What Is Tyrus Ethnicity and Who Are His Parents?

Tyrus’ ethnicity is mixed; his father is of African American descent, while his mother is of Caucasian descent. Although their ethnic backgrounds are common knowledge, the actor has not disclosed the names of his parents. 

Tyrus has been with the WWE and is currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance. Despite being recognized in the wrestling industry, details about his family, especially his parents, has remained sheltered. Their names have never been mentioned, nor have they made television appearances watching their son perform. Here is everything that has been disclosed about Tyrus’ ethnicity and parents.

What Ethnicity Is Tyrus?

Tyrus has a mixed ethnicity, including African American roots and caucasian roots. He inherited his African American roots from his father and his caucasian roots from his mother. However, the wrestler’s looks are a result of the mixture of the two roots from both parents.

He has fair skin, black kinky hair, and brown eyes. His looks have given him the fierce aura every wrestler needs. His skin color has made many people mistake him for being totally black; however, he still has a white heritage.

Tyrus was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on February 21, 1973. He is considered an American citizen based on his place of birth. The wrestler had a rough upbringing because he grew up without one of his parents. He disclosed that he had an abusive father who used to hit him.

However, their family separated as a result of his father’s abusive nature. It was revealed that his mother had left his father to go back to her parents’ house after Tyrus received a massive beating from his father that affected his eyes. Owing that he has black roots and his mother’s family was racist, his mother could not take him and his brother with her when she left.

As a result of that, he moved to a foster home, where he lived with his brother for some time before their mother got them back. While he was at the foster home, Tyrus considered bleaching his skin so his maternal grandparents would accept him, but he could not go through with it.

After his mother eventually got full custody of them Tyrus still left home at the age of 15 to make his own way.

Meet Tyrus’s Parents

Unlike many celebrities who disclose information about their parents, Tyrus has kept details about his parents under wraps to date. However, there are still a few things about them that have been unveiled. Til he discloses all about his parents, here are a few to be known about them.

Who Is Tyrus’s Dad?

Aside from his ethnicity, which is African America, there are no details about Tyrus’s dad that have been disclosed to the public. Holding on to this fact, his name, occupation, place of birth, and age have not been revealed to the public. However, according to Tyrus, who was born in 1973, his father was 17 years old at the time of his birth.

Based on this information, his year of birth is deduced to be 1956, which means that he is currently 68 years old. According to Tyrus, his father was very abusive which led to his separation from his mother. Tyrus’s relationship with his father is not known at the moment. To this end, he has never been spotted supporting his son in the audience.

Who Is Tyrus’s Mom?

Just like Tyrus’s father, he has not mentioned the name of his mother. He revealed her ethnicity to be white but concealed her occupation, date of birth, place of birth, and other details about her. Based on his revelation, his mother was 15 years old at the time of his birth, which means that she was born in 1958 and is 66 years old.

Howbeit, details of what she is currently up to remain unknown. She is no doubt living a life out of the spotlight despite her son’s fame and has never been spotted with him. Tyrus’s relationship with his mother is not known, as he rarely talks about her in public. This notwithstanding, he might have a good relationship with her since she is the only parent that has been with him and his brother.

Where Does Tyrus Live?

Tyrus currently lives at Northshore, just outside of New Orleans. It is an area in the State of Massachusettes, U.S. which is also known as the coastal area between the New Hemisphere and Boston. Having grown up in Boston, he might want to stay close to keep the memories alive.

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