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| Portrayed by | Tony Discipline | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2011— | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 27 June 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Bryan Kirkwood | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tyler Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tony Discipline. Tyler is the son of Eddie Moon (David Essex), half brother of Michael (Steve John Shepherd) and Craig Moon (Elliot Rosen), brother of Anthony Moon (Matt Lapinskas) and cousin of Alfie Moon (Shane Richie). He made his first appearance on 27 June 2011.
Tyler, along with brother Anthony, were both announced as new characters in May 2011, being played by Discipline and Lapinskas respectively, though Tyler made his debut at an earlier date. Described as having a short fuse and "quick to use his fist to sort things out", Tyler begins boxing and when half brother Michael pushes him to do a unlicensed fight, Tyler agrees, unbeknown to Tyler that Michael is fixing the fight, putting a boxer in the ring who once killed a man. Tyler wins the fight, though suffers a fit and undergoes life saving operations.
Other than this, he is described as a "heart-throb" and "ladykiller". When Tyler first arrives, he chats up a number of girls and even kisses Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons). Tyler later starts dating Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), though their relationship suffers badly due to Whitney's past. A love triangle begins to develop between Tyler, Whitney and Fatboy (Ricky Norwood). When Whitney chooses Fatboy, Tyler has a one night stand with Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), though later regrets it after finding out that Whitney still has feelings for him.
Storylines
Tyler arrives in Walford in his father Eddie Moon's (David Essex) car and notices Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbington). He gets into trouble with three sisters he has been dating, who slap him and pour drinks over him. He helps his father move his business into new premises, alongside Anthony Moon (Matt Lapinskas), and takes up boxing as Michael has noticed that Tyler has problems with aggression. Tyler floors his opponent, but does not know that Michael Moon (Steve John Shepherd) paid him to let Tyler win. He later dates Poppy Meadow (Rachel Bright), though she is just trying to make her boyfriend jealous. Tyler decides he wants to take part in an unlicensed boxing match but changes his mind because Anthony thinks it is too dangerous. However, Michael manipulates him by buying a personalized boxing robe, saying he bought it before Tyler decided to quit, which makes Tyler change his mind again. Michael sets Tyler up with a boxer called Artie Stiller (Maurice Lee), who is known to fight dirty. Tyler wins the fight, after taking quite a few beatings, but shortly after being congratulated by Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), he collapses into a fit in the ring. He later recovers in hospital and finds out that Anthony bet on Artie instead of him, leaving Tyler disappointed. Tyler finds out that Michael was trying to kill him and Tyler grows violent toward Michael and starts intimidating him.
He later starts a relationship with Whitney but she leaves him after days. Jodie and Poppy become homeless, Anthony asks them to move in with him and Tyler. The girls move in, and it soon emerges that Poppy is attracted to Anthony. Anthony prefers Jodie, and Tyler mocks his brother for his predicament. Tyler has a one-night stand with Whitney's best friend Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa). Weeks later they kiss again, and the pair begin a fling, though Whitney is jealous. On New Year's Day 2012, Tyler looks after a drunken Lauren who had passed out in the Queen Vic. Max rushes over to the Vic and protests that Tyler should take more care of Lauren if she is his girlfriend. Whitney later arrives at the Vic to get the bottle of gin for a bedridden Pat Evans (Pam St. Clement). Tyler follows her outside and the pair end up kissing, although Whitney pulls away and runs back home. Fatboy notices that Tyler has lingering feelings for Whitney, and so warns him off. His casual relationship with Lauren continues until her grandmother Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell) tells him she needs stability, so he tells Lauren they should be friends without sex.
