Tyrin Turner
Tyrin Turner (born July 17, 1972) is an American actor from South Central Los Angeles. He played the lead role of Caine in the 1993 drama Menace II Society.
Career
Turner is best known for playing the main character, Kaydee "Caine" Lawson, in the 1993 film Menace II Society. He also has made guest appearances on television shows such as Chicago Hope and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and has made several cameos in music videos throughout the 90s.
Tyrin became a father for the first time in 1989 when his high school sweetheart Michelle (January 5, 1971) gave birth to his daughter Tameka (December 16, 1989). Turner began dating his co-star Erin Sands, who played Ilena (October 19, 1972) in late 1993. The couple became engaged in March 1996. They married on October 25, 1996. The couple would have 3 children: Tyrin Jr (November 30, 1997); Tamadre (February 16, 2000); and Tamaya (April 26, 2002). Tyrin's daughter Tameka married her long time boyfriend Cedric Brown (September 6, 1988) on April 2, 2014. They have twin girls together: Messiah and Melondy (September 21, 2015).
Filmography
- Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (Music video) (1989)
- Michael Jordan's Playground (1991)
- Pure Pimp - Suga Free (1992)
- Deep Cover (1992)
- Menace II Society (1993)
- What About Your Friends (1995)
- Panther (1995)
- New York Undercover (2 episodes)
- Soldier Boyz (1995)
- The Method (1997)
- Little Boy Blue (1997)
- Belly (1998)
- Crime Partners 2000 (2001)
- Flossin (2001)
- The Black Man's Guide to Understanding Black Women (2007)
- Nite Tales: The Movie (2008)
- A Day In The Life (2009)
- Ghetto Stories: The Movie (2010)
- Jamie Foxx's Project Imaginat10n film: And She Was My Eve (2013)
- Meet the Blacks (2016)
- Tales (2017)
Discography
Guest appearances
- 1989: "Rhythm Nation 1814" (Janet Jackson)
- 1995: "Lockdown" (D.E.E.P.)
- 1995: "Illusions" (Cypress Hill)
- 1996: "Can't Be Wasting My Time" (Mona Lisa feat. Lost Boyz)
- 1998: "Dawn 2 Dusk" (Geto Boys feat. DMG, & Yukmouth)
- 1998: "Menace Niggas Never Die" (Scarface feat. Menace Clan & Caine)
- 2013: "Tired Of Running" (Snoop Dogg)
- 2015: "Dumb Shit" (Tyrese) feat. Snoop Dogg
External links
- Tyrin Turner on IMDb