Who is Tyrel Jackson Williams?
Tyrel Jackson Williams was born on 16 March 1997 under the zodiac sign of Pisces, in Westchester County, New York State USA. He’s a 24-year-old actor and musician, probably best recognized for providing his voice to Tyrone in the Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. animated musical children’s series “The Backyardigans” (2008-2013), playing Leo Dooley in the Disney XD comedy series “Lab Rats: Bionic Island” (2012-2016), and featuring as Charles in the IFC comedy series “Brockmire” (2017-2020).
How rich is he, as of now? Tyrel Jackson Williams Net Worth
As of mid-2021, Tyrel Jackson Williams’ net worth is estimated at over $1 million, earned through his successful contribution to the industry of entertainment. He’s worked on 25 television and film titles since he launched his career back in the mid-2000s, and has also increased his wealth through his music career.
Early Life, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Religion, Educational Background
Tyrel Jackson Williams spent his early years in Westchester County, where he was raised by his father, Le’Roy Williams, who works as a police sergeant, and his mother, Angela Williams, a singer and songwriter. He has an elder brother named Tyler James Williams, an actor and rapper known for his portrayal of the title role in “Everybody Hates Chris”, and a younger brother named Tylen Jacob Williams, an actor famous for playing James Phillips in “Instant Mom”. Tyrel holds American nationality and belongs to African American ethnic group. Tyrel hasn’t shared any details regarding his education.
Career Beginnings
Tyrel Jackson Williams made his debut feature film appearance in 2005, with the role of a toy guitar player in the children’s musical comedy film “The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie”, written and directed by Polly Draper. His debut TV appearance came when he appeared in several episodes of the highly popular CBS sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris” from 2005 to 2007, starring as the young version of the main protagonist Chris, who was portrayed by his elder brother.
Concurrently, he featured as Jeffrey in Tom Dey’s 2006 romantic comedy film “Failure To Launch”, sharing the screen with Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker. The film was a huge commercial success, grossing over $130 million against the budget of $50 million.
Thereafter, he made appearances in national commercials for various companies, including Verzion, Target, General Mills, Chex Mix, and McDonald’s.
Rise to Prominence
Tyrel Jackson Williams’ first major role came when he was chosen to do the singing voice-over of Tyrone in the third and fourth seasons of the Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. animated musical children’s series “The Backyardigans” from 2008 to 2013. The series achieved critical acclaim, and earned eight Daytime Emmy Award nominations for its music. While filming the series, he continued to work on other projects an,d guest-starred in such roles as Little Phil in an episode of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning ABC mockumentary family sitcom “Modern Family” (2010), Jasper in the Disney Channel sitcom “Good Luck Charlie” also in 2010, and Jordan Bennett in two episodes of the NBC sitcom “Community” (2010-2012).
He also played Leo in the 2011 made-for-TV comedy film “Billion Dollar Freshmen”, directed by Mark Cendrowski.
Continued Success
Tyrel Jackson Williams’ next prominent role came in 2012, when he joined the main cast of the Disney XD comedy series “Lab Rats: Bionic Island”, in which he starred as Leo Dooley for four seasons until its finale in 2016, appearing in all 98 episodes, and sharing the screen with Spencer Boldman, Billy Unger, and Kelli Berglund. For his performance in the series, he received two Kids’ Choice Award nominations for Favorite TV Actor in 2016 and Favorite Male TV Star in 2017. He would later reprise the role in an episode of the Disney XD superhero comedy series “Mighty Med” in 2015.
Parallel with that, Tyler served as a co-host of the Canadian live-action hidden camera reality series “Just Kidding” (2012-2014), broadcast on Teletoon and Disney XD. It was followed by his portrayal of Mikey in the comedy Disney XD Original Movie “Pants On Fire” (2014), alongside Bradley Steven Perry. During the same year, he also provided his voice to Finn the Mer-Boy in two episodes of the Disney Junior interactive preschool children’s animated series “Captain Jake And The Never Land Pirates” and appeared as a wedding guest in the musical crime comedy film “Muppets Most Wanted”, but it went uncredited.
Recent and Upcoming Projects
Between 2016 and 2017, Tyrel Jackson Williams lent his voice to Presto in the Disney XD comic sci-fi animated series “Future-Worm!”, created by Ryan Quincy. Thereafter, he had the supporting part of Ashley in the TV Land/Paramount Network comedy series “Nobodies”, and featured as Raffi Akka in the comedy-drama film “The Bachelors”, next to Harold Perrineau, Julie Delpy and J. K. Simmons, both in 2017. He then booked the main role of Charles in the IFC comedy series “Brockmire”, next to Amanda Peet and Hank Azaria. The series follows the life of a baseball play-by-play announcer, and aired for four seasons from 2017 to 2020.
Most recently, he portrayed Jessie in Ben Falcone’s 2021 superhero comedy film “Thunder Force”, sharing the screen with Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer; it was released digitally on Netflix. It’s announced that he’ll play Terrell in Julia Hart’s upcoming romantic comedy film “Hollywood Stargirl”, which is currently under post-production and set for release in 2022.
Apart from being an actor, Tyrel is a member of a pop-rap music group called grouptherapy; they’ve released two studio albums, entitled “There Goes The Neighborhood” and “This Is Not The Album”.
Appearance and Vital Statistics
Tyrel Jackson Williams has short dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. He stands at a height of 5ft 10ins (1.78m), while his weight is around 165lbs (74kgs). Information about his vital statistics, biceps size, and shoe size isn’t available.
Personal Life
Tyrel Jackson Williams isn’t very open when it comes to speak about his personal life, and manages to keep all the details about it away from the eye of the public. There is no information about any past or current relationships and affairs, so it’s believed that he’s single at the moment, and focused on his professional career.
