Tyler Henry
Tyler Henry (born January 13, 1996) is an American who appears in the U.S. television series Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry as a clairvoyant medium.[1] The series began broadcast on the E! Television Network in the United States in January 2016,[2][3] enjoying immediate ratings success and prompting the network to order additional episodes.[4]
Early life
Henry is a native of Hanford, California, a small rural suburb just outside Fresno.[2] He reportedly had his first psychic experience at the age of 10, when he woke and told his mother that his elderly grandmother, who had cancer, was about to die and that they should immediately leave to see her. The sensation was "almost like a memory that hadn't happened yet".[1] His grandmother's death was confirmed a few minutes later with a telephone call.[2]
After giving readings to students and teachers at Hanford's Sierra Pacific High School, from which he graduated on an accelerated academic program,[2] Henry initially aspired to attend college and become a hospice nurse.[2][5] However, Henry soon was "discovered" and began offering readings in Hanford, Fresno, and eventually Los Angeles. Before long, he gained a celebrity clientele and a reality TV development deal.[2] Henry, who has never had a driver's license and who is often driven to readings by his mother,[2] began filming his E! television series when he was 19 years old; the show began airing a week after his 20th birthday.[6]
About his performances, Henry has said: "I'm more likely to get information visually. I am a blank canvas and the people on the other side paint the picture ... they use me to do that, any way that they possibly can, so I do go through the other senses, though, and there are times when I feel things physically, pick up on a smell, or hear a voice."[1]
Henry reportedly welcomes skepticism about his work: "I am content with people asking questions", he told the Fresno Bee.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Rees, Alex (January 22, 2016). "This Celebrity Medium Once Channeled Brittany Murphy's Spirit During a Reading, No Really". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bentley, Rick (January 16, 2016). "Hanford's Tyler Henry shares gift on new E! TV series 'Hollywood Medium'". Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (July 29, 2015). "Teen Clairvoyant Delivers Messages From Beyond In E!'s 'Hollywood Teen Medium'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (February 5, 2016). "E! Orders Two More Episodes of 'Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry'". Variety. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ Rees, Nicholas Richard (December 22, 2015). "Tyler Henry Opens Up About His Psychic Abilities". Out Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Cohen, Jess (January 12, 2016). "9 Things You Didn't Know About Hollywood Medium's Tyler Henry". E! Online. Retrieved January 29, 2016.