Tyler Henry
{{Short description|American reality show personality}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tyler Henry
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|13}}
| birth_place = Hanford, California, U.S.
| years_active = 2015–present
| occupation = {{ubl|Television personality|self-described psychic and medium}}
| television = {{ubl|Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry| Life After Death with Tyler Henry}}
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| website = {{URL|https://www.tylerhenryhollywoodmedium.com/|Official website}}
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{{Paranormal}}
Tyler Henry Koelewyn{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/lindsayfarber/30-things-you-should-know-about-tyler-henry|title=30 Things You Should Know About Tyler Henry|first=Lindsay|last=Farber|website=BuzzFeed|date=May 24, 2017 |access-date=September 9, 2017}} (born January 13, 1996{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Jess |title=9 Things You Didn't Know About Hollywood Medium's Tyler Henry |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/727487/9-things-you-didn-t-know-about-hollywood-medium-s-tyler-henry |website=eonline.com/news |date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=E! News |access-date=31 October 2024}}Life After Death with Tyler Henry, episode 4, 2022) is an American reality show personality who appears in the reality show series Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry and Life After Death with Tyler Henry as a clairvoyant medium{{cite news|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/news/a52547/tyler-henry-hollywood-medium-celebrity-clarivoyant-spirits/|title=This Celebrity Medium Once Channeled Brittany Murphy's Spirit During a Reading, No Really|last=Rees|first=Alex|date=January 22, 2016|work=Cosmopolitan|access-date=January 30, 2016}} since 2016.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/hollywood-teen-medium-series-e-tyler-henry-celebrity-clairvoyant-1201486992/|title=Teen Clairvoyant Delivers Messages From Beyond In E!'s 'Hollywood Teen Medium'|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=July 29, 2015|access-date=January 30, 2016}} He has published two books.
Critics state that Henry's readings are performed using deceptive cold reading and hot reading techniques, and not "psychic" powers.
Early life
Henry is a native of Hanford, California, a small rural city near Fresno.{{cite news|url=http://www.fresnobee.com/entertainment/tv/article54719020.html|title=Hanford's Tyler Henry shares gift on new E! TV series 'Hollywood Medium'|work=Fresno Bee|first=Rick|last=Bentley|date=January 16, 2016|access-date=January 29, 2016}} He graduated from Hanford's Sierra Pacific High School and didn't complete college.
Career
According to Henry, he noticed that he had clairvoyant abilities when he was ten years old.{{cite web |date=January 22, 2016 |title=This Celebrity Medium Once Channeled Brittany Murphy's Spirit During a Reading, No Really |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/news/a52547/tyler-henry-hollywood-medium-celebrity-clarivoyant-spirits/ |access-date=September 9, 2017}}
In November 2015, Henry appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians where he gave a reading to one of the Kardashian sisters.
