Tyler Hilton
{{short description|American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tyler Hilton
| image = Academy Awards afterparty CUN Tyler Hilton.jpg
| caption = Hilton at an Academy Awards afterparty, February 25, 2007
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Tyler James Hilton
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|11|22|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| origin = Bermuda Dunes, California, U.S.
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano}}
| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|folk}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|actor}}
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Megan Park|October 10, 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| child = yes
| children = 2
| parents = {{ubl|Robert George Hilton|Kristy Hilton}}
| relatives = Brittany Hilton (Sister)[1]
}}
| website = {{Official website|www.tylerhilton.com}}
| birth_place = Palm Springs, California, U.S.
}}
Tyler James Hilton (born November 22, 1983), is an American singer-songwriter, actor and author, known for his re-occurring and prominent role on The WB/CW's One Tree Hill as Chris Keller, his role as Elvis Presley in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, and his professional career in music, which he began in 2000.
Early years
Hilton was born in Palm Springs, California to Kristy and Robert George Hilton.{{cite web |title=TYLER HILTON SHY GIRL Lyrics changes from version 1 to 2 |url=http://www.mp3lyrics.org/t/tyler-hilton/shy/girl |access-date=July 31, 2012 |publisher=Mp3lyrics.org}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Raised in Bermuda Dunes, California, Hilton grew up around music and began teaching himself Elvis Presley songs at an early age.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} After a brief stint in Northern California, his family moved back to the Palm Springs area, where he wrote his first song about a girl named Rhian, whom he attended school with.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} Hilton's family made another move back to Coachella Valley for his high school endeavours, where, at La Quinta High School, he started a band with some of his classmates.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} The band did not show much progress, so Hilton began to enter open mic nights and went to local coffee shops to play his own music.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
Career
= Music =
Hilton heard a local radio station was giving away Jonny Lang concert tickets and called into The Mark & Brian radio show on KLOS in Los Angeles at the age of 16. While on the phone, he sang an a cappella version of Jonny Lang’s song "Breakin' Me". Mark & Brian were so impressed with Hilton's performance that they gave him a spot at the station's Christmas concert. Word of Hilton caught the ear of Maverick Records (owned by Warner Bros. Records), who signed him up with a record deal when he was 18.{{cite web|title=Tyler Hilton Took Elvis Role So He Wouldn't Be Jealous|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498129/tyler-hilton-plays-elvis-so-wont-be-jealous.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910163307/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498129/tyler-hilton-plays-elvis-so-wont-be-jealous.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 10, 2011|publisher=MTV|access-date=April 27, 2012|first=Brandee J.|last=Tecson|date=March 16, 2005}} Hilton released a self-titled EP on April 6, 2004. All four songs were included on his first album The Tracks of Tyler Hilton released on September 28, 2004. After the release of his album, Hilton joined the likes of Avril Lavigne, Jet, 50 Cent, and Josh Groban as an artist chosen by AOL Breaker for his star potential.
In addition to his own albums, Hilton has also appeared on each of the three different One Tree Hill soundtrack albums, some with formerly unreleased material that cannot be found anywhere else. Most notably, the cover of the Ryan Adams song "When the Stars Go Blue", which was arranged into a duet with One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz for the show; also, a cover of "Missing You" by John Waite and the original track "You'll Ask For Me". In 2005, he was part of a 23-city concert tour along with Lenz, The Wreckers and Gavin Degraw.{{cite web|title=Gavin DeGraw, Michelle Branch Play For 'Hill' Fans In L.A.|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498010/degraw-branch-hit-la-with-hill-tour.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209092336/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498010/degraw-branch-hit-la-with-hill-tour.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2012|publisher=MTV|access-date=April 27, 2012|first=Brandee J.|last=Tecson|date=March 10, 2005}}{{cite news|title=Bethany Joy Lenz sings for 'One Tree Hill'|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna10044050|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715161117/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/10044050/ns/today-entertainment/t/bethany-joy-lenz-sings-one-tree-hill/%23.T5nPT_nDWVQ|url-status=live|archive-date=July 15, 2012|agency=Associated Press|publisher=TODAY.com|access-date=April 27, 2012|date=November 14, 2005}} During the summer of that year, he opened for Hilary Duff on her "Still Most Wanted Tour".{{cite web|title=Tyler Hilton Says Playing Arenas Is Like Being In 'Rock And Roll Prison'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508652/hilton-compares-arena-tour-rock-roll-prison.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210003606/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508652/hilton-compares-arena-tour-rock-roll-prison.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2012|publisher=MTV|access-date=April 27, 2012|first=Brandee J.|last=Tecson|date=August 30, 2005}}
His EP, Better on Beachwood, which features three songs was released in May 2009. Ladies & Gentlemen, another EP followed in April 2010 and features five songs. Both EPs are available on iTunes.
