Bryshere Y. Gray Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Bryshere Y. Gray Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Bryshere Yazuan Gray (born November 28, 1993), also known by the stage

name Yazz The Greatest or simply Yazz, is an American actor and

rapper, best known for his role as Hakeem Lyon in the Fox primetime

musical drama television series Empire. He is also known for his

portrayal as Michael Bivins in the 2017 BET miniseries The New Edition

Story.Since 2013, Gray has performed at a variety of music festivals

in the Philadelphia area, including Jay Z’s Made in America

Festival, The Roots' Picnic Festival, and Power 99FM's Powerhouse

concert. He also has been the opening act for rappers such as Fabolous

and 2 Chainz. His debut single "Respect" was released in the same

year. In 2015, Gray began his first acting role as Hakeem Lyon on the

Fox drama TV series Empire, with co-stars Taraji P. Henson, Terrence

Howard, and Jussie Smollett. In March 2015, it was confirmed that both

Smollett and Gray had been signed on with Columbia Records as solo

acts. In April 2016, Gray was cast alongside Elijah Kelley, Luke

James, Algee Smith, Keith Powers and Woody McClain in the BET

miniseries about R&B boy band, New Edition which debuted in January

2017. Gray signed on to portray co-founding member, Michael Bivins. In

April 2018 Gray co starred with Teyana Taylor in Honey: Rise Up and

Dance as Tyrell.Gray was born and raised in West Philadelphia. His

mother, Andria Mayberry, became pregnant with him when she was a

teenager, and in the absence of his father, he was raised by a single

mother. When he was growing up, he witnessed his mom's by his father,

and was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of five. Gray played football

at Overbrook High School, but he switched to music after getting

injured when he was 16 years old. He began to use his talent as a

street performer to earn money and help his single mother afford their

expenses. He also worked at pizza hut and then he used the money he

made there to pay for and make his first music video before being

fired for writing music at work. His efforts eventually led to a

partnership with manager Charlie Mack. Gray told 'Cosmopolitan' in

February, 2015, that his estranged father had reached out to him when

he became popular, and that he needed time and needed to grow some

more before taking any step in that regard. He has a sister named

Brianna.His Astrological sign is Sagittarius.
Bryshere Y. Gray Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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