Tyrese Gibson in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Tyrese Darnell Gibson
Place of Birth: Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 30, 1978
Ethnicity: African-American
Tyrese Gibson, also credited as Tyrese and Black-Ty, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, model, VJ, and screenwriter. His songs include “Nobody Else,” “Sweet Lady,” and “How You Gonna Act Like That.” He stars as Roman Pearce in The Fast and the Furious films, and as Robert Epps in the Transformers franchise. He is also known for his roles in the films Baby Boy, Flight of the Phoenix, Four Brothers, Annapolis, Waist Deep, The Take (2007), Death Race (2008), Legion (2010), Eldorado, Black Nativity, Ride Along 2, Black and Blue, The Christmas Chronicles 2, Rogue Hostage, Dangerous (2021), and Morbius, and on the show Star.
Tyrese is the son of Priscilla and Tyrone Gibson. His parents are African-American. He is married to Samantha Lee. He has a daughter with his former wife Norma Mitchell; and a daughter with Samantha.
Tyrese’s paternal grandfather was Willie James Ellis, Jr. (the son of Willie James Ellis, Sr. and Modia Lee Brown). Tyrese’s grandfather Willie was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Tyrese’s paternal grandmother was named Beverly Elaine Coleman.
Tyrese’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Durham.
An AncestryDNA test taken by Tyrese and displayed on his Instagram account stated that his genetic ancestry consists of:
*82% Africa
——–*22% Cameroon/Congo
——–*18% Benin/Togo
——–*17% Senegal
——–*13% Nigeria
——–*6% Ivory Coast/Ghana
*15% Europe
——–*7% Scandinavia
*1% Asia
*<1% America
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