Tahj Dayton Mowry (born May 17, 1986) is an American
actor and
singer. He played varsity football and basketball at Westlake High School in California
Personal life
Mowry was born and raised in
Honolulu, Hawaii to Darlene Mowry,
who manages her children's careers, and Timothy Mowry, a police officer in
California.
[TIA, TAMERA And TAHJ MOWRY Keep Laughter In The Family With Hit TV Shows `Sister, Sister' And `Smart Guy' - actresses, television - Brief Article - Interview | Jet | Find Articles at BNET.com] His mother is
African American and his father is
Italian American; the two met during
high school in Miami and later both enlisted in the military, becoming
NCOs.
[!~*Tia and Tamera Mowry*~!][Double Devotion - Today's Christian] He is the younger brother of
identical twin sisters
Tia Mowry Hardrict and
Tamera Mowry. He also has a younger brother, Tavior Mowry.
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 and 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.
[Internet Movie database bio] 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 Davis's brother (he's also the real brother of Melanie's portrayer
Tia Mowry).
