• Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk ...

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• Link Party: Angelina Jolie Gets Salty

  EOnline.com - Found Nov. 17, 2009 Barker','Trent Reznor','Trey Parker','Tupac Shakur','Ty Pennington','Tyler Perry','Tyra Banks','Tyrese Gibson','Tyson Beckford','Uma Thurman...

• Lap-by-Lap: Phoenix

  NASCAR - Found Nov. 15, 2009 ... the grand marshall in Phoenix and gives the command: 'Gentlemen, start your engines!'3:17 p.m. -- Tyrese Gibson performs the national anthem.

• Grammy winner Tyrese Gibson to sing anthem at PIR in Avondale

  AZCentral.com - Found Nov. 14, 2009 Actor, model and R&B star Tyrese Gibson will perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International

• Michael Jackson And Tyrese Gibson Meet In Today's Daily TwitPic

  MTV - Found Oct. 29, 2009 In honor of this week's Jackson fanfare, today's Daily TwitPic is a very special one for Tyrese Gibson . Said his tweet yesterday: "Here's a...

• Michael Jackson's Run In With Tyrese Gibson And The REAL 'Spider-Man ...

  MTV - Found Oct. 28, 2009 Also, Tyrese Gibson shares his very special moment with Michael Jackson, clinching himself the top spot in Twitter Pic of the Day.

• Tyrese Gibson Causes Digital "Mayhem"

  Comic Book Resources - Found Oct. 30, 2009 Tyrese Gibson Causes Digital 'Mayhem' Category: Comic Books Posted: 1 hour ago | Updated: 1 hour ago Text Size Tyrese goes behind the scenes of

• HoboDarkseid R.I.P., Tyrese Gibson Controversy, And More 'Iron Man ...

  MTV - Found Oct. 1, 2009 ... as being none other than writer Matt Fraction . Elsewhere, a few creators took issue with claims made my Tyrese Gibson in a CNN article about...

• Tyrese Gibson Interview, LEGION

  MoviesOnline! - Found Sep. 6, 2009 MoviesOnline sat down recently with Tyrese Gibson at Comic-Con to talk about his upcoming film.

• Tyrese Gibson Shares An iMoment With Apple CEO Steve Jobs

  MTV - Found Sep. 10, 2009 In today's Daily TwitPic , Twitter-lover Tyrese Gibson managed to land some face -- and camera -- time with Jobs.

Tyrese Gibson
Gibson in December 2008
Background information
Birth name	Tyrese Darnell Gibson
Also known as	Black-Ty
Born	December 30, 1978 (1978-12-30) (age 30) Watts, California, U.S.
Genres	R&B, hip hop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, rapper, actor, VJ, screenwriter, film producer, television producer
Years active	1996–present
Labels	J Records
Website	http://www.tyrese.com

Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978),¹ also known simply as Tyrese, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, former fashion model and MTV VJ. After releasing several albums, he transitioned into films, with lead roles in several Hollywood films.

Early life

Gibson was born in Watts, California. His mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson (née Durham), raised him and his three older siblings as a single parent after Gibson's father left in 1983.² Gibson's career began when he won a talent show at the age of fourteen. An appearance in a 1995 Coca-Cola advertisement, singing the phrase "Always Coca-Cola",³ led to wider fame, and at seventeen looks paved the way for him to model for Tommy Hilfiger.⁴

Acting

In 1996, Gibson appeared on an episode of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. He also guest starred on the FOX sitcom Martin. Then he guest-starred on an episode of The Parent 'Hood sitcom in 1998. He was given the role originally intended for Tupac Shakur in the 2001 film Baby Boy, and he subsequently appeared in the 2003 film 2 Fast 2 Furious (opposite Paul Walker with whom he formed a close friendship), as well as Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Four Brothers (2005) and Annapolis (2006).

