Tyler, the Creator

Tyler, the Creator: Biography in Details

Who is Tyler, the Creator?

Tyler, the Creator (Tyler Gregory Okonma) is an American rapper, music video director, and record producer. He is the leader and co-founder of the alternative hip-hop collective Odd Future.

Tyler, the Creator’s Early Life, Childhood, Education

Tyler was born in Ladera Heights, California on March 6, 1991. He has never met his father and throughout most of his childhood years he grew up in the communities of Ladera Heights and Hawthorne, California.

Additionally, he became interested in music in his early life. He is of American nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to a mixed ethnic background of Nigerian, African Canadian, and European.

Talking about his education, Tyler attended 12 different schools in the Los Angeles and Sacramento areas in his 12 years of schooling.

Tyler, the Creator’s Career, Profession

Tyler initially worked at FedEx and Starbucks. He took his stage name from MySpace. Later, he self-released his first mixtape, ‘Bastard’ on December 25, 2009.

Additionally, he also signed a one-album deal with XL Recordings.  He released his second album titled ‘Wolf and Loiter Squad’ on April 2, 2013.

Tyler also has several credits as an actor. He has appeared in TV series including ‘The Jellies!’, ‘Uncle Grandpa’, ‘The Jellies’, ‘Axe Cop’, ‘Lucas Bros Moving Co’, ‘Black Dynamite’, ‘Loiter Squad’, ‘The Mindy Project, ‘Regular Show, ‘Workaholics’, and ‘Thurnis Haley: Golf Wang’ among others.

Some other albums that Tyler has released include ‘Goblin’, ‘Wolf’,’ Cherry Bomb’ and ‘Flower Boy. Additionally, he has 17 credits as a producer, 25 credits as a director, and 23 credits as a writer to date.

Furthermore, Tyler creates the artwork for Odd Future’s releases and also designs the group’s clothing and other merchandise.

Awards

Tyler won the MTV Video Music Awards in the category of Best New Artist in 2011. In addition, he has also garnered a nomination for Grammy Award.

Furthermore, he has also received a nomination for MTVU Woodie Awards.

How much is the net worth of Tyler, the Creator?

Tyler has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $16 million at present.

Tyler, the Creator’s Rumors, Controversy

Tyler has been linked with several rumors throughout his career. Over the years, he has been rumored to have been involved in relationships with Iggy Azalea and Kendall Jenner.

Additionally, he has been part of several controversies. He has been criticized several times for his use of homophobic slurs, graphic depictions of violence against women, and allegedly misogynistic lyrics.

He also became part of another controversy after he was arrested for inciting a riot on March 15, 2014, at the South by Southwest music festival.

What are the body measurements of Tyler, the Creator?

Talking about his body measurement, Tyler has a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m). Additionally, he weighs around 79 kg or 174 lbs.

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

Social Media

Tyler 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 7.9M followers on Twitter.

In addition, he has more than 5M followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 3M followers.

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