Tyrese Gibson | |
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Born | Tyrese Darnell Gibson December 30, 1978 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1994–present |
Spouses | Norma Mitchell (m. 2007;div. 2009)Samantha Lee Gibson (m. 2017;div. 2020) |
Children | 2 |
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Instrument | Vocals |
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Member of | TGT |
Website | tyrese |
Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) [2] [3] is an American R&B singer and actor from Los Angeles, California. He signed with RCA Records in 1998, and released his debut single "Nobody Else" in August of that year. It peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded his self-titled debut album (1998), which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spawned his second top 40 single, "Sweet Lady".
His second and third albums, 2000 Watts (2001) and I Wanna Go There (2002), both received gold certifications by the RIAA. The latter was led by the single "How You Gonna Act Like That", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song. His fourth album, Alter Ego (2006), explored hip hop under the pseudonym Black Ty, while his fifth album, Open Invitation (2011) received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Gibson's sixth album, Black Rose (2015), debuted atop the Billboard 200.
Gibson has sold over 4 million singles and albums in the United States. [4] Gibson had his first starring role in John Singleton's coming-of-age hood film Baby Boy (2001), and gained widespread recognition as Roman Pearce in the Fast & Furious franchise. Gibson reunited with Singleton for the action film Four Brothers (2005) and plays Robert Epps in the Transformers franchise. He appeared in the comedy film Ride Along 2 (2016) and the superhero film Morbius (2022).
Gibson was born and raised in Watts, Los Angeles, California. [5] [6] His mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson ( née Durham), raised him and his three older siblings as a single parent after his father, Tyrone Gibson, left. [7] [8] While growing up in Watts on 113th Street during the late 80s, Gibson was exposed to gangs, with some of his childhood friends becoming members of the Crips. In his autobiography, Tyrese stated it was an older gangster named "Dirtbike Fred" that encouraged him to take a different path. [9] He later graduated from Locke High School in 1996.
Gibson's career began when he auditioned for a Coca-Cola commercial at the suggestion of his high school music teacher. An appearance in a 1994 Coca-Cola advertisement, singing the phrase "Always Coca-Cola", [10] led to bigger fame. It also led him to other appearances, such as for Guess and Tommy Hilfiger.
Gibson was signed as an artist to RCA Records in 1998, releasing his debut single "Nobody Else". It quickly rose on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 36. On September 29, 1998, he released his self-titled album Tyrese at the age of 19. It debuted on the Billboard charts at No. 17. In late 1998, Gibson became the new host of the weekday music video show MTV Jams on MTV and a host and VJ for the channel. [11] Afterwards, he released the second and highest-charting single "Sweet Lady" which became the album's biggest hit, reaching No. 9 on the R&B charts. The single earned Gibson a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance. Afterwards, he released the third single from the album "Lately". It made it to No. 56 on the Billboard charts. The album eventually went on to be certified Platinum. Gibson, along with singers Ginuwine, RL of Next, and Case, were featured on the soundtrack of The Best Man on the single "The Best Man I Can Be".
On May 22, 2001, Gibson released his second studio album 2000 Watts . The first single off the album was "I Like Them Girls", which reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album went on to be certified Gold, selling over 500,000 copies. The third single off the album, "Just a Baby Boy", with Snoop Dogg and Mr. Tan, was featured on the soundtrack to the film Baby Boy , Gibson's first major acting role.
After RCA Records was disbanded, Gibson went on to sign to J Records, where he released his third studio album I Wanna Go There on December 10, 2002. His first single from the album and arguably his most successful single to date "How You Gonna Act Like That" debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 7.
On December 12, 2006, Gibson released his fourth studio album, Alter Ego , his first double-disc album. It was also the first album in which he showcased his rapping persona. The first single off the album was "One" debuting on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 26. The album itself is considered Gibson's lowest selling album to date. In 2007, Gibson, Ginuwine, and Tank founded TGT.
