Tyrel Jackson Williams
Born (1997-03-16) March 16, 1997 (age 26)
Westchester County, New York[1] U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Relatives
Websitehttps://twitter.com/Tyreljwill

Tyrel Jackson Williams (born March 16, 1997[2]) is an American actor, rapper and singer. He starred as Leo Dooley in the Disney XD series Lab Rats. Williams also co-starred in the 2014 Disney XD television film Pants on Fire. From 2017 to 2020, he co-starred in the comedy series Brockmire.

Early life

Williams was born in Westchester County, New York on March 16, 1997.[2]

Career

Williams had roles in the feature films The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie in 2005, and Failure to Launch in 2006. He has also appeared in national commercials for companies such as Target, Verizon, McDonald's, Chex Mix and General Mills.[citation needed] Williams appeared in two episodes of the television series Everybody Hates Chris starting in 2005, as a younger version of Chris who was played by his older brother Tyler James Williams.[3]

In 2011, Williams was cast in the Disney XD series Lab Rats which premiered in 2012,[4] playing the main role of Leo who stumbles upon the existence of the titular bionic heroes.[5] He had a starring role in the 2014 Disney XD television film Pants on Fire.[6][7] He was also a singing actor for Tyrone in the Nickelodeon animated television series The Backyardigans.

In 2016, Williams was cast in the role of Charles, an internet whiz who has been hired to be the assistant to a minor league baseball team and its sports announcer (Hank Azaria), in the 2017 IFC comedy series Brockmire.[8][9]

Williams, along with friends Coy Stewart and Jadagrace, formed the music collective "Grouptherapy".[10][11] On April 1, 2020, the collective released their debut EP entitled this is not the album. and later released their debut mixtape, there goes the neighborhood. on October 30, 2020.[10]

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2005, 2007 Everybody Hates Chris Baby Chris/Toddler Chris Episodes: "Everybody Hates Greg", "Everybody Hates Driving"
2005 The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie Toy Guitar Boy Film
2006 Failure to Launch Jeffrey Film
2008–2013 The Backyardigans Tyrone Singing voice role (seasons 3–4); 31 episodes
2010 Modern Family Little Phil Episode: "Game Changer"
2010 Good Luck Charlie Jasper Episode: "Study Date"
2010, 2012 Community Jordan Bennett Episodes: "Basic Genealogy", "Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts" (uncredited)[citation needed]
2011 Pair of Kings Hilo Tutuki Episode: "The King Beneath My Wings"
2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Kyle Voice role; episode: "Powerless!"
2012–2016 Lab Rats Leo Dooley Main role
2012–2014 Just Kidding Himself Co-host[12]
2014 Pants on Fire Mikey Television film (Disney XD)
2016 Future-Worm! Presto Voice role; 3 episodes
2017–2020 Brockmire Charles Main role (seasons 1–2); recurring role (seasons 3–4)
2021 Thunder Force Jessie Film
2022 Hollywood Stargirl Terrell Film[13]
2023 Party Down Sackson Main role (season 3)[14]

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Work Result Refs
2016 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star – Kids Show Leo on Lab Rats Nominated [15][16]
2017 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star Leo on Lab Rats Nominated [17]

References

  1. ^ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  2. ^ a b "Tyrel Jackson Williams – "Leo" – Lab Rats". Disney XD Medianet. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013.
  3. ^ Abby West (February 20, 2013). "'Lab Rats' returns with one crazy ride: EXCLUSIVE CLIP". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2017. That's probably why Tyler has played an older Leo on Lab Rats and Tyrel played a younger Chris on Everybody Hates Chris.
  4. ^ Jon Weisman (July 12, 2011). "Disney XD experiments with 'Lab Rats'". Variety. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  5. ^ Brian Lowry (February 23, 2012). "Review: 'Lab Rats'". Variety. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Philiana Ng (June 24, 2014). "Disney XD Greenlights 'Pants on Fire' TV Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  7. ^ R. Thomas Umstead (October 9, 2014). "Disney XD Sets 'Pants On Fire' Original Movie". Multichannel News. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  8. ^ Denise Petski (June 30, 2016). "Retta Upped To Regular On 'Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce'; Tyrel Jackson Williams Joins 'Brockmire'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  9. ^ Brockmire. IFC.
  10. ^ a b Battan, Carrie (October 26, 2020). "Grouptherapy Embodies a New Model of Cultural Versatility". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "10 things you need to know about LA music collective grouptherapy". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Disney XD Teams with NBA for "Pranksgiving," Month-Long Programming Event, Beginning Monday, November 4" (Press release). Disney XD. October 1, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via The Futon Critic. "Just Kidding" returns to Disney XD with new hosts Tyrel Jackson Williams ("Lab Rats") and Jason Earles ("Kickin' It").
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 18, 2021). "Disney 'Stargirl' Sequel Adds Judd Hirsch & Tyrel Jackson Williams". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 31, 2022). "'Party Down': Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Zoë Chao & James Marsden Join Revival On Starz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  15. ^ Keely Wold (March 13, 2016). "Kids' Choice Awards: Grant Gustin, Rico Rodriguez Reveal What They Watched Growing Up". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2017. Jackson Tyrel Williams of the nominated Disney series Lab Rats also counted himself a fan of sports movies, saying that for him, Space Jam had held the top spot.
  16. ^ Nick Romano (March 13, 2016). "2016 Kids Choice Awards winners list: Star Wars, Adele, Jennifer Lawrence win big". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  17. ^ Dani Levy (February 2, 2017). "Justin Timberlake and Kevin Hart Lead Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved February 6, 2017.

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