Tahj Dayton Mowry (; born May 17, 1986) is an American actor. He is the brother of identical twin actresses

Tia Mowry Tia Mowry is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom '' Sister, Sister'' (1994–1999), opposite her twin sister Tamera Mowry. The sisters then starred together in the Disney Channel O ...

and

Tamera Mowry Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (née Mowry) () (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress, television personality, and former singer. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/ WB sitcom '' Sister, Sister'' (opposite h ...

and is known for his role on the show ''

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'' as the main character TJ on

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, though the show gained later recognition on

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. Mowry was later cast as the voice of ten-year-old super genius Wade Load on ''

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'' as a nod to this role. He is also known for his roles as Michelle's best friend Teddy on ''

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'' and Tucker Dobbs on Freeform's comedy show ''

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''.

Early life

Tahj Dayton Mowry was born in

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, on May 17, 1986. His mother, Darlene Renée (née Flowers), managed her children's careers. His father, Timothy John Mowry, was in the U.S. Army and later became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department when the family moved to California. His father has English and Irish ancestry, and his mother is of Afro-Bahamian descent. His parents met in high school in

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. Both joined the U.S. Army, and both eventually reached the rank of Sergeant. His older twin sisters are

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and

and he also has a brother named Tavior. He played varsity football at Westlake High School in

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, and one season of football at

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and the

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. He attended

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, where his sisters Tia and Tamera both graduated.

Career

Mowry starred and is perhaps best known as T.J. Henderson, a child prodigy, on the sitcom ''

''. He played Teddy on the sitcom ''

''. He also appeared in Disney Channel movies such as '' Hounded'' and ''

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''. He had a guest role on the

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, ''

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'' and in a '' Star Trek: Voyager'' episode entitled "

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". Mowry appeared in the movie '' Are We Done Yet?'' as Danny Pulu and in ''

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'' as Willie Donovan. Mowry also had an appearance in one episode in the fourth season of ''

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''. He also made a guest appearance on an episode of '' The Game'' as Melanie Barnett's brother (he's also the real brother of Melanie's portrayer

). Mowry performed the

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in the

animated series ''

''. Mowry sang "Shine Your Light On Me" for ''School's Out! Christmas'', '' Circle of Life'' for the

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recording of ''

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'' which was included on the Platinum Edition DVD and was featured on a single called " Kick It Out" with

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and

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. He also appeared in an episode of ''

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'' when Phoebe sings for kindergarten kids. He also starred as Tucker Dobbs in the

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sitcom ''

''. The half-hour sitcom premiered on June 20, 2012. Mowry released his debut single called "Flirt" produced by Excel Beats in April 2015. He released a six-song EP entitled, ''Future Funk'', on August 4, 2015. The EP included "Bossy", "Dancing Alone" and "End of the Road" as stand out tracks. Mowry appeared on the daytime talk show ''

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'' with his sister and co-host Tamera Mowry and as a guest co-host for three episodes. Mowry will star in the upcoming

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series ''The Muppets Mayhem''.

Personal life

Mowry dated actress

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between 2000 and 2004, after working together on ''

'' in the 1990s. Rivera remained close with Tahj and his sisters,

and Tamera, until her death, including helping the sisters find an apartment when they got kicked out of their house. On July 12, 2020, Mowry posted an Instagram tribute to Rivera, while search operations were underway for her after she went missing while swimming on July 8 at

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in Southern California. Rivera was subsequently found the day after and pronounced dead.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

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