Tyson Coy Stewart (born June 24, 1998) is an American actor, rapper, and singer. He had a role in the TBS

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'' Are We There Yet?'' as Kevin Kingston-Persons, taking Philip Bolden's place, as

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in the ABC superhero drama series ''

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'', Marcus in the

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series ''

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'', Troy in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''

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'' and Lorenzo in Netflix sitcom '' Mr. Iglesias''. He voiced Benson in the Netflix animated series ''

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''.

Early life

Stewart was born in

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. His interest in acting began after reciting lines from popular television series. He then joined a talent agency in Columbia, DeAbreu Modeling and Consulting, before playing Travis Younger in a stage production of ''

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''.

Career

In 2010, Stewart began his career with his role as Kevin Kingston in the TBS

'' Are We There Yet?''. In March 2011, Coy won the Young Artists Award for Best Supporting Young Actor in a Comedy or Drama for his role as Kevin in ''Are We There Yet?''. In 2011, on the

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he is best known for, playing the role as Marcus Barnes on the

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comedy sitcom,

In, January 2012, Coy's father, Derek Stewart, published a non-fiction book titled ''The Unlikely Journey'' that chronicles Coy's journey into the entertainment business. He played the role of Troy Dixon in the

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series ''

''. He starred as Xavier in the 2016 comedy horror web series ''WTH: Welcome to Howler''. In August 2017, Coy Stewart played the primary role in the music video and short film of the song " 1-800-273-8255" by rapper

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which deals with the issues of homosexuality and suicide. In November 2017, it was announced that Stewart had been cast in ''

'' as a young

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called

. In late 2018, Stewart was cast in a recurring role on the Netflix sitcom '' Mr. Iglesias''. Stewart, along with friend

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and girlfriend Jadagrace, formed the music collective "Grouptherapy" (stylized as "grouptherapy."). On April 1, 2020, the collective released their debut EP entitled ''this is not the album.'' The collective later released their debut mixtape, ''there goes the neighborhood.'' October 30, 2020''.''

Filmography

References

External links

Stewart's page on his family's website
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