Ty Shamsi
- Actor
Tayyab Shamsi was born in Karachi, Pakistan . His
mother's name is Mumtaz Gaya. She was once a premedical student and now
resides in Dallas, Texas. His father was an airline executive for
Pakistan International Airways for most of his career. In the early
1980's Ty moved to Damascus, Syria, with his father, where he
attended preschool to 1st grade. It is here where Ty was involved in
many ethnic talent shows and plays where he developed his performing
abilities. With a short stance in Syria Ty moved to Texas at the age of
6 where he joined his mother, 3 sisters and brother. Ty was raised in
San Antonio Texas all until he graduated at Robert E. Lee High School.
Soon after he enrolled in Univ. of Texas Arlington to start a new
chapter. In college Ty was extremely social and would find himself
driving down to Austin, Texas, performing at parties and talent shows in
vocal groups singing cover songs mostly from 1990's pop and r&b
artists. Ty pursued a degree in Management Information Systems where he
became very technically inclined which let him to San Diego, Ca for the
tech dot.com boom. In 2004 Ty moved to L.A to pursue a career in film
and Acting while supporting himself through technology. Ty trained in
theater in Studio City, California, and workshops with Acting Coach Doug Warhit
in Beverly Hills.