Tahj Mowry
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Tahj Dayton Mowry is an American actor
, dancer, and singer, mostly known for his role of T.J. Henderson on the hit sitcom Smart Guy
and Wade on Kim Possible
.
to Darlene (née Flowers), who manages her children's careers, and Timothy Mowry, a police officer in California
. His mother is Bahamian American
and his father is British American
; the two met during high school
in Miami and later both enlisted in the military, becoming NCO
s. He is the younger brother of identical twin sisters Tia Mowry
and Tamera Mowry
. He also has a younger brother, Tavior Mowry.
. He played Teddy on the sitcom Full House
. He also appeared in Disney Channel movies such as Hounded
and The Poof Point
. He had a guest role on the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
and in a Star Trek: Voyager
episode entitled "Innocence
". Mowry appeared in the movie Are We Done Yet?
as Danny Pulu and in Seventeen Again
as Willie Donovan. Mowry also had an appearance in one episode in the fourth season of Desperate Housewives
. He also made a guest appearance on an episode of The Game as Melanie Barnett's brother (he's also the real brother of Melanie's portrayer Tia Mowry
).
Mowry performs the voice of Wade in the Disney Channel
animated series Kim Possible
. Mowry sang "Shine Your Light On Me" for School's Out! Christmas
and Circle of Life
for the Disney Channel Circle of Stars
recording of The Lion King
.
Currently Tahj is recording music. He was featured on a single called "Kick It Out
" with Boom Boom Satellites
and Flo-Rida.
He played varsity football at Westlake High School in California, and one season of football at Savannah State University
and the University of Wyoming
.
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Young Artist Awards
YoungStar Awards
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, dancer, and singer, mostly known for his role of T.J. Henderson on the hit sitcom Smart Guy
Smart Guy
Smart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...
and Wade on Kim Possible
Kim Possible
Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
.
Personal life
Mowry was born and raised in Honolulu, HawaiiHonolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
to Darlene (née Flowers), who manages her children's careers, and Timothy Mowry, a police officer in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. His mother is Bahamian American
Bahamian American
Bahamian Americans are citizens or residents of the United States of Bahamian ancestry. The United States Census of 2000 counted 31,984 people of Bahamian ancestry.-Communities:...
and his father is British American
British American
British Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in the United Kingdom . The term is seldom used by people to refer to themselves and is used primarily as a demographic or historical research term...
; the two met during high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Miami and later both enlisted in the military, becoming NCO
Non-commissioned officer
A non-commissioned officer , called a sub-officer in some countries, is a military officer who has not been given a commission...
s. He is the younger brother of identical twin sisters Tia Mowry
Tia Mowry
Tia Dashon Mowry-Hardrict is an American actress. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tia Landry on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister...
and Tamera Mowry
Tamera Mowry
Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley is an American actress. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister...
. He also has a younger brother, Tavior Mowry.
Career
Mowry starred and is perhaps best known as T.J. Henderson, a child prodigy, on the sitcom Smart GuySmart Guy
Smart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...
. He played Teddy on the sitcom Full House
Full House
Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...
. He also appeared in Disney Channel movies such as Hounded
Hounded
Hounded is a Disney Channel Original Movie starring Tahj Mowry, Craig Kirkwood, Shia LaBeouf and Ed Begley, Jr.-Plot summary:Jay Martin is a 13-year-old who is competing for a scholarship with the headmaster's son, rival classmate and potential bully Ronny Van Dusen. The headmaster, Mr. Van Dusen,...
and The Poof Point
The Poof Point
The Poof Point is a Disney Channel Original Movie. This movie is based on the children's novel "The Poof Point" by Ellen Weiss, M. Friedman.- Plot :...
. He had a guest role on the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series premiered on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005 with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005. It was one of their first five shows available on the...
and in a Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
episode entitled "Innocence
Innocence (Star Trek: Voyager)
"Innocence" is the 38th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 22nd episode of the second season.-Plot Synopsis:Tuvok crash-lands on a moon along with Ensign Bennet. Bennet does not survive and his remains are stored in a container in the damaged shuttle. Tuvok discovers three children, Tressa, Elani...
". Mowry appeared in the movie Are We Done Yet?
Are We Done Yet?
