TYRESE GIBSON was born and raised in Watts, a neighborhood of Los Angeles. At the age of 16, he was discovered after being cast in a Coca-Cola commercial. A self-titled debut album followed that featured the hits "Sweet Lady" and "Lately." He won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist. Gibson has since released five more studio albums and garnered six GRAMMY® Award nominations. His most recent studio album, Black Rose, debuted at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart and featured the single “Shame,” which was #1 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart for 16 consecutive weeks.  

This year marks the 20th anniversary of John Singleton’s Baby Boy, Gibson’s feature film debut for which he garnered an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. Gibson would go on to work with director Singleton again on 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers.  Along with his signature role as Roman Pearce in six Fast & Furious films, Gibson is internationally recognized for playing Robert Epps in Michael Bay’s Transformers franchise.