Williams was raised in the New York City borough of Yonkers after being born in Westchester County. Le’Roy Williams, his father, is a retired police sergeant and a teacher, and his mother Angela Williams is a counselor. Tyrel Jackson Williams and Tylen Jacob Williams, Williams’ two younger brothers, were both born in 1997. (b. 2001).
His two younger brothers are both performers; Tyrel played Leo Dooley in the Disney XD series Lab Rats, and Tylen played James Phillips in the Nick at Nite comedy Instant Mom. Williams additionally made an appearance on Lab Rats, playing the future self of his brother’s character, and Jamal, the family cousin of his younger brother on Instant Mom.
Williams began his acting career when he was four years old. Later, he appeared in Little Bill as Bobby’s voice, briefly replacing Devon Malik Beckford in 2000, and from 2000 to 2005, he played himself (or an eponymous character, “Tyler”) on the PBS series Sesame Street.
He rose to prominence in September 2005 as the title character in the hit series Everybody Hates Chris, which aired from September 2005 until May 2009. He received a Young Artist Award for his work on the show in 2007.
He also appeared as a guest star on Two for the Money, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Hi-Jinks. [Citation required] Williams made an appearance in the second season of True Jackson, VP as True’s love interest Justin “Lil’ Shakespeare” Weber in the two-part episode “Flirting with Fame” in late 2009.
Who has Tyler James Williams dated?
Tyler James Williams was previously married to Anastasia Baranova. Anastasia is a Russian-American actress and model.