Biography
Tyler Cravens was born June, 28, 1967 in Evansville, Indiana (USA) but soon relocated several times before settling for the duration of his formative years in Jackson, Mississippi. Acting entered his life by way of his high school's annual theater competition: performances judged by local theater professors to decide which of the classes - Sophmore, Junior, or Senior - could produce the best original short play. Tyler discovered his nature in performance during this pinnacle time of life. The profession of acting, however, didn't become reality until some time after Tyler entered the US Army Reserves, attending basic training and advanced training at Ft. Jackson, SC, and then afterward enrolling at the University of Arkansas-Ft. Smith for a year and a half before then opting for active duty military. During the next six years of a military career he held duty stations at The Air Assault School (Ft. Campbell, KY), a year long stint in south Korea (Camp Humphreys), and then the 5th Special Group (Ft. Campbell, KY). It was with 5th Group that Tyler was deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Storm which garnered him the status of combat veteran. He ultimately achieved the rank of Sergeant, qualified as a Paratrooper (38 airborne jumps), became qualified in Air Assault tactics and Rappel Master, and attended Primary Leadership Development School where he finished 5th in his class. But throughout his life in the military, Tyler never lost his desire for the art of acting. Upon returning from the Gulf war (1991), he began performing regional theater and appeared in several local and regional commercials. Acting became Tyler's life while the Army was his day job. He left the military (1993) to continue his journey to today - a journey which has afforded him a variety of entertainment experiences such as, performing on cruise ships and at resorts abroad, stand-up comedian, voice over talent, and actor for stage and film / TV (SAG). Tyler's breakout on screen role was Deputy Lance Sanders in the critically acclaimed 'Maximum Bob'. To date (2015), Tyler has amassed notable credits reflecting work alongside, Jay Mohr, Bryan Cranston, Andy Garcia, Colin Farrell, Joel Schumacher, Beau Bridges, Ben Mendelsohn, Sissy Spacek and Tom Hanks to name a few. Tyler's mantra: "Onward & Upward!"
