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Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and singer. He released his self-titled debut album in 1998, which featured the single " Sweet Lady", peaking at number twelve on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His second and third albums, '' 2000 Watts'' and ''
I Wanna Go There ''I Wanna Go There'' is the third studio album by American singer Tyrese. It was released on December 17, 2002 through J Records. This became his first album to be released on J Records after recording two albums for his previous label RCA Records ...
'', were released in 2001 and 2002; respectively, the latter contained the lead single "
How You Gonna Act Like That "How You Gonna Act Like That" is a song by American singer Tyrese from his third studio album '' I Wanna Go There'' (2002). It was written by Gibson, Eric Dawkins, longtime contributors Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas and Polynesian artist Geo ...
", which became Gibson's highest-charting single, reaching number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His fourth album, ''
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'', explored hip hop, while he was nominated for the
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for his fifth album ''
Open Invitation ''Open Invitation'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Tyrese. It was released on November 1, 2011, by his label Voltron Recordz and was distributed by EMI. This became Tyrese's first album released on his label Voltron Recordz since h ...
'' (2011). Gibson's sixth album, ''
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'' (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. Gibson had his first starring role in
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's
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'' Baby Boy'' (2001), and then began appearing as
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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
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''
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'' (2016), and appeared in the superhero film '' Morbius'' (2022).


Early life

Gibson was born and raised in
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, California. His mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson ( Durham), raised him and his three older siblings as a single parent after his father, Tyrone Gibson, left.


Music career


Beginnings

Gibson's career began when he auditioned for a Coca-Cola commercial at the suggestion of his high school music teacher. An appearance in a 1994
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advertisement, singing the phrase "Always Coca-Cola", led to bigger fame. It also led him to other appearances, such as for
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and
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.


1998–1999: ''Tyrese''

Gibson was signed as an artist to
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in early 1998. Afterwards, he released his debut single "
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". It quickly rose on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 36. On September 29, 1998, he released his self-titled album ''
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'' at the age of 19. It debuted on the ''
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'' charts at No. 17. In late 1998, Gibson became the new host of the weekday music video show ''MTV Jams'' on
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and a host and VJ for the channel. Afterwards, he released the second single from the album " Lately". It made it to No. 56 on the ''Billboard'' charts. Then, the album's third single and highest-charting single " Sweet Lady" became the album's biggest hit, reaching No. 9 on the R&B charts. The single earned Gibson a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance. The album eventually went on to be
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. Gibson, along with singers
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, RL of
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, and Case, were featured on the soundtrack of '' The Best Man'' on the single "
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".


2000–2001: ''2000 Watts''

On May 22, 2001, Gibson released his second studio album '' 2000 Watts''. The first single off the album was "
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", which reached No. 15 on the
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chart. The album went on to be certified
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, selling over 500,000 copies. The third single off the album, "Just a Baby Boy", with
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and Mr. Tan, was featured on the soundtrack to the film '' Baby Boy'', Gibson's first major acting role.


2002–2004: ''I Wanna Go There''

After
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was disbanded Gibson went on to sign to
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. There he released his third studio album ''
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'' on December 10, 2002. His first single from the album and arguably his most successful single to date "
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" debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 7.


2005–2010: ''Alter Ego'' and hiatus

On December 12, 2006, Gibson released his fourth studio album, ''
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'', his first double-disc album. It was also his first album in which he debuts his rapping persona. The first single off the album was "One" debuting on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 26. The album itself is considered Gibson's lowest selling album to date. In 2007, Gibson,
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, and
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founded TGT.


2011–2012: ''Open Invitation''

After taking time from music to focus on his family and his highly successful acting career, Gibson decided it was time to return to music. In 2011, he signed himself and his newly founded label Voltron Recordz to
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and announced he was working on a new album titled ''
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''. On August 16, 2011, Gibson released the lead single "Stay". The music video for the single featured fellow actor, friend and ''Baby Boy'' co-star
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. It peaked on the US
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chart at No. 11. The second single "Too Easy" featured fellow actor, friend and rapper
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. It peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 38. The third single "Nothing On You" peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 61. ''Open Invitation'' was released on November 1, 2011. It debuted on the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart at No. 9, sold 130,000 copies in its first week and has gone on to sell over 400,000 copies. In 2013, the album earned Gibson his third
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nomination at the
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for Best R&B Album.


2013–2017: TGT and ''Black Rose''

In early 2013, it was announced and confirmed after much speculation that Gibson,
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, and
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would be releasing their debut collaboration album, to be distributed by
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. In 2014, Gibson released the album ''
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''. A double album set was released in 2015. On July 10, 2015, ''Black Rose'' was released and had debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 77,000 copies, making it Gibson's first number one album of his career.


