Jimmie Williams, known professionally as Redaric Williams,
is an American actor, model, author and musician. As an actor, he is best known for his role as
Tyler Michaelson on the U.S. daytime drama, ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''.
Personal life
Redaric Williams was born in
Petoskey and raised in Detroit. He has four older sisters, a twin sister, as well as a younger sister and a younger brother.
Frequently moving as a youth, he attended three different high schools before graduating from
Denby High School
The Edwin C. Denby High School is a public secondary education school located at 12800 Kelly Road in northeastern Detroit, Michigan, United States. Denby High opened in 1930, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Plac ...
in Detroit
Williams attended the
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public university, public research university located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its main campus is in Denton, Texas, Denton, with a satellite campus in Frisco, Texas, Frisco. It serves as the ...
as a student athlete for UNT's NCAA Division One football team, also running track and field.
He majored in business but developed a passion for performing as a result of taking drama and theater courses throughout his years in school. He eventually left college to pursue a career in acting. He was given the nickname "Red" due to his skin tone.
Career
Redaric began acting at the age of 11 on a Canadian children's TV series.
After leaving college, Redaric relocated to New York City where he began professional training as an actor doing theater and independent films while working night shifts as a bouncer, doorman, and bartender at various New York City nightclubs. Though he initially opposed the idea, Redaric finally started modeling after receiving multiple modeling job offers.
After several successful brand campaigns, he quickly became the face of
Carling Black Label
Carling Black Label is a lager distributed by Carling Brewing Company.
History
Although its original focus was on ale, Carling has brewed lager-style beers since the 1870s. In 1927, as part of a corporate re-branding under new president ...
based in South Africa.
At this time, Redaric decided to recommit himself to acting and he signed on for the role of
Tyler Michaelson on ''The Young and the Restless''. He revealed that when he registered with the
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) was an American labor union which represented over 100,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide. On March 30, 2012, the union leadership announced that the SAG membership voted to m ...
(SAG), the name, Jimmie Williams was already being used, so he chose to go by Redaric Williams.
While living in New York, Williams founded a social media company with two other friends.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Male actors from Detroit
African-American male actors
American male soap opera actors
Male actors from New York City
Male models from Michigan
People from Petoskey, Michigan
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people