For five years, Hilton worked on an album called The Storms We Share.{{cite web|title=Tyler Hilton returns to 'One Tree Hill,' now returns to charts with new album|url=https://www.mcall.com/2012/04/20/tyler-hilton-returns-to-one-tree-hill-now-returns-to-charts-with-new-album/|work=The Morning Call|access-date=April 27, 2012|first=John J.|last=Moser|date=April 20, 2012}} The album, containing some songs of Ladies & Gentlemen, was planned to be released in the late summer of 2010.{{cite web|title='Ladies and Gentlemen,' Tyler Hilton|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/ladies-gentlemen-tyler-hilton-10375462|work=ABC News|access-date=April 27, 2012|date=April 14, 2010}} However, when the direction changed at Warner Bros. Records, Hilton left the label resulting in the material not being released.
On June 27, 2011, Tyler Hilton's song "Faithful" was released on the soundtrack of Larry Crowne.{{cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|title=Hear Tyler Hilton's 'Faithful,' from the Tom Hanks-produced 'Larry Crowne' soundtrack: An EW Exclusive!|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/07/01/tom-hanks-larry-crowne-soundtrack/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 3, 2012|date=July 1, 2011}}
On January 11, 2012, Hilton released a free song called "Loaded Gun" from his upcoming album Forget the Storm on his website and was featured in the season 9 premiere episode of One Tree Hill following his return as Chris Keller. Hilton also debuted two songs from the album called "Kicking My Heels" and "Prince of Nothing Charming" on the show. On February 14, 2012, "Prince of Nothing Charming", the first single from Hilton's upcoming album Forget the Storm, was made available on iTunes. On March 7, 2012, Hilton revealed via Twitter that Forget The Storm, his first full-length LP since 2004, would be released on April 3, 2012. The album was produced by David Hodges among others and released through Hilton's own label, Hooptie Tune Records.{{cite web|title=Tyler Hilton's Forget The Storm Available Today; Hilton Currently on U.S. Spring Tour|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9363357.htm|publisher=PR Web|access-date=April 28, 2012|date=April 3, 2012|archive-date=April 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410030010/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9363357.htm|url-status=dead}} He chose to title it "Forget the Storm" as a reference to his unreleased album, "The Storms We Share", and described it as "a little more rock and roll." Hilton began a tour in the United States with Dion Roy and "Dakota and Will" in March 2012 which ended mid June 2012.{{cite web|title=Singer-Songwriter Dion Roy and One Tree Hill Star Tyler Hilton Add New Cities to their Spring Tour|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/dionroytour/tylerhilton/prweb9350090.htm|publisher=PR Web|access-date=April 28, 2012|date=March 30, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402142709/http://www.prweb.com/releases/dionroytour/tylerhilton/prweb9350090.htm|url-status=dead}} He also toured with Boyce Avenue in the UK and Ireland in June 2012 until July 2012 and will return late October 2012 on his own headlining tour after more US shows, wrapping up the year with shows back in the US.{{cite web|title=Boyce Avenue announce Ingrid Michaelson & Tyler Hilton as special guests support|url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/146809-boyce-avenue-announce-ingrid-michaelson-tyler-hilton.html|work=Alt Sounds|access-date=April 28, 2012|date=April 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430082901/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/146809-boyce-avenue-announce-ingrid-michaelson-tyler-hilton.html|archive-date=April 30, 2012}} On December 7, 2016, Hilton release a new single called "Next To You" on iTunes; It was recorded on his Forget The Storm Deluxe Version as an acoustic version.
In 2017, Tyler Hilton released his cover of "Stay" by Rihanna and released his most recent single "Overtime" on August 15, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/overtime-single/1267586015|title = Overtime - Single by Tyler Hilton| website=iTunes |date = August 15, 2017}}
= Acting =
After his stint as Chris Keller on One Tree Hill, Hilton went on to appear in the Academy Award-winning film Walk the Line as a young Elvis Presley. For the part, Hilton was given the opportunity to cover two Elvis songs for the film: "Milk Cow Blues" and "That's All Right". Both songs are featured on the film's award-winning soundtrack.
In 2007, Hilton played the love interest in country music artist Taylor Swift's music video for her song "Teardrops on My Guitar"{{cite web|title=Taylor Swift, Tyler Hilton get together for video|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=339|publisher=Country Standard Time|access-date=May 3, 2012|date=January 16, 2007}} and appeared in the 2008 film Charlie Bartlett. He was with Charlie Bartlett co-star and now wife Megan Park in the music video for the band Gloriana's song "(Kissed You) Good Night" released in January 2012.{{cite web|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|title=Gloriana Shoots Music Video for '(Kissed You) Good Night' Starring Tyler Hilton|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/gloriana-kissed-you-good-night-video-shoot-tyler-hilton/|work=Taste of Country|access-date=May 3, 2012|date=November 5, 2011}}
Hilton also performed in a Season 4 episode of My Super Sweet Sixteen (Amberly) during a young girl's sweet 16 party. He also appeared on VH1's Single Ladies.
