Early life

Tahj Dayton Mowry was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 17, 1986. His mother, Darlene Renee Mowry (née Flowers), managed her children's careers. His father, Timothy John Mowry, was in the U.S. Army, and later became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department, when the family moved to California.

His father has English ancestry, and his mother is of Afro-Bahamian descent. His parents met in high school, in Miami, Florida. Both joined the U.S. Army, and both would eventually reach the rank of Sergeant. His older twin sisters are Tia and Tamera Mowry, and he also has a brother, Tavior.

He played varsity football at Westlake High School in California, and one season of football at Savannah State University and the University of Wyoming. He attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, California where his sisters Tia and Tamera both graduated.

Career

Mowry starred and is perhaps best known as T.J. Henderson, a child prodigy, on the sitcom Smart Guy. 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 & 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 performed the voice of Wade in the Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible.

Mowry sang "Shine Your Light On Me" for School's Out! Christmas, Circle of Life for the Disney Channel Circle of Stars recording of The Lion King which was included on the Platinum Edition DVD and was featured on a single called "Kick It Out" with Boom Boom Satellites and Flo Rida. He also appeared in an episode of Friends when Phoebe sings for kindergarten kids.

He is currently starring as Tucker Dobbs in the ABC Family sitcom Baby Daddy. The half-hour sitcom premiered on June 20, 2012. Mowry released his debut single called "Flirt" produced by Excel Beats in April 2015. He released a six-song EP on August 4, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Rappin' N' Rhymin'	Himself
1994	Disney Sing Along Songs: Let's Go to the Circus	Kid Clown
1999	We Wish You a Merry Christmas	Ollie
2000	Seventeen Again	Willie Donovan
2001	Hounded	Jay Martin
	The Poof Point	Eddie Ballard
2003	Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time	Wade Load	Voice
2005	Kim Possible: So the Drama
2007	Are We Done Yet?	Danny Pulu

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Who's the Boss?	Greg	Episode: "Who's Minding the Kid?"
1991-1995	Full House	Teddy	14 episodes
1992-1993	Out All Night	Shavon	5 episodes
1993	Where I Live	Jimmy	Episode: "The Terminator"
1994-1997	Sister, Sister	Cousin Tahj Sammy T.J. Henderson	3 episodes
1994	Sonic the Hedgehog	Young Sonic (voice)	Two-part episode "Blast to the Past"
1994-1995	Aladdin	King Mamoud Tanti	3 episodes
1995	Timon & Pumbaa	Nefu (Voice)	Episode: "Unlucky in Lesotho/Rafiki Fables: Rafiki's Apprentice"
	What-a-Mess	Additional Voices	Season 3
1996	Star Trek: Voyager	Corin	Episode: "Innocence"
	Minor Adjustments	Kenny	Episode: "A Christmas Story"
	Friends	Kid	Episode: "The One After the Superbowl (Part one)"
1997-1999	Smart Guy	T.J. Henderson	Main Role
2001-2005	Express Yourself	Himself	Interstitial series
2002-2007	Kim Possible	Wade Load (voice)	87 episodes
2006	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Brandon	Episode: "Scary Movie"
2007	Desperate Housewives	Matt	Episode: "Smiles of a Summer Night"
2012-present	Baby Daddy	Tucker Dobbs	Main role
2015	The Real	Himself	Guest Co-Host

Awards

Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category	Nominated Work
1992	Nominated	Young Artist Awards	Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Under 10	Full House
1998	Nominated	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Performer	Smart Guy
	Nominated	YoungStar Awards	Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series
1999	Nominated	Image Awards	Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress
2000	Nominated	Image Awards	Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress
2001	Nominated	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy): Supporting Young Actor	Seventeen Again
2013	Nominated	Teen Choice Awards	Scene Stealer: Male	Baby Daddy
2014	Nominated	Teen Choice Awards	Scene Stealer: Male	Baby Daddy

Charities

Tahj Mowry supports the following charitable causes: AIDS, Alzheimer's.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]