- Tyson Jones
Infobox actor
name = Tyson Jones
birthname = Tyson Lee Jones
birthdate = birth date and age|1987|1|19
birthplace =Longview,TX , USA
yearsactive = 2006-presentTyson Lee Jones (born January 19, 1987) is an American
actor who has worked intheatre andtelevision . He is best known for his appearance on Starz Network's reality television show, "Looking for Stars."Biography
Early life
Tyson Lee Jones was born in
Longview, Texas , the son of Tami S. Lee, and Jeffrey D. Jones, anelectrician . [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb: Freepages ] ] He has a younger brother, Michael Dylan Gearhart, and an older sister, Amanda Lynn McClendon Whitfield.He graduated from Gladewater High School in 2005 where he participated in theatre. He attended and graduated from
Kilgore College in August 2007 with an Associate of Arts.Present
Tyson is currently attending the
University of Texas at Arlington where he studiesTheatre Arts and Spanish. He is the historian of the UTA Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, a national honorary theatre society.Career
Tyson was a semi-finalist in the first season of Starz Network's reality-based television show, Looking for Stars. [ [http://us.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=182006 Tyson Jones, actor, Casting Call Pro ] ] The show is similar to
American Idol , except the winner of the show was to receive a speaking role in a major movie production byRevolution Studios . After impressing the judges with a self-written dramatic interpretation, he was selected as a semi-finalist and narrowed from over 3,000 down to the final 16 in Orlando, FL. He was eliminated from the show on April 2, 2006. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816390/fullcredits}] The winner of the show was Marcus Woodswelch, who was given a role in the film "Next" starringNicolas Cage andJulianne Moore .He recently appeared in Artisan Center Theater's production of
The Music Man in the summer of 2008. He is currently acting in the UT Arlington production of Scapino. [ [http://www.artisanct.com/ Artisan Center Theater - Where Texas Families GO For Entertainment! ] ]External links
* [http://us.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=182006] -Casting Call Pro Website
* [http://www.myspace.com/tlj2005] -Official Myspace Page
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=514388879] -Official Facebook Page
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816390/] -Looking for Stars IMDB ProfileReferences
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