2017–present: ''Identity Theft''

In October 2017, Gibson worked on a project titled ''Identity Theft'', also returning to the alter-ego Black Ty. The album focuses more on his hip-hop roots, predicting that it will "change hip-hop." When Gibson competed on season five of ''
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'', interim host
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introduced his character as "Porcupine," only for Gibson to tell her that his character preferred to be called "Robopine."


Acting career

Gibson has a recurring role in two of the highest-grossing film series: ''
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'' and ''
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''. His first role was in
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's '' Baby Boy'' in 2001.


''Fast & Furious''

Gibson plays
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in the ''
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'' film series. He first played Pearce alongside his best friend, the late
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, in 2003's '' 2 Fast 2 Furious'', his second collaboration with Singleton. He returned as Roman Pearce in ''
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'' (2011), ''
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'' (2013), ''
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'' (2015), ''
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'' (2017), and '' F9'' (2021).


''Transformers''

Gibson portrays Sergeant Robert Epps in the ''Transformers'' film series. In 2007, with the cast of
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,
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,
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and
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, with star
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, ''
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'' went on to make nearly $710 million worldwide. It was directed and co-produced by
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.
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served as the executive producer. Gibson reprised his role in the sequels '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009) and '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011). Gibson was supposed to return as Epps in '' Transformers: The Last Knight'' (2017), but was unable to appear due to scheduling conflicts with ''The Fate of the Furious''.


Other films

In 2005, Singleton and Gibson collaborated for the third time when Gibson co-starred in the action-crime drama '' Four Brothers'' alongside
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. Gibson went on to star in the action-drama ''
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'' with
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. In 2008, he co-starred opposite
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in '' Death Race''. In March 2019, Gibson joined
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in Sony's
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spinoff '' Morbius''.


Writing

In 2009, Gibson co-created a three-issue comic book titled '' Tyrese Gibson's MAYHEM!'' after being inspired from his visit to
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. On May 8, 2012, Gibson released his first book, titled ''How to Get Out of Your Own Way''. It went on to be a ''New York Times'' bestseller. On February 5, 2013, Gibson co-authored his second book along with close personal friend Rev. Run titled ''Manology: Secrets of Your Man's Mind Revealed'', which also went on to be a ''New York Times'' best seller.


Personal life

Gibson was married to Norma Mitchell from 2007 to 2009, and the couple had one child, a daughter, born in 2007. He married Samantha Lee on February 14, 2017. Their daughter was born on October 1, 2018. In December 2020, Gibson and Lee announced they were divorcing. Gibson has described himself as a born-again Christian. In 2017, Tyrese purchased a $4 million home in
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.


Discography

;Solo albums * ''
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'' (1998) * '' 2000 Watts'' (2001) * ''
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'' (2002) * ''
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'' (2006) * ''
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'' (2011) * ''
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'' (2015) * ''Beautiful Pain'' (2022) ;Collaborative albums * ''
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'' (2013)


Filmography


Film


Television


Music videos


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Awards and nominations

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, Tyrese Gibson , Favorite New R&B/Soul Artist , ;Black Movie Awards , - , 2006 , ''
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'' , Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role , ;
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, - , 2000 , "Sweet Lady" , rowspan="2" , Best R&B Male Vocal Performance , , - , 2004 , "How U Gonna Act Like That" , , - , 2013 , ''Open Invitation'' , rowspan="2" , Best R&B Album , , - , 2014 , ''Three Kings'' with Ginuwine and Tank as TGT , , - , rowspan="2" , 2016 , rowspan="2" , "Shame" , Best Traditional R&B Performance , , - , Best R&B Song , ;
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, - , 2002 , ''2000 Watts'' , Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist , , - , 2002 , '' Baby Boy'' , Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture , , - , 2002 , ''
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'' , Outstanding Performance in a Variety Show , , - , 2012 , ''Trumpet Awards'' , Pinnacle Award , ;
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, - , 2001 , '' Baby Boy'' for 'its innovative concept and ensemble acting' , Special Mention Award ;
Soul Train Music Awards The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual music awards show which previously aired in national broadcast syndication, and honors the best in African-American culture, music and entertainment. It is produced by the makers of ''Soul Train'', the pro ...
, - , 2013 , "TGT" with Ginuwine and Tank , New Artist of the Year , , - , 2012 , "Stay" , Song of the Year ,


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