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Ty Hodges - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Ty Hodges - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actor, Director, Writer, Producer.
As a teenager, he attended the New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. Actor / writer / director Hodges was raised in Barbados and Trinidadian families. He is originally from West Indian roots and America's first generation. Hodges began acting at the age of 11, first in the theater and then in film and television. At 16, Ty dreamed of going to Hollywood to pursue his dreams. His parents supported him on this journey and gave him a month to order work. A week before he was forced to return to Miami, Florida, he landed the lead role in Janet Jackson's movie The Video Deepen and from there became a Disney actor for five years, most notably as Larry Beale in Emmy-nominated Even Stevens and Larry Houdini's don't look under the bed. Later roles include Young Little Richard Story. and parts at Boston Public, Felicity, District and NYPD Blue. He was in Oprah Winfrey David and Lisa along with Sidney Poitier, and was in Challenge with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and Material Girls with Hilary and Hayley Duff and many other films.
In 2006, Hodges added writing and directing to his repertoire, with his award-winning feature film Miles From Home, which won Film Festival awards for writing, directing and for his work in the lead role. He has written and directed five functions since then: You, Me & The Circus, for Omar Epps' Brooklyn Works Films production; Video Girl, starring Megan Goode and Ruby Dee, which premiered on BET to One Million Viewers and was an AMC limited release; Charlie, Trevor and the Savannah girl come to theaters in summer 2015; and a girl like Grace, which stars Megan Goode, Garcel Bove, Raven-Simone, Romeo Miller, Paige Heard and Ryan introduces Destiny.
Hodges is currently developing projects for his production company Art Farm Entertainment, creating and focusing on television and film projects targeting the millennial generation.
Hodges appeared in the Disney Channel movie originally Don't Look Under the Bed and in recurring roles as Larry Beale on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens and How to Stay Alive. He starred on MTV's twentyfourseven show. Other TV credits include Boston Public, Felicity, and NYPD Blue. In 1998, Hodges appeared as the main character in Janet Jackson's "Go Deep" music video. Hodges appeared alongside Hilary Duff and Hayley Duff in the film Material Girls. Other film credits include Hole, United States of Leland.
