Eric Tyrone "Ty" Hodges II is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is known primarily for his roles in
Disney channel
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films and television shows, including his role as Larry Houdini in ''
Don't Look Under the Bed'' and Larry Beale in ''
Even Stevens
''Even Stevens'' is an American comedy television series that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003, airing a total of 65 episodes over three seasons. It follows the life of the Stevens, a family living in subur ...
''.
Early life
Hodges grew up in
Miami, Florida
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.
Career
At age 16, he appeared as the main character in
Janet Jackson
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's "
Go Deep
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" music video. He appeared as Larry Houdini in the
Disney Channel Original Movie
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''
Don't Look Under The Bed'' and in a recurring role as Larry Beale on the
Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...
series ''
Even Stevens
''Even Stevens'' is an American comedy television series that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003, airing a total of 65 episodes over three seasons. It follows the life of the Stevens, a family living in subur ...
'' and ''
The Even Stevens Movie
''The Even Stevens Movie'' is a 2003 American Disney Channel Original Movie that is based on the Disney Channel Original Series ''Even Stevens''. It premiered on June 13, 2003, serving as the series finale. The movie drew an audience of 5.1 milli ...
''.
He starred in
MTV
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's reality show ''
twentyfourseven''. Other television credits include ''
Boston Public
''Boston Public'' is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school in the Boston Public Schools district. It features ...
'', ''
Felicity'', and ''
NYPD Blue
''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...
''. In 2006, Hodges appeared alongside
Hilary Duff
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and
Haylie Duff
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in the feature film ''
Material Girls
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''. Other film credits include ''
Holes
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'', ''
The United States of Leland
''The United States of Leland'' is a 2003 American drama film written and directed by Matthew Ryan Hoge that follows a meek teenage boy, the eponymous Leland, who has inexplicably committed a shocking murder. In the wake of the killing, his teache ...
''.
He has toured Japan with the musical act
Voices United
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.
Director
Hodges has directed several movies. He directed the 2006 movie ''
Miles from Home
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'' starring
Meagan Good
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. He starred in and directed the 2015 film ''
A Girl Like Grace
''A Girl Like Grace'' is a 2015 coming of age drama film directed by Ty Hodges. It stars Ryan Destiny, Meagan Good, Raven-Symoné, Garcelle Beauvais, Romeo Miller and Paige Hurd.
Plot
Grace, a Haitian-American girl deals with issues like bull ...
'', also starring Meagan Good and
Raven-Symoné
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. He also directed the movie ''
Venus as a Boy
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'' starring
Olivia Culpo
Olivia Frances Culpo (born May 8, 1992) is an American model, fashion influencer, social media personality, and actress. After winning the Miss Rhode Island USA competition, she went on to be crowned Miss USA, and then Miss Universe in 2012.
...
.
Filmography
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
African-American male actors
American male television actors
American male film actors
Living people
20th-century American male actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American male actors
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American people