Tyrez Gibson, whose photo is located below, is an American actor who has become famous throughout the world thanks to the embodiment of the leading characters on the screen in the films "Fast and Furious", "Death Race" and "Transformers". Along with this, he became quite successful also in such a field of activity as music. In particular, Tyrez is the author and performer of a number of musical works in the styles of R&B and hip-hop. Among other things, he managed to try himself also as a producer and screenwriter.
Family and childhood
Darnell Tyrez Gibson (this is the full name of the actor) was born December 30, 1978 in the city of Los Angeles, California. His father left the family when the boy was barely five years old. In this regard, he was brought up only by his mother - Priscilla Murray Gibson. The guy was far from the only child in the family - he has two more brothers.
Musical creativity
From a very young age, the boy fell in love with music, or rather, in such a direction as “hip-hop”. Even then, he independently began to rhyme texts. In his youth, Tyrez Gibson took the pseudonym “Black T”, under which he performed at rapper concerts as part of a young, not very well-known group Triple Impact. In 1998, his debut album was released, which was subsequently destined to become platinum. Three years after this, another collection was released. It was called "Two Thousand Questions." An interesting fact is that the main hit from it was written together with Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley. In 2001, the musician took an active part in writing songs on the album of the king of popular music, called “Invisible”.
Acting debut
Tyrese Gibson, whose filmography includes about sixteen serious works, made his television debut at the age of fifteen. Then he was invited to appear in an advertisement for the Coca-Cola drink, where he sang the phrase that became the real anthem of the company - Always Coca-Cola. This was preceded by a boy’s victory at a talent show a year earlier. Some time later, the novice actor was lucky to get to Tommy Hilfiger in the modeling business. This was largely due to the appearance of the young man. According to him, he did not make any special efforts to this - he simply took several steps to begin to work his way to popularity.
The first serious work
In 2001, Tyrese Gibson got the lead role in the American film Baby Boy. It should be noted that here he replaced Tupac Shakur. In this picture, the actor looked very convincing. In the wake of such success, very broad prospects opened up before him. In particular, in 2003, director Roman Pierce invited him to play one of the characters in the movie "Fast and the Furious." Tyrese Gibson, in addition to acting, became the author of music for soundtracks. The next successful projects with his participation were the films "Phoenix", "Blood for Blood", "Interception" and "Duel".
Tremendous success
Truly successful for the career of the actor was 2007. At this time, he was offered to translate on screen one of the characters in an exciting picture called "Transformers." It should be noted that he did not have any preliminary castings and competitions to get this role. The fact is that director Michael Bay himself booked it precisely for Gibson. And here the actor brilliantly coped with the task. In this regard, he received an invitation to shoot in the next two parts of the film. In 2009, the premiere of John Singleton's "Luke Jack" starring Tyrese Gibson.
Between movie and music
The actor brilliantly managed to combine work in the cinema and in music. Along with this, if you had to choose between them, he always preferred the first of the mentioned types of activities. Indeed, in addition to a number of successful roles, Tyrese Gibson boasts five music albums that were released between 1998 and 2011.
Other jobs
It should be noted that the actor appeared several times in television series, including “All This” and “Martin”. In 2008, he even tried himself as a producer in a movie (the science-fiction film “The Twelfth Man” and the action movie “Boom”). At the same time, he starred in the movie "Death Race", where Jason Statham became his partner on the set, as well as in a dramatic story called "Song of Love." Since 2011, the actor has devoted himself to work in the next episodes of the legendary Fast and the Furious.
Personal life
Tyrese Gibson has never had a long romantic relationship with anyone. The first girl he began dating as a popular actor was Brandy Norwood in 2002. The couple broke up a year later. After that, journalists associated him with such famous names as Sofia Vergara, Melissa Ford and Cameron Diaz. In 2007, the actor married Norma Mitchell, who gave birth to his daughter. Despite this, the marriage lasted only two years. The reasons for the collapse are still a mystery. After that, Tyrese twisted novels with Daphne Joy, Claudia Jordan and Rosonda Thomas.
Interesting Facts
- In 2002, People magazine included the actor in the list of the sexiest men.
- Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson became very close friends on the set of The Fast and the Furious. After the death of the main star of the film, Tyrez was very worried and was one of the first who rushed to the scene of the tragedy.
- The actor once publicly confessed in an interview about his only panic fear. These are owls whom he is afraid even in pictures.
- Gibson in 2009 became the publisher of a children's comic strip called Mayhem.
- The actor is a big fan of a sport like baseball. In his free time, he not only attends matches of the national league, where he is a fan of Arizona, but also plays himself.