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Biography
Redirect|Tyrese|his self-titled album|Tyrese (album)Redirect|Black-Ty|more info|Alter Ego (Tyrese album)about|the singer/actor|the basketball player with the same first name|Tyrese RiceBLP sources|date=August 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Tyrese Gibson| image = Tyrese Gibson by Gage Skidmore.jpg| width = 150| caption = Gibson at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con for Image Comics| birth_name = Tyrese Darnell Gibson| alias = Black-Ty| Spouse = Norma Gibson (March 2008 – January 2009)| background = solo_singer| Born = birth date and age|1978|12|30| Los Angeles, California , United States|U.S. | genre = Contemporary R& B , Hip hop music|hip hop | occupation = Author, singer, actor, VJ (media personality)|VJ , screenwriter, film producer, television producer,| years_active = 1996–present| label = RCA Records|RCA (1997–2001) J Records|J (2002–2006) Voltron Records|Voltron (2011–Present)| website = http://www.myspace.com/tyrese www.myspace.com/tyrese Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978),cite web|last=Fuoco|first=Christina|title=Tyrese Biography|work=Musician Biographies|url= http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003084/Tyrese.html|date=2006-06-23|accessdate=2008-12-14 also known simply as Tyrese , is an American R& B singer, rapping|rapper , actor, author, former fashion model and list of MTV VJs|MTV VJ . After releasing several albums, he transitioned into films, with lead roles in several Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood releases.
Early life
Gibson was born in Los Angeles, California, growing up in the Watts, Los Angeles, California|Watts neighborhood. His mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson (née Durham), raised him & his 3 older siblings as a single parent after Gibson's father, Lurk Gibson left.cite web | title=Scripps Howard News Service | work=Arron,james on getting my grown man on. | url= http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm? action=detail& pk=GIBSON-FILM-06-21-06 | accessdate=June 21, 2006Cite journal|last=Kennedy|first=Erica|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Do Right Man|journal=Vibe|volume=9|issue=7|pages=86|publisher=Vibe Media Group|date=July 2001|url=|doi=|id=ISSN1070-4701|accessdate=2010-09-15 Gibson's career began when he was discovered on a bus. An appearance in a 1994 Coca-Cola advertisement, singing the phrase "Always Coca-Cola",cite web | title=BallerStatus | work=Tyrese: Waist Deep | url= http://www.ballerstatus.net/beyond/read/id/04270158/ | accessdate=June 19, 2006 led to bigger fame.
*2002, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Baby Boy (film)|Baby Boy (Nominated)
*2002, Outstanding Performance in a Variety Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992 TV series)|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (Nominated)
Literary Awards
*2011, Best Writer, African-American Literary Award, Category: Self-Help, "How To Get Out of Your Own Way" (Nominated)
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IMDb name|0879085|Tyrese Gibson
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Tyrese Persondata | NAME = Gibson, Tyrese | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = December 30, 1979 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, Tyrese Category:1978 births Category:Actors from California Category:African American film actors Category:African American male singers Category:African American rappers Category:American male models Category:American rhythm and blues singers Category:Models from California Category:Musicians from California Category:J Records artists Category:Living people Category:Rappers from Los Angeles, California Category:VJs (media personalities)
