Tyler Stewart
Tyler Stewart | |
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 Stewart on stage, 2005. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tyler Joseph Stewart |
| Born | September 21, 1967 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Associated acts | Barenaked Ladies |
Tyler Joseph Stewart (born September 21, 1967) is the drummer for the Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies.
Early life
Stewart was born in Toronto, but was raised in Newmarket, Ontario. He is the son of Sandra Stewart and stepson of Robert Stewart. Stewart's biological father, Leonard Hawkins, is black, a fact which Stewart learned when he was about 12 years old.[1] His stepfather sang in a Scarborough rock band named "The Wizards of Id", formed at Woburn Collegiate Institute where both Steven Page and Ed Robertson would later attend.[2] He credits his parents' relative youth (they were only 19 when he was born) with exposing him to interesting music which was frequently played around the house when he was young.[2] He has claimed that his unique eyebrows are the result of his shaving them off when he was eight years old.
Barenaked Ladies
Personal life
Stewart is a member of the Canadian Charity Artists Against Racism and has worked with them on campaigns like radio PSAs.[3]
Stewart is the first cousin of Kevin Yarde, a former television presenter for The Weather Network and the current Member of Provincial Parliament for Brampton North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.[4]
References
- ↑ Moll, George (executive producer) (2000). Behind the Music (TV-series). New York, NY: VH1.[better source needed]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart (2004). The Barenaked Truth (Television documentary/DVD). Take 3 Productions/Casablanca Media Television.[better source needed]
- ↑ "Radio - Artists Against Racism".
- ↑ "On TV with Kevin Yarde". The Weather Network. Pelmorex. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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- Musical artist
- 1967 births
- 20th-century Black Canadian musicians
- Canadian rock drummers
- Canadian male drummers
- People from Newmarket, Ontario
- Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
- Musicians from Toronto
- Canadian folk rock musicians
- Barenaked Ladies members
- Musicians from the Regional Municipality of York
- 21st-century Black Canadian musicians
- Black Canadian rock musicians
