While “Everybody Hates Chris,” everyone seemed to love the series’ precocious star, Tyler James Williams. The child actor, who portrayed the young Chris Rock in the semi-fictionalized UPN sitcom, learned early on how to carry a sitcom on his diminutive shoulders, having acted professionally in largely comedic roles since shortly after he learned to walk and talk.

Williams was born Oct. 9, 1992 in Westchester County, the northern suburbs of New York City, NY. His father was a NYC police officer-turned-sergeant, and his mother was a singer-songwriter. The family made their home in Yonkers, NY,