After taking time from music to focus on his family and acting career, Gibson returned to music in 2011, when he signed himself to EMI and released his fifth studio album Open Invitation on November 1. The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 albums chart at No. 9, sold 130,000 copies in its first week and has gone on to sell over 400,000 copies. It was preceded by the lead single "Stay" and peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 11. [12] The second single "Too Easy" featured fellow actor, friend and rapper Ludacris. It peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 38. The third single "Nothing On You" peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 61. In 2013, the album earned Gibson his third Grammy nomination at the 2013 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album.
In early 2013, it was announced and confirmed after much speculation that Gibson, Ginuwine, and Tank would be releasing their debut collaboration album, to be distributed by Atlantic Records. [13] [14] In 2014, Gibson released the album Black Rose . [15] A double album set was released in 2015. On July 10, 2015, Black Rose was released and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 77,000 copies, making it Gibson's first number one album of his career. [16] It received positive reviews. However, his Fast & Furious co-star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson called it "the biggest piece of dogshit that I've ever heard". [17] [18]
In October 2017, Gibson announced he was working on a project titled Identity Theft and returning to his alter-ego Black Ty. Identity Theft was supposed to focus more on his hip-hop roots, with Gibson predicting that it would "change hip-hop." [19] The project however was shelved and retooled into an R&B album titled Beautiful Pain, rumored to be released in late 2023. A single titled "Don't Think You Ever Loved", which features Lenny Kravitz and background vocals by Le'Andria Johnson, was released in February 2023. [20] A remix of the song (featuring 2 Chainz and Jeezy) leaked on YouTube later that month. "Love Transaction", a second single from the album, was released on August 25, 2023. When Gibson competed on season five of The Masked Singer , interim host Niecy Nash introduced his character as "Porcupine" only for Gibson to tell her that his character preferred to be called "Robopine".
Gibson has a recurring role in two of the highest-grossing film series: Fast & Furious and Transformers . His first film role was in John Singleton's Baby Boy in 2001. [21]
Gibson plays Roman Pearce in the Fast & Furious film series. He first played Pearce alongside his best friend, Paul Walker, in 2003's 2 Fast 2 Furious , his second collaboration with Singleton. [22] [23] He returned as Roman Pearce in Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), [24] The Fate of the Furious (2017), [25] F9 (2021) and Fast X (2023).
Gibson portrays Sergeant Robert Epps in the Transformers film series. In 2007, with the cast of Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Megan Fox, Anthony Anderson and Jon Voight, with star Shia LaBeouf, Transformers went on to make nearly $710 million worldwide. It was directed and co-produced by Michael Bay. [26] Steven Spielberg served as the executive producer. Gibson reprised his role in the sequels Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). [27] [28] Gibson was supposed to return as Epps in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), [29] but was unable to appear due to scheduling conflicts with The Fate of the Furious. [30]
In 2005, Singleton and Gibson collaborated for the third time when Gibson co-starred in the action-crime drama Four Brothers alongside Mark Wahlberg. [31] [32]
Gibson went on to star in the action-drama Waist Deep with Meagan Good. [33] [34]
In 2008, he co-starred opposite Jason Statham in Death Race . [35] [36]
In March 2019, Gibson joined Jared Leto in Sony's Spider-Man spinoff Morbius . [37] [38] [39]
In 2009, Gibson co-created a three-issue comic book titled Tyrese Gibson's MAYHEM! after being inspired from his visit to Comic Con.
