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Tyler James Williams

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Harley and Ivy are celebrating their very first Valentine's Day together. Also follows the rest of the ragtag crew and how they spend the gushiest, mushiest, most romantic day of the year.
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Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special (2023)
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Tyler James Williams is an American actor, most recognizable for having played the title character of the Chris Rock-inspired sitcom Everybody Hates Chris (2005) and songwriter Cyrus DeBarge in the Disney Channel movie Let It Shine (2012). He became known for playing the lead role in the show Everybody Hates Chris and at the age of just 14 became the youngest person to win an NAACP Image Award. He also had a supporting role as Noah on AMC's The Walking Dead. he is also a rapper, martial artist and musician.

Williams was born on October 9, 1992 in Westchester County, New York, and was raised in Yonkers, by his father, police sergeant Le'Roy Williams, and his mother, singer and songwriter Angela Williams. He has two younger brothers, actors Tyrel Jackson Williams (born on March 16, 1997) and Tylen Jacob Williams (born in December 8, 2001) with Tyrel starring on the Disney XD series, Lab Rats and Tylen starring on Instant Mom as James. Williams had also appeared on Lab Rats, portraying his brother's character's future self.

Before fame and beginning his acting career, He was raised in Yonkers, New York, and began acting at the age of just four when he voiced Bobby on the children's show Little Bill replacing Devon Malik Beckford in 2000, and played himself (or an eponymous character, "Tyler") on the children's show Sesame Street from 2000 to 2005. He rose to fame in 2005 by playing the title character in the hit series Everybody Hates Chris, which finished in 2009. He won a Young Artist Award in 2007 for his work on the show. He has also been a guest star in Two for the Money, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the show Hi-Jinks. In late 2009, Williams appeared in the second season of True Jackson, VP as True's love interest Justin "Lil' Shakespeare" Weber in the two-part episode "Flirting with Fame". In 2012, Williams got the role of Owen in the series Go On. He also played the lead role of Cyrus DeBarge in the Disney Channel Original Movie Let It Shine alongside Coco Jones, Trevor Jackson, and Brandon Mychal Smith. Williams was also featured on nine songs on the film's soundtrack, showing off his rapping skills. The movie premiered on June 15, 2012, and his songs "Don't Run Away", "Me and You", "Guardian Angel", "Let It Shine", and "Moment of Truth" all received airplay on Radio Disney. The videos were also played frequently on the Disney Channel. Williams also stars in the Disney XD series, Lab Rats as a future version of the character his little brother Tyrel Jackson Williams played. In 2014 Williams starred in Justin Simien's 2014 independent film Dear White People. In 2014, Williams was cast as the recurring character Noah on the television series The Walking Dead

In an amazing trivia, He won a Young Artist Award for his work on Everybody Hates Chris in 2007 and played the role of Simon in 2013's Tyler Perry Presents Peeples. He appeared in the 2012 Disney Channel movie, Let it Shine, alongside Coco Jones. Tyler also associated himself with his two younger brothers Tyrel and Tylen on Everybody Hates Chris, where Tyrel and Tylen played a younger version of Chris. Tyler resides in Los Angeles, California with his two younger brothers and when he's not busy acting, he answers interviews, and hangs out with his brothers and friends playing sports and other games. His father is a sergeant in the NYPD with nearly 20 years on the force.
BornOctober 9, 1992
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Tyler James Williams and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Tyler James Williams in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Tyler James Williams and Quinta Brunson in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Tyler James Williams in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Tyler James Williams in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Lisa Ann Walter, Tyler James Williams, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Tyler James Williams and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)

Known for

Tyler James Williams in Dear White People (2014)
Dear White People
6.1
  • Lionel Higgins
  • 2014
Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
Unaccompanied Minors
5.3
  • Charlie Goldfinch
  • 2006
Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Tyler James Williams, and Imani Hakim in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
Everybody Hates Chris
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TV Series
  • Chris
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
Abbott Elementary
8.2
TV Series
  • Gregory Eddie

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  • History of the World: Part II
    • In Production
  • Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell in Harley Quinn (2019)
    Harley Quinn
    • (voice)
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
    Abbott Elementary
  • A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
    A Black Lady Sketch Show
  • Andra Day in The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
    The United States vs. Billie Holiday
  • Emma Bell, Dan Fogler, Maggie Q, Cleopatra Coleman, Tyler James Williams, and Danny Pudi in The Argument (2020)
    The Argument
  • Sarah Hyland and Tyler James Williams in The Wedding Year (2019)
    The Wedding Year
  • Scott Foley, Ana Ortiz, Lauren Cohan, Tyler James Williams, and Vir Das in Whiskey Cavalier (2019)
    Whiskey Cavalier
  • Dear White People (2017)
    Dear White People
  • Anthony Mackie, Will Poulter, John Boyega, and Algee Smith in Detroit (2017)
    Detroit
  • Gary Sinise, Alana De La Garza, Tyler James Williams, Daniel Henney, and Annie Funke in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016)
    Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
  • RePlay (2016)
    RePlay
  • Instant Mom (2013)
    Instant Mom
  • Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012)
    Comedy Bang! Bang!
  • Ballers (2015)
    Ballers
  • Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds

Soundtrack

  • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
    Abbott Elementary
    • (uncredited)
  • David Alan Grier, Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, and Tyler James Williams in Peeples (2013)
    Peeples
    • (as Tyler Williams)
  • Let It Shine (2012)
    Let It Shine
  • Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Tyler James Williams, and Imani Hakim in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
    Everybody Hates Chris

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Let It Shine: Extended Edition
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Let It Shine: Extended Edition
Let It Shine: Extended Edition
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Let It Shine: Extended Edition
Let It Shine: Extended Edition
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Let It Shine: Extended Edition
Let It Shine: Extended Edition
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Let It Shine: Extended Edition
Unaccompanied Minors
Clip 0:51
Unaccompanied Minors
Unaccompanied Minors
Clip 0:36
Unaccompanied Minors
Unaccompanied Minors
Clip 1:02
Unaccompanied Minors
Unaccompanied Minors
Clip 0:49
Unaccompanied Minors
Unaccompanied Minors
Interview 0:27
Unaccompanied Minors
Unaccompanied Minors
Interview 0:23
Unaccompanied Minors
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Official Trailer
Season 2 Official Trailer
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Season 2 Official Trailer

Personal details

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    • October 9, 1992
    • Westchester County, New York, USA
    • Tyrel Jackson Williams(Sibling)
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    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Chris Rock originally did not want Tyler to portray him in Everybody Hates Chris (2005) because he thought Tyler was too good-looking. However, the network insisted it was either Tyler or the show would not be produced.
  • Quotes
    Just because you are on TV, it doesn't mean you're not going to make mistakes.
    • Everybody Hates Chris
      (2005)
      $250,000 per episode

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