Trivia

At 16 purchased his first home.

Was good friends with actor Paul Walker.

Raised over $300,000.00 to build the first Boys and Girls Youth

2000 Watts is also an organization he founded to help inner city children.

At 17 started modeling.

Modeled for Tommy Hilfiger.

Debut album, "TYRESE" went platinum.

At 14 got into music and won his first talent show.

Created HQ Pictures, his TV and film production company.

One of People Magazine's Sexiest Men of the Year. (2000)

Daughter Shayla Somer Gibson was born on July 11th 2007.

Is an exclusive model for GUESS?

Actually has a background in the underground rap scene, rapping on numerous mixtapes with an alias of Black Ty (or sometimes Chocolate Ty).

Former VJ for "MTV Jams Countdown."

Childhood friend is Brandy Norwood.

Revealed on The New Tom Green Show (2003) that he has such a fear of owls that looking at a picture would make him freak out. Tom Green proceeded to draw a picture of an owl anyway.

Has 9 tattoos.

The name of his sophomore album is 2000 Watts.

Friends with Joseph Simmons, 50 Cent, Brandy Norwood, Ginuwine, John Singleton, Larenz Tate, Meagan Good, Dr. Dre, and Will Smith.

Bears a striking resemblance to St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame pitcher, Bob Gibson.

Bears a resemblance to male model Tyson Beckford.

His second daughter, with then-wife Samantha Lee, was born on Oct. 1, 2018.

Graduated from Locke High School in Los Angeles, California.