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; sep. 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. His self-titled debut album, released in 1998, featured the single "Sweet Lady". The record peaked at number twelve on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. His second and third albums, 2000 Watts and I Wanna Go There, were released in 2001 and 2002, respectively. The latter contained the lead single "How You Gonna Act Like That", which became Gibson's highest-charting single, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. On his fourth album, Alter Ego (2006), Gibson explored hip hop under the rap alias Black-Ty. Gibson was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for his fifth album, Open Invitation (2011). Gibson's sixth album, Black Rose (2015), debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming his highest-charting album. He has sold over 4 million records 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).