In January 2016, Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry premiered on E!. In March 2016, it was announced that E! had ordered a second season of the show.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/hollywood-medium-with-tyler-henry-renewed-season-2-e-1201723160/|title=E! Renews 'Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry' for Season 2|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|author-link=Elizabeth Wagmeister|website=Variety|date=March 7, 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=April 1, 2016}} Henry published a memoir titled Between Two Worlds: Lessons from the Other Side the same year.{{cite web|url=http://hanfordsentinel.com/news/tyler-henry-stays-between-two-worlds/article_0986007a-e59f-5ce9-926c-08b97aedeb5e.html|title=Tyler Henry stays between two worlds|first=Julissa|last=Zavala|date= February 14, 2017}}{{Cite web|url =https://www.today.com/popculture/matt-lauer-s-emotional-sit-down-tyler-henry-my-hands-t101395 |title= Matt Lauer's emotional sit-down with Tyler Henry: 'My hands were shaking' |date= August 2, 2016 | publisher = today.com}} In 2022, he published a second book, Here & Hereafter: How Wisdom from the Departed Can Transform Your Life Now.{{cite web |last1=Grossman |first1=Cathy Lynn |title=Books to Heal, Energize, and Enchant: Mind, Body, Spirit Books 2021 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/87001-books-to-heal-energize-and-enchant-mind-body-spirit-books-2021.html |website=Publishers Weekly |access-date=April 2, 2022 |language=en |date=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web |title='Hollywood Medium' Tyler Henry Talks About Growing Up, Skeptics And Memoir 'Here And Here After' |url=https://greeleytribune.net/hollywood-medium-tyler-henry-talks-about-growing-up-skeptics-and-memoir-here-and-here-after/ |website=Greeley Tribune |access-date=April 2, 2022 |date=March 25, 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
A 2018 People article detailed Henry's claims about his abilities, the development of his "powers", and his reading with La Toya Jackson set to air in the new season of Hollywood Medium, in which he claimed to contact Michael Jackson.{{cite web |last1=Corinthios |first1=Aurelie |date=February 28, 2018 |title=Why Hollywood Medium's Tyler Henry Says Connecting with Michael Jackson Was 'Really Humbling' |url=http://people.com/tv/hollywood-medium-tyler-henry-connected-with-michael-jackson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304054441/http://people.com/tv/hollywood-medium-tyler-henry-connected-with-michael-jackson/ |archive-date=March 4, 2018 |access-date=March 4, 2018 |work=People}}
Hollywood Medium ended after four seasons in 2019.
His series, Life After Death with Tyler Henry, premiered on March 11, 2022, on Netflix,{{cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=February 11, 2022 |title=Hollywood Medium Tyler Henry Lands Netflix Reality Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/hollywood-medium-tyler-henry-netflix-reality-series-1234931120/ |work=Deadline Hollywood}} and was completed after one season of nine episodes.{{cite web |title=Life After Death with Tyler Henry |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81190041 |website=netflix.com |publisher=Netflix, Inc. |access-date=31 October 2024}}
Henry has given readings to many celebrities, such as Nancy Grace, Alan Thicke, retired NBA player John Salley{{Cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/shows/hollywood_medium/news/733118/hollywood-medium-with-tyler-henry-recap-nene-leakes-bella-thorne-and-5-omg-moments-from-the-series-premiere|title=Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry Recap: NeNe Leakes, Bella Thorne and 5 OMG Moments From the Series Premiere on Hollywood Medium|publisher=E!|date=January 25, 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=May 2, 2016}} and actors Monica Potter, Soleil Moon Frye, Amber Rose,{{Cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/amber-rose-is-dating-toronto-raptors-basketball-player-terrence-ross-w166473|title=Amber Rose Has a New Man in Her Life! Find Out Who!|website=Us Weekly|date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=May 2, 2016}} Jaleel White,{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/hollywood-mediums-tyler-henry-has-no-idea-who-jaleel-white-is-w496301|title=Hollywood Medium's Tyler Henry Has No Idea Who Jaleel White Is|date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=September 9, 2017}} the Kardashians, Corey Feldman, Carmen Electra, Matt Lauer, Chad Michael Murray, Rick Fox, Megan Fox, Chrissy Metz, Kristin Cavallari, Bobby Brown, Roselyn Sanchez, The Try Guys, and Tom Arnold.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/shows/hollywood_medium/news/912864/tyler-henry-s-most-omg-moments-on-hollywood-medium#photo-601240|title=Tyler Henry's Most OMG Moments on Hollywood Medium on Hollywood Medium|website=E! News|date=February 15, 2018 |language=en-CA|access-date=May 21, 2018}}
