Mia Tyler
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Mia Abagale Tallarico better known as Mia Tyler, is an American actress, plus-size model
, public speaker and advocate
. She is the daughter of Aerosmith
lead singer Steven Tyler
, and the actress groupie
Cyrinda Foxe
. She is the paternal half-sister of actress Liv Tyler
(whose mother is model and singer Bebe Buell
). In 1979, Steven Tyler wrote a song named after Mia, which was released on the Aerosmith album "Night in the Ruts
".
She was formerly married to ex-Papa Roach
drummer Dave Buckner and was engaged to guitarist Brian Harrah. She is currently a resident of Los Angeles .
At the age of 17 Tyler appeared on the MTV
show House of Style
. Mia has been represented by the Wilhelmina modeling agency. She has appeared in such elite magazines as Seventeen
, Teen
, Teen People, Mode, Us, Jump
, YM
, Moxie Girl, Vogue
and on the cover of Flare
. She has also appeared on the runways of New York and Paris.
In 2005 Tyler was a member of the VH1
reality show Celebrity Fit Club
, and featured in Really Rich Real Estate
, also on VH1, in 2006. In March 2009 Mia was a judge on Pretty Wicked
, a reality show that airs on the Oxygen network.
She has had a few acting roles, including Marsha in Rush Hour 3
, , Inheridance, People Are Dead, and A Little Bit of Lipstick.
In 2008 Mia released her autobiography Creating Myself.
Plus-size model
Plus-size model is a term applied to a person who is engaged primarily in modeling plus-size clothing. Plus-size models also engaged in work that is not strictly related to selling large-sized clothing, e.g., stock photography and advertising photography for cosmetics, household and pharmaceutical...
, public speaker and advocate
Advocate
An advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
. She is the daughter of Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
lead singer Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams...
, and the actress groupie
Groupie
A groupie is a person who seeks emotional and sexual intimacy with a musician or other celebrity. "Groupie" is derived from group in reference to a musical group, but the word is also used in a more general sense, especially in casual conversation....
Cyrinda Foxe
Cyrinda Foxe
Cyrinda Foxe was an American actress, model and publicist, best known for her role in Andy Warhol's Bad. She was married to both David Johansen, of the New York Dolls, and Steven Tyler, of the rock band Aerosmith.-Early life and career:Foxe was born Katheleen Victoria Hetzekian in Santa Monica,...
. She is the paternal half-sister of actress Liv Tyler
Liv Tyler
Liv Rundgren Tyler is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer, Steven Tyler, and Bebe Buell, model and singer. Tyler began a career in modeling at the age of 14, but after less than a year she decided to focus on acting. She made her film debut in the 1994...
(whose mother is model and singer Bebe Buell
Bebe Buell
Beverle Lorence "Bebe" Buell is an American fashion model and singer, and Playboy magazine's November 1974 Playmate of the Month. She is also known for dating rock musicians. She is actress Liv Tyler's mother from a brief relationship with Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler...
). In 1979, Steven Tyler wrote a song named after Mia, which was released on the Aerosmith album "Night in the Ruts
Night in the Ruts
-Side two:-Personnel:*Steven Tyler - lead vocals*Joe Perry - guitar, backing vocals*Brad Whitford - guitar*Tom Hamilton - bass*Joey Kramer - drums-Additional personnel:*Jimmy Crespo - additional guitars*Richie Supa - additional guitars - "Mia"...
".
She was formerly married to ex-Papa Roach
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest . The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy , their platinum album Getting Away with Murder , The Paramour Sessions , and Metamorphosis...
drummer Dave Buckner and was engaged to guitarist Brian Harrah. She is currently a resident of Los Angeles .
Career
Primarily a plus size fashion model and designer, Mia launched her own clothing line, titled Revolution 1228 in February 2009.At the age of 17 Tyler appeared on the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
show House of Style
House of Style
House of Style is an MTV show that premiered January 1, 1989, focusing on America's growing fascination with the "supermodel" craze. The show focused on fashion, lives of models, the modeling industry, and controversial topics such as eating disorders....
. Mia has been represented by the Wilhelmina modeling agency. She has appeared in such elite magazines as Seventeen
Seventeen (magazine)
Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...
, Teen
Teen (magazine)
Teen was an American teen lifestyle magazine for preteen and early teenage girls, ages 10 to 15. The content of Teen included advice, entertainment news, quizzes, fashion, beauty, celebrity role models, and "real-girl stories".-Content:...
, Teen People, Mode, Us, Jump
Jump
Jump may refer to:* Jumping, to propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne* To get attacked by a group of people e.g...
, YM
YM (magazine)
YM was an American teen magazine that began in 1932. It was published for 72 years and was the second-oldest girls' magazine in the United States...
, Moxie Girl, Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
and on the cover of Flare
Flare (magazine)
Flare is a Canadian fashion magazine. It is owned by Rogers Communications.Flare magazine was created in 1979, as a rebranding of Miss Chatelaine magazine. Flare promotes itself as "Canada's Fashion magazine"...
. She has also appeared on the runways of New York and Paris.
In 2005 Tyler was a member of the VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
reality show Celebrity Fit Club
Celebrity Fit Club (U.S. TV series)
Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series which follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight.This show is based on the British version, which aired on the ITV Network from 2002 until 2006...
, and featured in Really Rich Real Estate
Really Rich Real Estate
VH1's Fabulous Life Presents: Really Rich Real Estate is a VH1 reality series following the nation's top real estate agency, WEA, as they deal with their wealthy and glamorous clients. Episode guests include Frankie Muniz, Mia Tyler, Master P, Cindy Margolis, Tom Arnold, A. Jay Popoff amongst...
, also on VH1, in 2006. In March 2009 Mia was a judge on Pretty Wicked
Pretty Wicked
Pretty Wicked is a reality show on the Oxygen Network. The series challenges 10 women to put looks aside and compete to see who is the most beautiful on the inside. The winner receives a grand prize of $50,000. The show is hosted by Caridee English, winner of America's Next Top Model...
, a reality show that airs on the Oxygen network.
She has had a few acting roles, including Marsha in Rush Hour 3
Rush Hour 3
Rush Hour 3 is a 2007 martial arts/action-comedy film, and the third installment in the Rush Hour film series, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, that began with the 1998 film Rush Hour and continued with the first sequel Rush Hour 2 in 2001. The film was officially announced on May 7, 2006,...
, , Inheridance, People Are Dead, and A Little Bit of Lipstick.
In 2008 Mia released her autobiography Creating Myself.