Tyler Merritt is a Nashville-based actor, activist, cancer survivor, founder of The Tyler Merritt Project, and author of "I TAKE MY COFFEE BLACK: REFLECTIONS ON TUPAC, MUSICAL THEATER, FAITH AND BEING BLACK IN AMERICA." Over the course of his career, Tyler has gained recognition through notable acting projects including "Kevin Probably Saves The World," "Outer Banks," and "The Outsider," as well as serving as the face of the worldwide teaching curriculum for The Gospel Project for Kids.
In 2018 Tyler's viral video "Before You Call The Cops" (released by The Tyler Merritt Project) was viewed by over 100 million people worldwide and voted one of the Top 20 videos of the year by NowThisPolitics. In 2020, "Before You Call the Cops recirculated and has now been viewed by over 60 million people and has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, MSNBC Live, and Access Hollywood. Merritt has also been featured in the Las Vegas Review Journal, The New York Times, MSNBC, and the Huffington Post. His most recent viral video "The Playlist" is also stirring the much needed conversation of how we see and communicate with each other. Raised in Las Vegas, NV he has always had a passion for bringing laughter, grace and love into any community that he is able to be a part of.”
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