= Death of Alan Thicke =
On December 13, 2016, actor Alan Thicke died due to aortic dissection at the age of 69.{{cite news|last=Dugan|first=Christina|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-alanthicke-idUSKBN14306R|title=Alan Thicke's Cause of Death Has Been Confirmed|work=People|access-date=December 22, 2016|date=December 21, 2016}} Several months before his death, Thicke was the subject of a reading done for the Hollywood Medium TV show. Among the many topics discussed by Henry, the concern of possible heart and blood pressure problems was addressed, with Henry suggesting that Thicke had a heart and blood pressure problem like "multiple men" in Thicke's family.{{cite web|last1=Gerbic|first1=Susan|author-link1=Susan Gerbic|title=The One Where "Psychic" Tyler Henry Reads Alan Thicke|url=https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/the_one_where_psychic_tyler_henry_reads_alan_thicke|website=CSICOP.org|publisher=Center For Inquiry|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170924144700/https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/the_one_where_psychic_tyler_henry_reads_alan_thicke|archive-date=September 24, 2017|date=September 15, 2017|url-status=live}} After Thicke died, this part of his reading was referenced by Henry's fans as evidence that Henry had actually predicted Thicke's death. Various news outlets reported on this.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/entertainment/tyler-henry-alan-thicke/index.html|title=Tyler Henry warned Alan Thicke about his heart|author=Lisa Respers France|publisher=CNN|date=June 2017 |access-date=September 9, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Bernardini|first1=Gabrielle|title=Tanya Thicke: Alan Thicke 'Had the Cleanest Bill of Health' Two Months Before Dying|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/tanya-thicke-reveals-on-hollywood-medium-alan-thicke-had-full-physical-w484930|website=Us Magazine|date=May 30, 2017 |access-date=September 24, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Jess|title=Tyler Henry Urges Alan Thicke to 'See a Doctor' on Emotional Hollywood Medium Episode Filmed 3 Months Before His Death|url=http://www.eonline.com/shows/hollywood_medium/news/857234/tyler-henry-urges-alan-thicke-to-see-a-doctor-on-emotional-hollywood-medium-episode-filmed-3-months-before-his-death|publisher=E!|date=June 2017 |access-date=September 24, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Lippe|first1=Jeryl|title=Tyler Henry Eerily Predicts Alan Thicke's Death on 'Hollywood Medium'|url=http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/how-did-alan-thicke-die-133853|website=lifeandstylemag.com|date=June 2, 2017 |access-date=September 24, 2017}} Scientific skepticism activist Susan Gerbic challenged the claim that this was a successful psychic prediction, arguing that "Henry was again playing the odds" given that heart disease is the "number one cause of death for American males".
Critical analysis
Scientific skeptics argue that mediumship is a con and that Henry is not an exception.{{cite web|last1=Radford|first1=Benjamin|author-link1=Benjamin Radford|title=Here to Hereafter: Can Psychics Really Talk to the Dead?|url=https://www.livescience.com/10164-psychics-talk-dead.html|website=Livescience.com|date=October 20, 2010 |publisher=Live Science|access-date=September 9, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Propatier|first1=Stephen|title=Susan Gerbic: Vampire Slayer|url=https://skeptoid.com/blog/2016/01/22/susan-vampire-slayer/|website=Skeptoid|publisher=Skeptoid Media|access-date=September 9, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Swiss|first1=Jamy Ian|author-link1=Jamy Ian Swiss|title=Jamy Ian Swiss - In Pursuit of Psychics: For Good Reason|date=December 5, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oMxslSj7C4|via=YouTube|publisher=James Randi Foundation|access-date=September 9, 2017}} Skeptical activists and others concerned with Henry's rise in popularity have actively attempted to counter the public perception that what Henry claims to do reflects reality. In particular, they have argued that Henry relies on a mix of cold reading techniques and prior knowledge of his subjects, or hot reading, to make his claims.{{cite web|last1=Gerbic|first1=Susan|author-link1=Susan Gerbic|title=Ten Tricks of the Psychics I Bet You Didn't Know|url=https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/ten_tricks_of_the_psychics_i_bet_you_didnrsquot_know|website=CSI|date=March 23, 2018 |publisher=Committee for Skeptical Inquiry|access-date=March 23, 2018}}{{cite web|last1=Hill|first1=Sharon|author-link=Sharon A. Hill|title=Real-deal "boy next door" medium? Or Hollywood hype?