Tyler James Williams is an American singer, actor and rapper with an estimated net worth of $4.8 million. He was born on October 9, 1992 in Westchester County, New York and was raised in Yonkers. He has two younger brothers: Tyrel Jackson, who is also an actor and stars on the Disney XD series Lab Rats, and Tylen Jacob, a co-star on the new show Instant Mom on Nick. He appears on the show as his brother’s character’s future self.
Tyler began his acting career at the age of four. He was the voice of Bobby in Little Bill when he briefly replaced Devon Malik Beckford in 2000. Between 2002 and 2005, he played the eponymous character “Tyler” on the children’s show Sesame Street. He became a household name when he played the title role in the hit series Everybody Hates Chris which earned him a Young Artist Award in 2007.
Williams was a guest star in Two for the Money, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Hi-Jinks. In late 2009, he appeared in the second season of in the two-part episode Flirting with Fame in the second season of True Jackson, VP as Justin “Lil’ Shakespeare” Weber, the love interest of True. He was cast as Owen in the series Go On in 2012, and has played the lead role of Cyrus DeBarge in the Disney Channel Original Movie Let It Shine along with Coco Jones, Trevor Jackson and Brandon Mychal Smith. His songs Don’t Run Away, Me and You, Guardian Angel, Let It Shine and Moment of Truth were included in the movie’s soundtrack