Steve Tyler (actor)
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Steve Tyler is an American
United States
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 actor and stage producer.

Biography

Tyler was born in Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:...

. He lives in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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 where he is an active participant in the city's artistic, political and philanthropical communities. He was the national spokesman for Big Brothers of America, Governor appointed board member of the California Council for the Humanities and Board of Governors of GLASS.

As an actor, Tyler has appeared in King Pin
Kingpin (film)
Kingpin is a 1996 slapstick comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray...

, Me, Myself & Irene, Starred as Matthew Haines in The Journey of Jared Price
The Journey of Jared Price
The Journey of Jared Price is a gay-themed coming-of-age 2000 film written, produced and directed by Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black. Black won the Oscar award for Best Original Screenplay for Milk. The Journey of Jared Price was Black's first feature film.-Plot:Jared , arrives in Los...

 a coming-of-age 2000 film written, produced and directed by Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black
Dustin Lance Black
Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist. He has won two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the television series Big Love and an Academy Award for the 2008 film Milk.-Early life:Black was born in Sacramento,...

. Black won the Oscar award for Best Original Screenplay for Milk http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280791/. Tyler also appeared in There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary is a 1998 American comedy film, directed by the Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter. It stars Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller, and it is a combination of romantic comedy and gross-out film....

, Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, and Jason Alexander. It was directed by the Farrelly Brothers and filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling and Princeton, Massachusetts at Wachusett Mountain.- Plot :Hal Larson is a...

, Stuck On You and The Three Stooges to be released in 2012. Other film roles include A River Made to Drown In
A River Made to Drown In
A River Made to Drown In is a 1997 drama film starring Michael Imperioli, Richard Chamberlain, Ute Lemper and James Duval. Directed by James Merendino, Merendino had his name removed and the film is credited to Alan Smithee...

, Boys Life 3
Boys Life 3
Boys Life 3 is a compilation of five short films that deal with coming-out and the trials and tribulations of being gay in America.-See also:* List of American films of 2000* Boys Life* Boys Life 2* Boys Life 4: Four Play* Boys Life 5...

and recurring Guest Star as the Minister on Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
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and as Gino in Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
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. He has numerous acting awards for his theatrical work in Los Angeles, where he has appeared in First Couplehttp://www.jeffersonbeeker.com/firstcouple3.html, The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and starring Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley, and Jennifer Tilly. The screenplay by Steven Peros is based on his play of the same title, which was inspired by the mysterious death of film...

, Rubicon, Self Help, Carla and forty theatrical productions from New York to Los Angeles to his credit.

Early in his career he was a model and appeared as the Kool
KOOL (cigarette)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/25677758@N07/2426752554/ cigarette man in a worldwide media campaign. Tyler also appeared in over 200 television commercials. He had a regular hosting gig on P.M. Magazine.

As a producer Tyler credits include the stage play and television pilot C.L.A.S.S. and The Body Kick. He has produced over twenty theatrical stage productions, including Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls
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. Tyler is co-founder of PLAYWRIGHTS' ARENA http://www.Playwrightsarena.org/mission.htm a non-profit theater on Los Angeles dedicated to producing original plays.

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