|url=http://doubtfulnews.com/2016/01/real-deal-boy-next-door-medium-or-hollywood-hype/|website=Doubtful News|access-date=February 7, 2016}}{{cite web|title=The Hollywood Medium has a secret|url=https://theoutline.com/post/598/the-hollywood-medium-has-a-secret|website=The Outline|access-date=December 17, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Mehta|first1=Hemant|author-link=Hemant Mehta|title=Hollywood "Medium" Tyler Henry, Whose Show Premieres Sunday, Wants to Specialize in Suicide Victims|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/01/21/hollywood-medium-tyler-henry-whose-show-premieres-sunday-wants-to-specialize-in-suicide-victims/|website=Friendly Atheist|publisher=Patheos|access-date=February 7, 2016}} Specific examples where it is alleged that he used these techniques include sessions with Ronda Rousey,{{Cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2018/04/ronda-rousey-tyler-henry-hollywood-medium-tv-show-fathers-death-mma|title=Ronda Rousey discusses father's suicide on show called 'Hollywood Medium,' and we have questions|last=Fowlkes|first=Ben|date=April 10, 2018}} Carole Radziwill,{{Cite web|url=http://jezebel.com/hollywood-medium-cemented-its-status-as-the-worst-show-1785754207|title=Hollywood Medium Cemented Its Status As the Worst Show on Television Last Night|last=Finger|first=Bobby|website=Jezebel|date=August 25, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=September 21, 2016|archive-date=June 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612080805/https://jezebel.com/hollywood-medium-cemented-its-status-as-the-worst-show-1785754207|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Gerbic|first1=Susan|author-link1=Susan Gerbic|title=Return of the Grief Vampire Tyler Henry|url=https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/return_of_the_grief_vampire_tyler_henry|work=Committee for Skeptical Inquiry |date=September 20, 2016 |publisher=Center For Inquiry|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808155054/https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/return_of_the_grief_vampire_tyler_henry|archive-date=August 8, 2017}} Matt Lauer,{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/feb/25/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-recap-psychics|title=John Oliver on psychics: 'A vast underworld of unscrupulous vultures'|last=Horton|first=Adrian|date=February 25, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=February 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225190230/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/feb/25/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-recap-psychics|archive-date=February 25, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Psychics: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | date=February 25, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhMGcp9xIhY |via=YouTube |publisher=LastWeekTonight |access-date=February 25, 2019}} and Nancy Grace.{{cite web|last1=Gerbic|first1=Susan|author-link1=Susan Gerbic|title=Nancy Grace Should be Ashamed of Herself!| url=https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/nancy_grace_should_be_ashamed_of_herself|website=CSICOP.org|publisher=CFI|access-date=April 20, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420203551/https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/nancy_grace_should_be_ashamed_of_herself|archive-date=April 20, 2018| date=April 20, 2018|url-status=live}}
Critics have argued that Henry's actions are exploitative,{{cite web|last1=Delbyck|first1=Cole|title=We're Not So Convinced This Guy Is Channeling The Spirit Of Brittany Murphy|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hollywood-medium-brittany-murphy-jamie-pressly_us_56a62fe5e4b076aadcc72573|website=HuffPost|date=January 25, 2016 |access-date=April 15, 2016}} and he has been dismissed as one of many mediums who lack training in counseling, resulting in a "tremendous" risk of harm.{{cite web|last1=Novella|first1=Steven|author-link=Steven Novella|title=Grief Vampires|url=http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/grief-vampires/|website=Neurologica|date=January 21, 2016 |publisher=NESS|access-date=February 7, 2016}} Henry reportedly welcomes skepticism about his work: "I am content with people asking questions", he stated in 2016.
Bibliography
- {{cite book | title=Between Two Worlds: Lessons from the Other Side| publisher=Simon and Schuster | year=2016| isbn=9781501152658}}
- {{cite book |title=Here & Hereafter: How Wisdom from the Departed Can Transform Your Life Now| publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group| year=2022| isbn=9781250796783}}
References
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External links
- {{ Official website}}
- {{IMDb name|7791683}}
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