Creation and development
Casting
The character was announced on 10 May 2011, along with Anthony, and made his first appearance on 27 June 2011.[1] Discipline heard about the part in November 2010 from his agent, so decided to audition and returned two weeks later for a workshop. At the workshop, there were six actors shortlisted to play Tyler and six shortlisted to play Anthony. The actors were paired off, and Discipline was paired with Lapinskas. A month later, Discipline attended a screen test, and after a further screen test, he found out he had got the part.[2] Discipline said of his casting: "It's really exciting to be able to work on a show that you have grown up watching and have followed your whole life. I am very grateful to be given this opportunity and am looking forward to working on the show and becoming an East-Ender!"[3] Executive producer Bryan Kirkwood said, "Both Tony and Matt are fabulous additions to the show. Headed up by David Essex, the Moon clan are on their way to becoming an established family in the Square."[3]
Personality
Introduced as the younger half brother of Michael,[4] Tyler was described as having a short fuse and "quick to use his fist to sort things out",[3] and the two new brothers are said to be "a couple of likely lads who are more than likely to cause a stir in Albert Square."[3] Discipline described Tyler as "very sparky and very charismatic! He can be quick to snap at certain people sometimes if they get on the wrong side of him, but he's a lovely guy. He's also very flirty when it comes to the women! He's a bit of a chap to say the least! It's not because he's seedy or he's horrible or anything like that—he genuinely enjoys chatting to women and chasing them. Even if they turned him down, it's all part of the chase and that's fun for Tyler. You can expect a lot of flirting, a lot of girls and maybe some arguments. We shall see!"[2] Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy added that the character has a lot of energy.[2] Additionally, Tyler was called a "bloke's bloke" who loves to have fun with his friends, but often ends up in trouble, especially because of women.[3] A source told Inside Soap that Tyler would quickly get to know some of the "gorgeous girls" of Walford,[5] and the two brothers would be "heart-throbs" and "ladykillers".[6]
Discipline stated that Whitney is the perfect girl for Tyler. Discipline told Inside Soap: "A lot of people say to me, 'Oh, Tyler and Whitney suit each other so much, they're meant to be together'. Then other people come up and they're like, 'Fatboy will be a lot nicer to her'. Yeah, he's a safer bet, but it's all down to what Whit wants - the safer bet or the man she's destined to be with." He continued: "I don't know how it's going to go. It could be Fatboy and Whitney who break Tyler's heart, couldn't it? In Tyler's defence, I think he understands Whitney more than anyone else. He's from a similar world to her and can comprehend the things that have gone on in her life. He cares for her."[7]
Storyline development
Discipline has revealed that he would like to see his character engage in a serious relationship. His character, Tyler, is already seen as a ladies man. In an interview with the Inside Soap magazine, he commented: "Tyler hasn't got very far, has he? It'd be nice to see how he copes in a relationship and how he'd change from being this cheeky guy." After he was branding a soap hunk, he replied: "Oh gosh, well I get a bit of stick about it from my mates, especially when people come up to me in the street. Occasionally when you walk in somewhere, people can be like, 'Tyler Moon! Tyler Moon!', which my friends find hilarious. But I'm actually really flattered by it all." After hearing about his upcoming storyline about a boxing match he is to be injured in, he said: "I'm a massive fan of boxing. When they wrote that into the show, I was really happy."[8]
After hearing about another upcoming storyline with colleague Shona McGarty, Discipline said to New Magazine: "It could be a lot worse! Shona's a lovely person and a great actress. And she's beautiful! There are loads of beautiful girls in EastEnders, aren't there?". He is instantly caught in a love triangle between his character Tyler, Whitney and Fatboy. For the upcoming boxing storyline, Discipline shaved all of his hair off to reflect the circumstances. Discussing his new look, the 22-year-old said: "I didn't mind, but it makes me look a lot younger. When I first had it done, I walked out of the make-up room and David Essex was p*ssing himself. He said, 'You look about ten years old, mate!'"[9]
Discipline said he wants Tyler to get a girlfriend. He predicted that Tyler will eventually get together with Whitney. Discipline said: "I think Tyler needs to decide what he wants when it comes to women. I'd really like to see him settle down with Whitney eventually. He's harbouring some big love for her."[10]
Reception
Inside Soap held a poll to see which of the new Moon family members, Eddie, Tyler or Anthony, its readers were most looking forward to seeing. Anthony came third with 12% of the vote.[11] During an Inside Soap feature on the Moon brothers vs the Mitchell brothers, Kate Woodward said "Two sexy brothers to shake up Albert Square? That sounds familiar! But are Anthony and Tyler really the new Grant and Phil Mitchell?"[12] Lapinskas commented on this, saying "It's a lot of pressure to put us both under, but what a duo to be compared to! [...] Phil and Grant were in the show together for at least 10 years, and they were fantastic—so to be linked to them is phenomenal. It really is a lot to live up to, but Tony and I are hoping to come in with out own energy and bring something completely new to EastEnders.[12]
References
- ^ "Programme Information – Network TV BBC Week 26: Monday 27 June 2011 – EastEnders". BBC Online. June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ a b c Kilkelly, Daniel (21 June 2011). "Tony Discipline - 'EastEnders' Tyler Moon". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Kilkelly, Daniel (10 May 2011). "'EastEnders' reveals new Moon arrivals". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (31 May 2011). "David Essex (Eddie Moon, 'EastEnders')". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ Kelly, Kirsty (19 May 2011). "Alfie Moon's relatives join 'EastEnders'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "EastEnders welcomes new Moons in early June". What's on TV. IPC Media. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel. "'EastEnders' Tyler understands Whitney, says Tony Discipline". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel. "'EastEnders' Tony Discipline wants Tyler relationship plot". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel. "'EastEnders' Tony Discipline pleased with Tyler, Whitney plot". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Millar, Paul. "'EastEnders' Tony Discipline: 'Tyler should settle down with Whitney'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Your verdict". Inside Soap (24). Hachette Filipacchi UK: 97. 18–24 June 2011.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ a b Woodward, Kate (23–29 July 2011). "Well hello, Anthony!". Inside Soap (29). Hachette Filipacchi UK: 4–5.
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