Tahj Dayton Mowry (; born May 17, 1986) is an American actor and singer. He is the brother of identical twin actors, Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, and is known for his role as TJ on Smart Guy. Mowry was cast as the voice of ten-year-old super genius, Wade Load, on Kim Possible as a nod to this role. He is also known for his roles as Michelle Tanner's best friend, Teddy, on Full House, and Tucker Dobbs on Freeform's comedy show, Baby Daddy.
Early life Tahj Dayton Mowry was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 17, 1986. His mother, Darlene Renée (née Flowers), managed her children's careers. His father, Timothy John Mowry, became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department when the family moved to California.
His father has British and Irish ancestry, and his mother is of Afro-Bahamian descent.During an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show in 2010, it was stated that for years that the Mowrys believed they had Italian ancestry on their father's side. However, after researching their family tree on Ancestry.com, they discovered that their father has British ancestry: "We're actually British." His parents met in high school in Miami, Florida. Both joined the U.S. Army, and eventually reached the rank of Sergeant.Double Devotion – Today's Christian. Web.archive.org (January 9, 2008). Retrieved on July 5, 2011. His older twin sisters are Tia and Tamera Mowry and he also has a younger brother named Tavior. He played football at Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa before transferring to Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks, California, and one season of football at Savannah State University and the University of Wyoming. He attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where his sisters Tia and Tamera both graduated.
Career
Mowry starred and is perhaps best known as T.J. Henderson, a child prodigy, on the sitcom Smart Guy. He also played Teddy on the sitcom Full House. Mowry has 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 & Cody and in a Star Trek: Voyager episode titled "Innocence". Mowry appeared in the movie Are We Done Yet? as Danny Pulu and in Seventeen Again as Willie Donovan. Mowry also had an appearance in one episode in the fourth season of Desperate Housewives. He guest-starred on an episode of The Game as Melanie Barnett's brother, acting alongside his real-life sister Tia who played Melanie Barnett in the series. Mowry performed the voice of Wade in the Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible.
He sang "Shine Your Light On Me" for School's Out! Christmas, "Circle of Life'" on the Disney Channel Circle of Stars recording of The Lion King included on the Platinum Edition DVD, and was featured on a single called "Kick It Out" with Boom Boom Satellites and Flo Rida. Mowry also appeared in an episode of Friends where Phoebe sings to kindergartners.
He starred as Tucker Dobbs in the ABC Family sitcom Baby Daddy, which premiered on June 20, 2012. Mowry released his debut single called "Flirt", produced by Excel Beats, in April 2015. He released a six-song EP titled Future Funk on August 4, 2015. It featured tracks like "Bossy", "Dancing Alone", and "End of the Road". He appeared on the daytime talk show The Real with his sister and co-host Tamera Mowry and was a guest co-host for three episodes. In 2023, he began starring in the Disney+ series The Muppets Mayhem.
Personal life
Mowry dated actress Naya Rivera between 2000 and 2004, after the two worked together on Smart Guy in the 1990s.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 Rappin' n' Rhymin''' | Himself
| 1994 | Disney Sing Along Songs: Let's Go to the Circus| Himself
| 1999 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas| Ollie |Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. |- | 2000 | Seventeen Again| Willie Donovan
| rowspan="2" | 2001 | Hounded| Jay Martin
| The Poof Point| Eddie Ballard
| 2003 | Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time|Wade Load | rowspan="3" |Voice |- |2004–2005 |Hermie series |Webster |- | 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama|Wade Load |- | 2007 | Are We Done Yet?| Danny Pulu
| rowspan="2" | 2021 | Welcome Matt| Matt
| Let's Get Merried| Finn
| 2022 | Me Time'' Kabir
Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 Who's the Boss? Greg Episode: "Who's Minding the Kid?" 1991–1995 Full House Teddy 14 episodes 1992–1993 Out All Night Shavon 5 episodes 1993 Where I Live Jimmy Episode: "The Terminator" 1994 Sonic the Hedgehog Young Sonic (voice) Episode: "Blast to the Past" 1994–1995Aladdin King Mamoud, Tanti Voice, 2 episodes 1995–1998 Sister, Sister Cousin TahjSammy T.J 4 episodes 1995–1999 The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa Nefu Episode: "Rafiki's Apprentice"; Credited, presumably replaced by Dana Hill 1995What-a-Mess Additional voicesSeason 3 1996 Star Trek: Voyager Corin Episode: "Innocence" Minor Adjustments Kenny Episode: "A Christmas Story" Friends Kid Episode: "The One After the Superbowl (Part one)"1997 The Weird Al ShowHimselfEpisode: "Because I Said So" 1997–1999 Smart Guy T.J. Henderson Main role; 51 episodes 2001–2005 Express Yourself Himself Interstitial series 2002–2007 Kim PossibleWade Load (voice) Main role; 86 episodes 2005 Lilo & Stitch: The Series Episode: "Rufus" 2006 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Brandon Episode: "Scary Movie" 2007 Desperate Housewives Matt Episode: "Smiles of a Summer Night" 2012–2017 Baby Daddy Tucker Dobbs Main role; 100 episodes 2015 The Real Himself Guest Co-Host 2021 Family Reunion Mr. Dean Episode: "Remember When Shaka Did the Robot?" Black Don't Crack Khalil Grant Main role; Unsold pilot 2022 How We Roll Lew Recurring role 2023 The Muppets Mayhem Gary "Moog" Moogowski Main role
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2006Kim Possible: Legend of the Monkey's Eye Wade LoadKim Possible: Whats the Switch?
Awards Awards Year Result Award Category Nominated Work 1992 Young Artist Awards Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Under 10 Full House 1998 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Performer Smart Guy YoungStar Awards Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series 1999 Image Awards Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress 2000 Image Awards Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress 2001 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy): Supporting Young Actor Seventeen Again 2013 Teen Choice Awards Scene Stealer: Male Baby Daddy 2014 Teen Choice Awards Scene Stealer: Male
References
External links