Everybody Hates Chris, Unaccompanied Minors, Little Bill, Sesame Street
I love acting because I get to play different types of personalities without being considered crazy.
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Think you need a famous relative or agent to get into the acting business? Tyler James Williams proves that theory wrong.
The 14-year-old star of Everybody Hates Chrisand Unaccompanied Minors got started in acting through ads his mom found in the entertainment section of the local paper. “Then I got a manager and started going on more auditions,” he notes.
Williams’ early acting jobs included the voice of Bobby in Little Bill, the animated series created by Bill Cosby. He also starred as a series regular for several years on Sesame Street. “What I remember most about working on Sesame Street is having fun in the green room with the other kids, while waiting for my time to go on camera to work with the puppets.”
In Unaccompanied Minors, he plays Charlie Goldfinch, a quirky, home-schooled kid who’s very bright and optimistic about life. “He’s friendly and outgoing, but not very good at sports,” he explains. “He gets stuck with four other kids at an airport, and they all try to create a special Christmas for themselves.”
The one similarity he shares with Charlie: “We both dance to our own drummer!” The one difference is that Williams loves basketball, especially the Miami Heat.
In Everybody Hates Chris, a television series created by comedian Chris Rock. Williams plays a young Chris, a resilient kid struggling to keep his siblings in line while facing a new neighborhood and school.
While he doesn’t work closely with Chris Rock, Williams says he’s very cool and down to earth. And so is it overwhelming playing a comedy icon? “No, because most viewers didn’t know Chris as a kid,” he says. “It’s just a lot of fun.”
Williams loves acting because he gets to meet lots of new people, and “play different types of personalities without being considered crazy.”
Williams has been nominated for several awards, including a 2006 Young Artist Award as Best Performance in a TV Series (comedy or drama) – Leading Young Actor for Everybody Hates Chris. He lives in New York with his parents, brothers Tylen and Tyrel, and their Silky Terrier, “Benny ‘Ruff-Neck’ Williams”.
TYLER’S FAVES:
Video game: Halo
Book: The Left Behind Series
Movie: Dodgeball
Music/Band: Rap/a variety of artists
Food: Macaroni & Cheese
Food you’d never eat: Caviar
Subject in school: History
Vacation spot: Figi
Sports Team: The Miami Heat ("They’re going to do pretty good this year. They may not make it to the championship, but they’ll be alright.")
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TYLER!!!!!! i love your show!! i watch it everyday and i also have the seasons of it!! You really crack me up..CHRRRISSS!!! lol your show is the best!! In the show drew gets all the attention but i think you should cause your really cute..that voice done got deep lol anyways your the best!!!! Lots of love for you!!!!!
Posted by Chrystal on Aug 05, 2009
It is cool. I’m very glad for him. I hope that it is true that he loves acting. Usually it is quite on the contrary. I’ve read a book Star tragedies (found it at the files search engine http://rapid4me.com) and there were a lot of stories where the parents made their children spend all the time on dancing, music, acting or modelling. As a result children achieved success but they were sorry that they got it at such a high price, they didn’t have childhood and friends.
Posted by Nataly on Sep 25, 2009
Hey
I just want to say that I’m a really BIG fan of you, and I also enjoy ur role play in “Everybody hates chris.” Finally i would appreciate it if u sent me a website to watch some of ur episode.
Thanks,
Emmanuel aka Tyrese,
CA USA
Posted by Sumo Emmanuel on Oct 27, 2009
Hey Chris you is the best.I love your show everyboy hates chris i watch it all the time and every night.At 12:00 and 12:30.
Posted by tyron anthony allen on Nov 25, 2009
I so dig halo and my favorite food is Mac & Cheese 2 I’m a huge fan of your acting. Love the show everybody hates Chris you and follow me on myspace so we can chat more. you are a very attractive person tyler...........hit me up please!!
Posted by Keirra Mitchell on Nov 30, 2009
HE IS SO FINE AND CUTE WHAT IS YO NUMBER HOTTIE
Posted by amiaya fortenberry on Dec 10, 2009
Hey Tyler what’s up? What are your future plans in your actor’s career? Just remember that all your fans are behind you 100%
Posted by Jourdan.A. Williams on Dec 14, 2009
HI I LOVE YOUR SHOW “EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS” IT I VERY FUNNY AND IT MAKES ME HAPPY. I LIKE HALO TO IT’S MADD FUN. DO YOU GET ALONG WITH THE CAHRACTERS ON THE SHOW? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS?
Posted by BreannA Robinson on Apr 09, 2010
Oh my gosh i loooooooooooooooooooveeeee your episodes omg!! its funny i watch it everyday!!!!!
Posted by Kayla on Sep 10, 2010
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