Viancey Taveras
- Actor
V. Taveras Born Viancey Taveras was born on April 20, 1991, in the
Bronx, New York. He is a Dominican American, Pop, R&B singer, model,
and actor. A native of The Bronx, Taveras was raised by his mother,
Jinett, and father, Ricardo. He also has a younger sister and brother.
At age 7 he found himself at shows performing after school and on the
weekends. He made a short cameo appearance in then Motown Records
Rapper Benzino, music video for Shine
like my son in early 2002. At age 16 he went on to pursue a career in
modeling and found himself in many print ads. While attending The
Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship in the Bronx, New York, he
decided to pursue his career in modeling, music, and acting. Throughout
his senior year of high school he became one of the new faces of
Sean 'Diddy' Combs. He was later was
spotted with some of the A-list celebrities and caught the attention of
industry executives. In 2009 he appeared on MTV with MTV Tr3s VJ Carlos
Santos'(I). In 2010 he landed a recording contract with Universal's
Music Group and started work on his debut album. In 2012 he starred as
a Homeless teenager, a young teen struggles to survive on the harsh
streets of New York City in the film Quicksand. V. Taveras is in the
studio finishing up his EP entitled Then there was...V due fall 2012.
The lead single off the EP will be released in October. The singer's
upcoming full-length debut album will drop in 2013.