Tyler, the Creator

Tyler, the Creator in 2011, photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Tyler Gregory Okonma

Place of Birth: Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: March 6, 1991

Ethnicity:
*father – Nigerian
*mother – European, African-American

Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, record producer, actor, visual artist, designer, and comedian. He was a co-founder, and leader, of alternative hip-hop music collective Odd Future. Lionel Boyce, Frank Ocean, and Earl Sweatshirt were also members of Odd Future. He is also known as DJ Stank Daddy, Tyler Haley, Wolf Haley, Bunnyhop, Ace, the Creator; and Gap Tooth T.

His father is Nigerian, of Igbo descent. His mother, Bonita Smith, is of European Canadian, from her own father, and African-American, from her own mother, descent. Tyler is an atheist.

He was raised in Ladera Heights and Hawthorne in Los Angeles.