Are We Done Yet? is a 2007 family comedy film starring Ice Cube. The film is both a remake of the classic Cary Grant comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and a sequel to 2005's comedy Are We There Yet? The film was directed by Steve Carr from a screenplay by Hank Nelken...
as Danny Pulu and in Seventeen Again
Seventeen Again
Seventeen Again is a fantasy–comedy film. It first aired on Showtime on November 12, 2000, and was released on DVD on April 9, 2002. The films stars Sister Sisters Tia & Tamera, and their brother Tahj Mowry from Smart Guy.-Plot:...
as Willie Donovan. Mowry also had an appearance in one episode in the fourth season of Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. He also made a guest appearance on an episode of The Game as Melanie Barnett's brother (he's also the real brother of Melanie's portrayer Tia Mowry
Tia Mowry
Tia Dashon Mowry-Hardrict is an American actress. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tia Landry on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister...
).
Mowry performs the voice of Wade in the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
animated series Kim Possible
Kim Possible
Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
. Mowry sang "Shine Your Light On Me" for School's Out! Christmas
School's Out! Christmas
-Track listing:1. Christmas Isn't Christmas - Myra 2. Wild Christmas - Dream Street's Chris Trousdale 3. This Christmas I Will Give My Love to You - Lynsey Bartilson4. One Small Voice - Taylor Momsen, Myra, & Camille Winbush...
and Circle of Life
Circle of Life
The song was re-recorded in 2003 by the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, a group of actors and actresses who have appeared in Disney Channel television series and original movies...
for the Disney Channel Circle of Stars
Disney Channel Circle of Stars
Disney Channel Circle of Stars were a music group created by Disney Channel/The Walt Disney Company, that sings and makes remixes from the Disney's songs. They recorded "Circle of Life" in 2003 and "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" in 2005...
recording of The Lion King
The Lion King
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
.
Currently Tahj is recording music. He was featured on a single called "Kick It Out
Kick It Out (Boom Boom Satellites song)
Kick It Out is a song by electronica/rock duo Boom Boom Satellites. The song was originally included as the lead track on their fifth album On and later as the first track on their greatest hits album 19972007. In 2009, the Boom Boom Satellites collaborated with Tahj Mowry and Flo Rida to produce a...
" with Boom Boom Satellites
Boom Boom Satellites
is a Japanese electronic music duo consisting of guitarist and vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima and bassist and programmer Masayuki Nakano. While their music can be mostly classified as big beat or nu skool breaks with heavy jazz influences, they are famous for the heavy usage of electric guitars in...
and Flo-Rida.
He played varsity football at Westlake High School in California, and one season of football at Savannah State University
Savannah State University
Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...
and the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Rappin' N' Rhymin | Himself | |
| 1994 | Disney Sing Along Songs Disney Sing Along Songs Disney Sing Along Songs is a series of videos, laserdiscs and DVDs with musical moments from various Disney films, TV shows and attractions. Lyrics for the songs are displayed on-screen with the Mickey Mouse icon as a "bouncing ball" Disney Sing Along Songs is a series of videos, laserdiscs and... : Let's Go to the Circus |
Kid Clown | |
| 1999 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas We Wish You a Merry Christmas "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular secular sixteenth-century English carol from the West Country of England. The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English tradition where wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the carolers on Christmas Eve such as 'figgy... |
Ollie | |
| 2000 | Seventeen Again Seventeen Again Seventeen Again is a fantasy–comedy film. It first aired on Showtime on November 12, 2000, and was released on DVD on April 9, 2002. The films stars Sister Sisters Tia & Tamera, and their brother Tahj Mowry from Smart Guy.-Plot:... |
Willie Donovan | |
| 2001 | Hounded Hounded Hounded is a Disney Channel Original Movie starring Tahj Mowry, Craig Kirkwood, Shia LaBeouf and Ed Begley, Jr.-Plot summary:Jay Martin is a 13-year-old who is competing for a scholarship with the headmaster's son, rival classmate and potential bully Ronny Van Dusen. The headmaster, Mr. Van Dusen,... |
Jay Martin | |
| 2001 | The Poof Point The Poof Point The Poof Point is a Disney Channel Original Movie. This movie is based on the children's novel "The Poof Point" by Ellen Weiss, M. Friedman.- Plot :... |
Eddie Ballard | |