In 2006, Tyrese starred in Waist Deep; his co-stars in the film, Meagan Good and Larenz Tate, are personal friends of Gibson's in real life.³ Like several of his previous roles, the film is set in an urban environment, but Gibson has said that he does not view the role as a "step back", rather seeing the film as taking "another direction" due to some of its themes and action sequences.³

He appeared in the 2007 action film Transformers. The film's director, Michael Bay, had Gibson in mind for the role before he was cast, and thus Gibson did not have to audition for the part.⁵ Gibson may also star in a film version of the superhero Luke Cage; as of 2006, the script was being re-formatted.⁵ Gibson also appeared in action thriller Death Race.

In 2009, he reprised his role as Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Robert Epps in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. He was scheduled to make an appearance in Fast & Furious, the fourth installment in the The Fast and the Furious film series, but it never happened. It is speculated that Gibson may appear in a potential fifth installment.

Current events

Gibson at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con for Image Comics.

Gibson has been attached to a new R&B supergroup called TGT with Ginuwine and Tank. He is quoted as saying "With all the support our fans have given us individually over the years for our distinct signature styles, collectively we felt our fans deserved to hear great music in a way that they could never have imagined. I've known these guys for years and they truly are like brothers, so it only felt right to come together as a trio to make history". The group is first featured on Tank's remix to the song "Please Don't Go". They also plan an international tour entitled "The Shirts Off Tour" which is set to start in February 2008.⁶

He has also created a three-issue mini-series called Mayhem!, to be published by Image Comics, ⁷, one of which is already available as an iTunes LP.[1]

Personal life

Gibson was married to Norma Gibson, with whom he has a daughter (b. 22 July 2007). The couple were together for ten months before he filed for divorce in January 2009, citing irreconcilable differences.⁸ Although his estranged wife had signed a prenup, she is contesting the agreement in court. Tyrese's and Norma's divorce was finalized later on in 2009.⁹¹⁰

Discography

Albums

• 1998: Tyrese RIAA: Platinum (3/99)
• 2001: 2000 Watts RIAA: Gold (8/01)
• 2002: I Wanna Go There RIAA: Gold (2/03)
• 2006: Alter Ego

Singles

Guest features

Gibson also features on:

• Better Dayz by Tupac
• Hoodstar by Chingy
• Unrestricted by Da Brat
• U-Turn by Brian McKnight
• After the Storm by Monica
• I Wanna Feel Your Rumba by Roselyn Sánchez
• Blue Streak soundtrack
• Why Did I Get Married? soundtrack
• Respect My Conglomerate by Busta Ryhmes
• "My Way" by Usher (video)
• "Angel of Mine" by Monica (video)
• "Love" by Keyshia Cole (video)
• "Entourage" by Omarion (video)
• "I Can Transform Ya" by Chris Brown (video)

Filmography

• Baby Boy (2001) - Joseph "Jody" Summers
• 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) - Roman Pearce
• Flight of the Phoenix (2004) - A.J.
• Four Brothers (2005) - Angel Mercer
• Annapolis (2006) - Cole
• Waist Deep (2006) - O2
• Transformers (2007) - USAF Tech Sergeant Epps
• The Take (2008) - Adell Baldwin
• Death Race (2008) - Machine Gun Joe
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - USAF Chief Master Sergeant Epps
• Legion (2010) - Kyle Williams

Awards/nominations

• American Music Awards
  • 2000, Favorite New R&B/Soul Artist: (Winner)

• Black Movie Awards
  • 2006, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Waist Deep (Nominated)

• Black Reel Awards
  • 2006, Best Ensemble: Four Brothers (Nominated)
  • 2002, Best Song: "Just a Baby Boy" from Baby Boy w/ Mr. Tan & Snoop Dogg (Nominated)
  • 2002, Best Actor: Baby Boy (Nominated)

• Grammy Awards
  • 2004, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance: "How U Gonna Act Like That" (Nominated)
  • 2000, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance: "Sweet Lady" (Nominated)

• Image Awards
  • 2002, Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist: 2000 Watts (Nominated)
  • 2002, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Baby Boy (Nominated)
  • 2002, Outstanding Performance in a Variety Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (Nominated)

References

External links

• Tyrese Gibson at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website