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Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an American actor,rapper and voice actor. He is most recognizable for having played the title character of the Chris Rock-inspired sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.
Williams was born in Westchester County, New York, and raised in Yonkers, New York. His mother, Angela Williams, is a singer/songwriter, and his father, Le'Roy Williams, is a police sergeant. Williams has two younger brothers: Tyrel Jackson Williams (b.1997) and Tylen Jacob Williams (b.2002). His younger brother Tyrel is also an actor, and stars on the Disney XD show Lab Rats.
Williams previously starred in Little Bill as the voice of Bobby, briefly replacing Devon Malik Beckford in 2000, and played himself (or an eponymous character, "Tyler") on the children's show Sesame Street from 2002–2005. He has also guest-starred in Two for the Money, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the show Hi-Jinks along with his Everybody Hates Chris co-star Tichina Arnold. He dated True Jackson, VP star Keke Palmer from early 2007 to late 2008. In late 2009, Williams appeared in the second season of True Jackson, VP as Justin in the episode "Flirting with Fame". He played a rapper named Lil' Shakespeare
Courtney Jones (born January 4, 1998) better known by her stage name Coco Jones, is an American actress, pop singer, rapper, and dancer. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina, but raised in Lebanon, Tennessee. She was featured on Radio Disney's "Next Big Thing", or "N.B.T."
Raised in Lebanon, Tennessee by former NFL player Mike Jones and talented session vocalist Javonda Jones, the young actress/singer/rapper triple threat known as Coco Jones began singing as soon as she learned to speak. Coco’s first stage performance was at the age of six when she belted “America the Beautiful” to a crowded auditorium of parents at her Kindergarten graduation. The crowd couldn’t believe that the voice they were hearing was that of young Coco. At the age of nine, Coco met the casting heads for Disney and blew them away with a cold read. After that Coco set out to become skilled actor. She was first paid to perform at the age of ten, when she demoed a song for a well-known songwriter.
In 2009, Coco performed the National Anthem at two NFL games. She has also been working with Grammy-nominated producer, Rob Galbraith to record her original music and has worked with the Motown group, The Funk Brothers. In 2009, Coco was chosen to perform live on "The Most Talented Kids" episode of the Maury Povich Show. Her self-titled debut CD, "Coco Jones", was released in 2010, which led to her concert series, UBU-STOP THE BULLYING, her songs embracing Coco's platform of positive values and strong self-esteem. In 2010, she competed on Radio Disney's NBT (Next Big Thing), where she became known for her song "Real You". Being on N.B.T was a step in helping her to further launch her music career. Her self-titled debut CD, “Coco Jones”, was released in 2010, which led to her concert series, UBU-STOP THE BULLYING, her songs embracing Coco’s platform of positive values and strong self-esteem.
Everybody Hates Chris is an American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock (who is also the narrator), while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York (often referred to in the show as Bed-Stuy). The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years 1978-1983. Chris Rock grew up with a boy named Kenny Montero whom he has often referred to as the inspiration for a lot of the episodes. In many interviews, Rock has described Kenny as the reason he got into comedy in the first place. The title of the show parodies the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Rock stated "Everybody Loves Raymond but Everybody Hates Chris!". The show's lead actors are Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond, Imani Hakim, Vincent Martella and Tyler James Williams.
In fall 2008, the The CW moved Everybody Hates Chris and The Game to the Friday night death slot. The fourth season of the series premiered Friday, October 3, 2008, at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. On May 21, 2009, The CW announced that it had cancelled Everybody Hates Chris. Prior to this, executive producer Chris Rock announced that the end of season 4 matched up with his own past—dropping out of high school to become a comedian—and that it was time to end the show.