On May 8, 2012, Gibson released his first book, titled How to Get Out of Your Own Way. It went on to be a New York Times bestseller. [40] On February 5, 2013, Gibson co-authored his second book along with close personal friend Rev. Run titled Manology: Secrets of Your Man's Mind Revealed, which also went on to be a New York Times best seller. [41] [42] [43]
Gibson was married to Norma Mitchell from 2007 to 2009, and the couple had one child, a daughter, [44] born in 2007. [45]
In January 2017, Gibson purchased a $4 million home in Atlanta, Georgia. [46] He married Samantha Lee on February 14, 2017. [47] [48] Their daughter was born on October 1, 2018. [49] In December 2020, Gibson and Lee announced they were divorcing. [50] In October 2023, it was reported that their divorce was finalized in 2020. [51]
Gibson is a Christian. [52] [53]
On September 9, 2024, Gibson was arrested following an appearance in Fulton County Court where he was issued a contempt charge after it was found that he was failing to pay child support to his ex-wife Samatha Lee. [54] Gibson was ordered to remain in custody until he paid Lee $73,500 in child support. [54] Gibson posted on his Instagram page the next day. [54] According to the Atlanta Black Star , Gibson was released after paying the child support. [55] He plans to appeal the contempt order. [54]
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2000 | Love Song | Skip/Mad Rage | TV movie |
2001 | Baby Boy | Joseph 'Jody' Summers | |
2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Roman Pearce | Credited as Tyrese |
2004 | Flight of the Phoenix | AJ | |
2005 | Four Brothers | Angel Mercer | |
Annapolis | Matt Cole | ||
2006 | Waist Deep | Otis/O2 | |
2007 | Transformers | Robert Epps | |
The Take | Adell Baldwin | ||
2008 | Death Race | Joseph "Machine Gun Joe" Mason | |
2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Robert Epps | |
2010 | Legion | Kyle Williams | |
2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Robert Epps | |
Fast Five | Roman Pearce | ||
2012 | Eldorado | David | |
2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | Roman Pearce | |
Black Nativity | Tyson | ||
2015 | Furious 7 | Roman Pearce | |
Hollywood Adventures | Himself | Cameo | |
2016 | Ride Along 2 | Mayfield | |
2017 | The Fate of the Furious | Roman Pearce | |
2019 | Black and Blue | Milo "Mouse" Jackson | |
2020 | The Christmas Chronicles 2 | Bob Booker | |
2021 | F9 | Roman Pearce | |
Rogue Hostage | Kyle Snowden | ||
Dangerous | Sheriff McCoy | ||
2022 | Morbius | Simon Stroud | |
The System | Terry Savage | ||
2023 | Fast X | Roman Pearce | [56] |
The Collective | Hugo | ||
Squealer | Officer Paul | ||
Helen's Dead | Henry | ||
2024 | Bosco | Tootie | |
Bloodline Killer | Detective Cyphers | ||
1992 | Mercer | ||
TBD | Hard Matter † | Lukas | Post-production [57] |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Darrell | Episode: "Talent Show" |
1997 | Martin | Dante | Episode: "Goin' for Mine" |
1998 | BET Soundstage | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
The Parent 'Hood | Coop | Episode: "Hood Sweet' Hood: Part 1" | |
Sister, Sister | Himself | Episode: "The Domino Effect" | |
1998-2007 | It's Showtime at the Apollo | Himself | Recurring Guest |
1999 | Flava | Himself | Episode: "Episode #4.7" |
Andi Meets... | Himself | Episode: "Britney Spears" | |
ABC TGIF | Himself | Episode: "TGIF First Look: Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert" | |
Blue's Clues | Himself | Episode: "Blue's Big Holiday" | |
2000 | Making the Video | Himself | Episode: "Da Brat: What'Chu Like" |
Hollywood Squares | Himself | Recurring Guest | |
Moesha | Troy | Episode: "The Player" | |
2001 | The Andy Dick Show | Himself | Episode: "Come Back Quentin" |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Himself | Episode: "Top of the Charts Edition, Show 2-4" | |
2001-03 | Soul Train | Himself | Recurring Guest |
2002 | All That | Himself | Episode: "Christina Vidal/Tyrese" |
2003 | Star Search | Himself/Guest Judge | Episode: "The One with 2 Fast 2 Furious Star Tyrese Gibson" |
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | Himself/Co-Host | ||
Half & Half | Himself | Episode: "The Big Sexy Shame Episode" | |
2005 | Punk'd | Himself | Episode: "Episode #5.2" |
2006 | Soul Train Music Awards | Himself/Co-Host | |
2010 | Unsung | Himself | Episode: "Teddy Pendergrass" |
