black Rose

In early 2013, it was announced & confirmed after much speculation, Tyrese, Ginuwine, & Tank are going to release their debut collaboration album and it will be distributed by Atlantic Records. On April 10, 2013, Tyrese announced that he is working on a new album entitled Black Rose, stated to release some time in 2014.

Acting career

Gibson rose to prominence as an actor when he starred in John Singleton's Baby Boy in 2001. Tupac Shakur was originally chosen to play the character of Joseph "Jody" Summers, but the role landed into Gibson's hands. Baby Boy co-starred Taraji P. Henson and Snoop Dogg and it is considered a cult classic.

Gibson is best known for playing Roman Pearce in 2 Fast 2 Furious, the 2003 sequel to The Fast and the Furious alongside fellow actor and friend Paul Walker and Eva Mendes. Singleton was once again the director and it would not be the last for both of them. In 2005 they collaborated for the third time when Gibson co-starred with Mark Whalberg in the action-crime drama Four Brothers. He went on to star in the action-drama Waist Deep with Meagan Good.

In 2007, Gibson landed his biggest role to date when he co-starred with the ensemble cast of Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Megan Fox, Anthony Anderson and Jon Voight in Transformers, directed and co-produced by Michael Bay. Steven Spielberg served as exectutive producer and the film went on to making nearly $710 million worldwide. Gibson returned once again in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). In 2008, he co-starred opposite Jason Statham in Death Race, and then appeared in Legion in 2010. In 2011, he returned as Roman Pearce in Fast Five, and played the character again in the 2013 film Fast & Furious 6.

Other ventures

Modeling

In late 1990, Tyrese made his modeling debut on a number of popular fashion magazines.

Author & writing

On May 8, 2012, Tyrese released his first novel entitled "How to Get Out of Your Own Way". It went on to be a New York Times best seller. On February 5, 2013, Tyrese released his second novel along with close personal friend Rev. Run entitled "Manology: Secrets of Your Man's Mind Revealed", which it also went on to be a New York Times best seller. In 2013, Tyrese announced that he was working on a third novel entitled "Black Rose".

Discography

Main article: Tyrese discography

• Tyrese (1998)
• 2000 Watts (2001)
• I Wanna Go There (2002)
• Alter Ego (2006)
• Open Invitation (2011)
• Black Rose (2014)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2000	Love Song	Mad Rage / Skip
2001	Baby Boy	Joseph 'Jody' Summers
2003	2 Fast 2 Furious	Roman Pearce
2004	Flight of the Phoenix	AJ
2005	Four Brothers	Angel Mercer
2005	Annapolis	Matt Cole
2006	Waist Deep	O2
2007	Transformers	Robert Epps
2007	Take, TheThe Take	Adell Baldwin
2008	Death Race	Machine Gun Joe
2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Robert Epps
2010	Legion	Kyle Williams
2011	Fast Five	Roman Pearce
2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Robert Epps
2013	Fast & Furious 6	Roman Pearce
2013	Black Nativity
2014	Free Agents	Unknown
2014	Transformers 4	Robert Epps
2014	Fast & Furious 7	Roman Pearce

Television

Year	Title	Role
1996	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Darrell
1997	Martin	Dante
1998	Parent 'Hood, TheThe Parent 'Hood	Coop
1999	MTV Beach House
1999	Blue's Clues	Tyrese
2000	Moesha	Troy
2010	La La's Full Court Wedding	Himself
2011	The Soup	Himself

Music videos

Year	Artist	Title
1997	SWV	"Rain"
1998	Usher	"My Way"
1999	Monica	"Angel of Mine"
2006	Omarion	"Entourage"
2007	Keyshia Cole	"Love"
2009	Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz	"I Can Transform Ya"
2010	Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé	"Telephone"

Awards/nominations

• American Music Awards
  • 2000, Favorite New R&B/Soul Artist: (Winner)

• Black Movie Awards
  • 2006, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Waist Deep (Nominated)

• Black Reel Awards
  • 2006, Best Ensemble: Four Brothers (Nominated)
  • 2002, Best Song: "Just a Baby Boy" from Baby Boy w/ Mr. Tan & Snoop Dogg (Nominated)
  • 2002, Best Actor: Baby Boy (Nominated)

• Grammy Awards
  • 2013, Best R&B Album: "Open Invitation" (Nominated)
  • 2004, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance: "How U Gonna Act Like That" (Nominated) (released December 17, 2002)
  • 2000, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance: "Sweet Lady" (Nominated)

• Image Awards
  • 2002, Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist: 2000 Watts (Nominated)
  • 2002, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Baby Boy (Nominated)
  • 2002, Outstanding Performance in a Variety Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (Nominated)
  • 2012, Pinnacle Award, Trumpet Awards (Award Recipient)

• Literary Awards
  • 2011, Best Writer, African-American Literary Award, Category: Self-Help, "How To Get Out of Your Own Way" (Nominated)

• Soul Train Awards
  • 2012, Song of the Year: "Stay" (Award Recipient)

External links

• Tyrese Gibson at the Internet Movie Database
• Tyrese Gibson at AllRovi