Bryshere Y. Gray

Bryshere Y. Gray: Biography in Details

Who is Bryshere Y. Gray?

Bryshere Y. Gray also known by the stage name Yazz The Greatest or simply Yazz is an American actor and rapper.

He played the role of Hakeem Lyon in the Fox primetime musical drama television series ‘Empire’.

Additionally, he also portrayed Michael Bivins in the 2017 BET miniseries ‘The New Edition Story.

Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Bryshere Y. Gray was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 28, 1993, to their mother Andria Mayberry.

Additionally, he has one sister. Throughout his childhood years, he was raised by a single mother in West Philadelphia.

He is of American nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to an African-American ethnic background.

Talking about his education,  Bryshere Y. Gray played football at Overbrook High School, but he switched to music after getting injured when he was 16 years old.

Bryshere Y. Gray’s Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Bryshere Y. Gray initially worked at Pizza Hut when he started out rapping.

Later, he began performing everywhere he could, including the streets, and eventually took the name Yazz the Greatest. Soon, he began performing in high-profile venues.

Gray had a big break in his career after he landed the part of Hakeem Lyon, a hip-hop performer and the youngest son of music mogul Lucious Lyon on ‘Empire’.

Additionally, he has contributed several songs to the series soundtrack, including ‘Drip Drop’ and ‘Power of the Empire’.

Furthermore, he also appeared in ‘The New Edition Story’ in 2017.

Bryshere Y. Gray garnered the BET Awards nomination in 2017 for the best actor.

Additionally, he has also garnered the NAACP Image Awards two times. Furthermore, he has 3 nominations to his name in the Teen Choice Awards.

Gray has not revealed his current salary.

However, at present, he has an estimated net worth of around $ 2 million as of 2022.

Bryshere Y. Gray’s Rumors and Controversy

Gray was involved in a fake death hoax rumor in 2015.

Furthermore, Bryshere Y. Gray has not been involved in any notable controversies to date.

Bryshere Y. Gray’s Body Measurements

Talking about his body measurement, Bryshere Y. Gray has a height of 5 feet 8 inches or 173 cm.

Additionally, he weighs around 71 kg or 156.5 lbs.

Furthermore, his hair color is black and his eye color is dark brown.

Social Media Profile

Bryshere Y. Gray is active on social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram.

He has more than 1.2M followers on Twitter.

In addition, Bryshere Y. Gray has more than 4.6M followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 570k followers.

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