Tyler Kyte

Jonathan Tyler "Ty" Kyte (born July 24, 1984) is a Canadian actor and musician. He was born in Lindsay, Ontario, and began his acting career with commercials and performing in the Musical Tommy in Toronto. Kyte was made famous amongst Canadian youth as a correspondent on the Canadian TV series Popular Mechanics for Kids alongside fellow Canadians Elisha Cuthbert, Vanessa Lengies and Jay Baruchel.^[1] He later appeared on the TV series Goosebumps (1997) and Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1999). He appeared in the made-for-TV movie Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story in 2004, and had a recurring role on the Canadian drama Instant Star as Vincent Spiederman until 2008.

Tyler Kyte
Kyte in September 2008
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Tyler Kyte
Born	(1984-07-24) July 24, 1984 (age 40)
Origin	Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Indie music
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Piano, Drum
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Orange
Website	www.myspace.com/tylerkyte

Music

Kyte has released an EP, titled the Let's Talk EP. The EP has 5 original songs, written and performed by Tyler Kyte. Kyte played a rockstar on the show Instant Star (for 4 seasons) where he was the guitarist for the backup band for Jude Harrison (Alexz Johnson). In the show, he performs a different version of the song from his EP, "What You Need" (there are three versions: the original demo, the Let's Talk EP/Instant Star version, and the Talking Pictures version). The song is on the Songs From Instant Star Three soundtrack, along with two songs that were performed by Johnson on the show. Due to Johnson's management at the time, they were not put on the soundtrack. Instead, Kyte recorded the two songs and they were put on the soundtrack. The two songs are "Unraveling" and "Worth Waiting For". Tyler also performs a song, "Remind Yourself", on the fourth season of Instant Star, which is featured on the soundtrack, Songs From Instant Star Four. As well as singing an acoustic cover of the Degrassi: the Next Generation theme during the ending credits of seasons 9 through 14

Tyler's debut CD, Talking Pictures, is now available in stores throughout Canada. It was released in both the Canadian and American iTunes stores. Some of the songs from the Let's Talk EP have been remastered for the CD.

He is also currently playing in the band Blue Fox (with Nick Rose and Ryan O'Reilly), and in the band Sweet Thing (with Owen Carrier, Nick Rose, Alex Winter, and Morgan Waters). Tyler also toured throughout Europe with The Ryan O'Reilly Band. He plays guitar, mandolin, and piano as well as providing backing vocals in Blue Fox, The Ryan O'Reilly Band and the drums for Sweet Thing. Tyler plays with an ensemble collective called Dwayne Gretzky featuring a wide variety of covers, sometimes playing theme nights.^[2]

Discography

Let's Talk EP (Lefthook Entertainment, 2006)

This EP has 5 original songs, written and performed by Tyler Kyte.

Sweet Thing EP (indie, 2006)

Kyte recorded drums on the 5 songs.

Don't Feel Cold (Questionable Records, 2006)

Kyte cowrote and recorded 1 song ("Making You Happy") w/ Ryan O'Reilly.

Songs From Instant Star Three (Orange Record Label, 2006–2007)

This soundtrack has 3 songs performed by Kyte, including a song from his EP "What You Need".

Blue Fox EP (Canterbury Music, 2007)

Kyte cowrote and recorded backing vocals, guitar, and piano for these 5 songs.

The Cloverhill EP (Rogue Studio, 2008)

EP by Nick Rose.

Songs From Instant Star Four (Orange Record Label, 2008)

This soundtrack has 1 song ("Remind Yourself") performed by Kyte.

Talking Pictures (Orange Record Label, 2008)

The debut solo album for Kyte, includes 10 tracks.

Sweet Thing (EMI Canada, 2010)

Kyte cowrote 3 tracks and recorded drums and backing vocals

Tyler Kyte and the Nice Guys 2014

Acting

Young roles

Tyler Kyte played many roles during his younger years. Roles include Goosebumps, Popular Mechanics for Kids, Due South, The Defenders: Payback, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Interstate 60, Darcy's Wild life, and more. Kyte's first role was in Goosebumps' "Don't Go To Sleep" as Matt Amsterdam, a boy tired of being young who, after sleeping in his attic one night, wakes up in another dimension. In 1998, Kyte landed a role in the popular children's show replacing Jay Baruchel, Popular Mechanics for Kids. His co-stars included Elisha Cuthbert and Vanessa Lengies. His role in PMK landed him a nomination in 2001 at the Geminis, "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series". Certain episode were released on DVD.

Adult roles

In 2003, Tyler played Charles Smart in the movie The Elizabeth Smart Story. The movie is based on the true story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping. Later in 2004, Kyte took a role in a popular gay-themed movie, Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story.

Credits

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Goosebumps (1995 TV series)	Matt Amsterdam	Episode "Don't Go to Sleep"
1998–2000	Popular Mechanics for Kids	Himself	1998–2000
1999	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Alan
2001	Interstate 60	Philip	Small Role
2003	The Elizabeth Smart Story	Charles Smart	AKA: Kidnapped: The Elizabeth Smart Story
2004	Darcy's Wild Life	Tyler	Guest Role
2004	White Out	Craig
2004	Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story	Murray
2004–2008	Instant Star	Vincent Speiderman	Main Role
2006	By Charlie Walker	Charlie Walker	Lead Role
2006	The Morgan Waters Show	Tyler the bear	Guest Role
2006	The Morgan Waters Show	Bad News Bear	Guest Role
2006	The Morgan Waters Show	Pickles and Chowmane guy	Guest Role
2006	Screwed Over	Himself	Guest Role
2007	Cock'd Gunns	Jay T	Guest Role
2008	The Latest Buzz	Brock Ravage	Guest Role
2008	Murdoch Mysteries	Clyde Dunbar	Guest Role
2010	Degrassi Takes Manhattan	Himself	Guest Role
2011	Alphas	Busker on subway	Guest Role
2021	Spin	DJ Luka Cent	Guest Role

References

1. Bowsher, Allison (September 21, 2015). "10 things everyone who grew up with Popular Mechanics for Kids knows to be true". cbc.ca. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
2. Wilkins, Glenn (24 May 2018). "Feel great with Dwayne Gretzky". BarrieToday.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

External links

• Tyler Kyte at IMDb