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'''Tyler James Hilton''' (born on [[November 22]], [[1983]], in [[Palm Springs, California]]) is a [[singer-songwriter]] and [[actor]]. Hilton, while still somewhat unknown, began his professional career in music in 2000. ''[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Magazine]]'' compared him to his contemporary, [[Howie Day]], while others have compared Hilton to [[Elton John]], both vocally and instrumentally. Since the release of his debut album, Hilton has ventured into acting, guest starring on [[The CW]]'s television show ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' as the talented but somewhat mean-spirited [[Chris Keller (One Tree Hill)|Chris Keller]], and playing the role of [[Elvis Presley]] in the [[Johnny Cash]] biopic ''[[Walk the Line]]''. Hilton has just finished filming his role in the upcoming film ''[[Charlie Bartlett]]''.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
'''Tyler James Hilton''' (born on [[November 22]], [[1983]], in [[Palm Springs, California]]) is a [[singer-songwriter]] and [[actor]]. Hilton, while still somewhat unknown, began his professional career in music in 2000. ''[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Magazine]]'' compared him to his contemporary, [[Howie Day]], while others have compared Hilton to [[Elton John]], both vocally and instrumentally. Since the release of his debut album, Hilton has ventured into acting, guest starring on [[The CW]]'s television show ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' as the talented but somewhat mean-spirited [[Chris Keller (One Tree Hill)|Chris Keller]], and playing the role of [[Elvis Presley]] in the [[Johnny Cash]] biopic ''[[Walk the Line]]''. Hilton has just finished filming his role in the upcoming film ''[[Charlie Bartlett]]''.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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Raised in Bermuda Dunes, CA Hilton grew up around music and began teaching himself [[Elvis Presley]] songs at an early age. After a brief stint in Northern California, his family moved back to the [[Palm Springs Area]], where he wrote his first song about a girl with whom he attended school. Hilton's family made another move back to [[Coachella Valley]] for high school, where, at [[La Quinta High School (La Quinta, California)|La Quinta High School]], he started a band with some of his classmates. The band didn't go anywhere, so Hilton began to enter open mic nights and went to local coffee shops to play his own music. |
Raised in Bermuda Dunes, CA Hilton grew up around music and began teaching himself [[Elvis Presley]] songs at an early age. After a brief stint in Northern California, his family moved back to the [[Palm Springs Area]], where he wrote his first song about a girl with whom he attended school. Hilton's family made another move back to [[Coachella Valley]] for high school, where, at [[La Quinta High School (La Quinta, California)|La Quinta High School]], he started a band with some of his classmates. The band didn't go anywhere, so Hilton began to enter open mic nights and went to local coffee shops to play his own music. |
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Tyler James Hilton (born on November 22, 1983, in Palm Springs, California) is a singer-songwriter and actor. Hilton, while still somewhat unknown, began his professional career in music in 2000. Rolling Stone Magazine compared him to his contemporary, Howie Day, while others have compared Hilton to Elton John, both vocally and instrumentally. Since the release of his debut album, Hilton has ventured into acting, guest starring on The CW's television show One Tree Hill as the talented but somewhat mean-spirited Chris Keller, and playing the role of Elvis Presley in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. Hilton has just finished filming his role in the upcoming film Charlie Bartlett.[citation needed]
Early years
Raised in Bermuda Dunes, CA Hilton grew up around music and began teaching himself Elvis Presley songs at an early age. After a brief stint in Northern California, his family moved back to the Palm Springs Area, where he wrote his first song about a girl with whom he attended school. Hilton's family made another move back to Coachella Valley for high school, where, at La Quinta High School, he started a band with some of his classmates. The band didn't go anywhere, so Hilton began to enter open mic nights and went to local coffee shops to play his own music.
Establishment
Hilton heard a local radio station was giving away Jonny Lang concert tickets and called into the Mark & Brian radio show on KLOS in Los Angeles at the age of 16. While on the phone, he sang an a cappella version of Jonny Lang’s song "Breakin' Me." Mark & Brian were so impressed with Hilton's performance that they gave him a spot at the station's Christmas concert. Word of Hilton caught the ear of Maverick Records, who signed him up with a record deal shortly after. Work started on Hilton's debut major label record, The Tracks of Tyler Hilton, and the songs were recorded quickly. The album was released on September 28, 2004. After the release of his album, Hilton joined the likes of Avril Lavigne, Jet, 50 Cent, and Josh Groban as an artist chosen by AOL Breaker for his star potential. Over the past several years Tyler has opened shows for Michelle Branch, Gavin DeGraw, Goo Goo Dolls, The Wreckers, The Neville Brothers, Blues Traveler, David Lindley and even Hilary Duff on the American leg of her "Still Most Wanted" tour. Hilton plays various venues for live shows, and allows attendees to tape his performances. These performances are available on the internet, and Archive.org.
Tyler is reportedly working on an upcoming second album.
Acting
Tyler Hilton's character on One Tree Hill, Chris Keller, was originally written to only appear in two episodes, but series creator Mark Schwahn liked both Tyler and the character so much that the role was extended to a recurring part throughout much of the second and third seasons of the show, with an upcoming appearance expected towards the end of the current fourth season.
After his stint on One Tree Hill, Tyler went on to appear in the Academy Award-winning film Walk the Line as a young version of Elvis Presley. For the part, Tyler was given the opportunity to cover two Elvis songs for the film including "Milk Cow Blues" and "That's All Right."
Tyler recently finished up filming his starring role in the upcoming movie Charlie Bartlett and can currently be seen playing the love interest in country music artist Taylor Swift's music video for her song "Teardrops on my Guitar." Tyler met his current girlfriend, Canadian actress Megan Park, on the set of Charlie Bartlett.
Discography
In addition to these solo albums, Tyler has also appeared on each of the three different One Tree Hill soundtrack albums, usually with a track or two that have not been released anywhere else (including the cover of the Ryan Adams song "When The Stars Go Blue," which was arranged into a duet with One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Galeotti for the show; a cover of "Missing You" by John Waite; and the original track "You'll Ask For Me"), as well as the Walk the Line soundtrack album, which includes the Elvis Presley cover songs he did for the film.
Hilton released a self-titled EP on April 6, 2004. All four songs were included on his first album "The Tracks Of" released on September 28, 2004. He is in the process of recording a sophomore album in Memphis, TN.