| 2003 | Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time Disney's Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time is a 2003 American made-for-TV animated film about a crime-fighting high-school cheerleader named Kim Possible, who battles a band of time-traveling criminals. The film was directed by Steve Loter for the Disney Channel... |
Wade Load | Voice |
| 2005 | Kim Possible: So the Drama | Wade Load | Voice |
| 2007 | Are We Done Yet? Are We Done Yet? Are We Done Yet? is a 2007 family comedy film starring Ice Cube. The film is both a remake of the classic Cary Grant comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and a sequel to 2005's comedy Are We There Yet? The film was directed by Steve Carr from a screenplay by Hank Nelken... |
Danny Pulu |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Who's the Boss? Who's the Boss? Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, which aired on ABC from September 20, 1984 to April 25, 1992... |
Greg | Episode: "Who's Minding the Kid?" |
| 1991 to 1995 | Full House Full House Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and... |
Teddy | 13 episodes |
| 1992 to 1993 | Out All Night Out All Night Out All Night is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 19, 1992 to July 9, 1993 for one season. The series stars Patti LaBelle, and was created by Andy Borowitz, Susan Borowitz, and Rob Edwards.-Synopsis:... |
Shavon | 5 episodes |
| 1993 | Where I Live Where I Live Where I Live is an American sitcom that premiered in 1993 as part of ABC's TGIF lineup. The series was created and executive produced by Michael Jacobs and Ehrich Van Lowe.-Synopsis:... |
Jimmy | Episode: "The Terminator" |
| 1994 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Young Sonic (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1994 to 1997 | Sister, Sister Sister, Sister (TV series) Sister, Sister is an American television sitcom about identical twin girls Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell , who were separated and adopted at birth, when one day they come face-to-face after 14 years apart.... |
Cousin Tahj Sammy T.J. Henderson |
3 episodes |
| 1995 | Timon & Pumbaa | Nefu (Voice) | Episode: "Unlucky in Lesotho/Rafiki Fables: Rafiki's Apprentice" |
| 1996 | Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while... |
Corin | Episode: "Innocence" |
| 1996 | Minor Adjustments Minor Adjustments Minor Adjustments is an American television sitcom that appeared on the NBC network in the United States during the 1995–96 season. The show was then transferred to UPN to be rebroadcast during the 1996-1997 season.-Synopsis:... |
Kenny | Episode: "A Christmas Story" |
| 1996 | Friends Friends Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Kid | Episode: "The One After the Superbowl (Part one)" |
| 1997 to 1999 | Smart Guy Smart Guy Smart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J... |
T.J. Henderson | 51 episodes |
| 2002 to 2007 | Kim Possible Kim Possible Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the... |
Wade Load (voice) | 86 episodes |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody The Suite Life of Zack and Cody The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series premiered on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005 with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005. It was one of their first five shows available on the... |
Brandon | Episode: "Scary Movie" |
| 2006 to 2009 | The Game | Cameron Barnett | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W... |
Matt | Episode: "Smiles of a Summer Night Smiles of a Summer Night (Desperate Housewives) “Smiles of a Summer Night” is the 72nd episode of the ABC dramedy series Desperate Housewives. It was written by Bob Daily and Matt Berry and directed by David Grossman. It is the second episode of the show’s fourth season and aired on October 7, 2007.... " |
Awards & Nominations
NAACP Image AwardNAACP Image Award
An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature....
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- 1999 - Nominated - Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress for Smart GuySmart GuySmart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...
- 2000 - Nominated - Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress for Smart GuySmart GuySmart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...
Young Artist Awards
- 1992 - Nominated - Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Under Ten for Full HouseFull HouseFull House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...
- 1998 - Nominated - Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Performer for Smart GuySmart GuySmart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...
- 2001 - Nominated - Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) - Supporting Young Actor for Seventeen AgainSeventeen AgainSeventeen Again is a fantasy–comedy film. It first aired on Showtime on November 12, 2000, and was released on DVD on April 9, 2002. The films stars Sister Sisters Tia & Tamera, and their brother Tahj Mowry from Smart Guy.-Plot:...
YoungStar Awards
- 1998 - Nominated - Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series for Smart GuySmart GuySmart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...