La La's Full Court Wedding | Himself | Episode: "It's Finally Here!" & "Clip Show" | |
2012 | Andrew Young Presents | Himself | Episode: "Memphis: Facing the Cross" |
The Soup | Himself | Episode: "Episode #9.5" | |
2015 | Unsung Hollywood | Himself | Episode: "Baby Boy" |
Being | Himself | Episode: "Tyrese Gibson" | |
Lip Sync Battle | Himself | Episode: "Holiday Special" | |
2016 | It's Not You, It's Men | Himself/Co-Host | |
K. Michelle: My Life | Himself | Episode: "See You Tamara" | |
American Dad! | Himself (voice) | Episode: "The Devil Wears a Lapel Pin" | |
2017 | Star | Pastor Bobby Harris | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
2018 | I Am Paul Walker | Himself | Documentary film |
2020 | Uncensored | Himself | Episode: "Tyrese" |
2021 | The Masked Singer | Robopine | Season 5 contestant |
Architectural Digest | Himself | Episode: "Inside Tyrese Gibson's Atlanta Dream Mansion" | |
2023 | Top Chef | Himself | Episode: "Street Food Fight" |
Year | Artist | Title |
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1997 | SWV | "Rain" |
1998 | Usher | "My Way" |
1999 | Monica | "Angel of Mine" |
2000 | Da Brat | "What'chu Like" |
2003 | Roselyn Sánchez | "Amor Amor" |
R. Kelly featuring Big Tigger and Cam'ron | "Snake (Remix)" | |
Ludacris | "Act a Fool" | |
2005 | Keyshia Cole | "Love" |
2006 | Omarion | "Entourage" |
Chingy | "Pullin' Me Back" | |
2008 | Akon featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall | "Beautiful" |
2009 | Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz | "I Can Transform Ya" |
2010 | Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé | "Telephone" |
2013 | Clinton Sparks featuring 2 Chainz and Macklemore | "Gold Rush" |
T-Pain featuring B.o.B | "Up Down (Do This All Day)" | |
2015 | Eric Bellinger featuring 2 Chainz | "Focused On You" |
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | "See You Again" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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Video games | |||
2020 | Fast & Furious Crossroads | Roman Pearce (voice) | |
Theme park ride | |||
2015 | Fast & Furious: Supercharged | Roman Pearce |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2000 | Tyrese Gibson | Favorite New R&B/Soul Artist | Won[ citation needed ] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2006 | Waist Deep | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated[ citation needed ] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2002 | "Just a Baby Boy" (with Mr. Tan and Snoop Dogg) | Best Song | Nominated[ citation needed ] |
Baby Boy | Best Actor | Nominated[ citation needed ] | |
2006 | Four Brothers | Best Ensemble | Nominated[ citation needed ] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2000 | "Sweet Lady" | Best R&B Male Vocal Performance | Nominated |
2004 | "How U Gonna Act Like That" | Nominated | |
2013 | Open Invitation | Best R&B Album | Nominated |
2014 | Three Kings with Ginuwine and Tank as TGT | Nominated | |
2016 | "Shame" | Best Traditional R&B Performance | Nominated |
Best R&B Song | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2002 | 2000 Watts | Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist | Nominated |
2002 | Baby Boy | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated[ citation needed ] |
2002 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Outstanding Performance in a Variety Show | Nominated[ citation needed ] |
2012 | Trumpet Awards | Pinnacle Award | Won[ citation needed ] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2001 | Baby Boy for 'its innovative concept and ensemble acting' | Special Mention Award |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2013 | "TGT" with Ginuwine and Tank | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
2012 | "Stay" | Song of the Year | Won |
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"Lately" is a song by American singer Tyrese Gibson. It was written by Gibson and Derek Allen for his self-titled debut studio album (1998), while production was overseen by Allen. "Lately" was released as the third and final single from Tyrese. it featured actress Maia Campbell for the second time after her previous appearance from the single SweetLady. It released reached number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Tyrese performed the song at Music Mania in 1999.
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