After a five-year break from One Tree Hill, Hilton returned as a regular for its ninth and final season.{{cite web|title='One Tree Hill' Season 9: Tyler Hilton returns as Chris Keller|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/07/one-tree-hill-tyler-hilton-returns-as-chris-keller.html|work=Zap2it|access-date=May 3, 2012|first=Carina|last=Adly MacKenzie|date=July 10, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712090404/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/07/one-tree-hill-tyler-hilton-returns-as-chris-keller.html|archive-date=July 12, 2011}}
In 2016, Hilton played Noah Casey, a billionaire love interest for the main character in Pitch.
= Author =
On February 26th, 2025, Hilton announced his forthcoming children's book "Daddy: Live In Concert" would be released on April 8th, 2025.
Personal life
Hilton lives in London, Ontario.{{Cite news |last=Devlin |first=Mike |date=November 21, 2024 |title=Tyler Hilton balances family life with careers in film, television and music |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/tyler-hilton-balances-family-life-with-careers-in-film-television-and-music-9839201 |url-status=live |access-date=April 11, 2025 |work=Times Colonist}} In 2013, he became engaged to Canadian actress Megan Park, whom he met on the set of Charlie Bartlett,{{cite web |date=February 11, 2008 |title=Tyler Hilton – Hilton Finds Love With Movie Co-Star |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/hilton-finds-love-with-movie-co-star_1059181 |access-date=May 3, 2012 |publisher=contactmusic.com}} in 2006,{{cite magazine |last=Garcia |first=Jennifer |date=January 23, 2014 |title=Tyler Hilton Engaged to Megan Park |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20778938,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126021111/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20778938,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 26, 2014 |access-date=October 19, 2015 |magazine=People}}{{cite magazine |date=January 23, 2014 |title=Tyler Hilton and Megan Park Engaged, Planning Spring 2015 Wedding |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/one-tree-hills-tyler-hilton-engaged-to-megan-park-planning-spring-2015-wedding-2014231 |magazine=Us Weekly}} and they married on October 10, 2015.{{cite news |last=Vulpo |first=Mike |date=October 10, 2015 |title=Tyler Hilton and Megan Park Are Married! All the Details on the Couple's Fall-Themed Celebration |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/705276/tyler-hilton-and-megan-park-are-married-all-the-details-on-the-couple-s-fall-themed-celebration |access-date=October 19, 2015 |work=E! Online}} The couple have a daughter, born on December 20, 2019, and a son, born in 2024.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C9OE75HvMoX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=www.instagram.com}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2005 |
| 2007
| Murphy Bivens |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2004
| Folk Singer | Episode 2.14 "Old Enough to Fight" |
| 2004–2012
| Recurring role (Seasons 2–4), Main role (Season 9) |
| 2011
| Reed Durham | Episode 1.05 "That's What Friends Are For" |
| 2013
| Caleb | TV Movie |
| 2014–15
| Extant | Charlie Arthurs | Recurring role |
| 2014
| Castle | Tobias | Episode 7.07 "Once Upon A Time in the West" |
| 2016
| Pitch | Noah Casey | 2 episodes |
| 2018
| Himself | Guest diner; Episode: "Trying to Pasta Test" |
| 2018
| Himself/Musical guest | Lifetime Movie-Reunited with One Tree Hill co-stars |
| 2019
| A Christmas Wish | Wyatt | Lifetime Movie |
| 2022
| When Christmas Was Young | Luke Dawson | CBS TV Movie |
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:19em;" |Album details ! colspan="4" scope="col" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Sales ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:13em;" |Certifications |
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35" scope="col" |US ! width="35" scope="col" |CAN ! width="35" scope="col" |Heatseekers ! width="35" scope="col" |Internet |
| scope="row" |Tyler Hilton
|
|— |— |12 |— |— |— |
| The Tracks of Tyler Hilton
|
|124 |— |15 |12 |
|— |
| Forget the Storm
|
|189 |— |2 |— |— |— |
| Indian Summer
|
|— |— |19 |— |— |— |
| City on Fire
|
|— |— |19 |— |— |— |
| colspan="8" |"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
=EPs=
- Better on Beachwood (2009)
- Ladies & Gentlemen (April 20, 2010)
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Director |
|---|
| rowspan=3| 2004
|rowspan=3| "When It Comes" |
| Adam Pollina{{cite web |url=http://woodycone.com/images_shoots/Tyler%20Hilton/ |title=Tyler Hilton |publisher=Woodycone.com |date=July 1, 2004 |access-date=April 9, 2010 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718081859/http://woodycone.com/images_shoots/Tyler%20Hilton/ |url-status=dead }} |
| Charles Mehling[http://www.refused.tv/productionnews.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205190752/http://www.refused.tv/productionnews.html|date=February 5, 2006}} |
| 2005
|"How Love Should Be" |
| 2007
|"You'll Ask for Me" |
| 2010
|"This World Will Turn Your Way" |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.tylerhilton.com}}
- {{IMDb name|1675091}}
- [https://archive.org/details/TylerHilton Tyler Hilton collection] at the Internet Archive's live music archive
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