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Tyler Cameron
Born (1993-01-31) January 31, 1993 (age 31)
Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
Alma materWake Forest University (BA)
Florida Atlantic University (MBA)
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • model
Children8 Kids “OctaDAD”
Modeling information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue
Agency
American football career
Personal information
Born: (1993-01-31) January 31, 1993 (age 31)
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High school:Jupiter Community (Jupiter, Florida)
College:Wake Forest (2012–2014) Florida Atlantic (2015–2016)
Position:Quarterback, Tight end
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Tyler Cameron (born January 31, 1993) is an American television personality, model and general contractor. Cameron received national attention as a contestant on season fifteen of The Bachelorette, starring Hannah Brown, in which Cameron was the season's runner-up. He works as a model with Soul Artist Management in New York City and Next Management Miami.

Early life and education

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Cameron was born in Jupiter, Florida, to parents Jeff Cameron and Andrea Hermann Cameron; his mother worked as a realtor in South Florida. Cameron is the eldest of three sons.[3] During the Great Recession, the family suffered economically, resulting in them losing their home and Cameron's parents divorcing.[4][5]

After graduating from Jupiter Community High School,[6] where he was teammates with Cody Parkey, Matthew Vankeuren, Phillip Benson, and Matthew Cornwell, Cameron attended Wake Forest University, where he was the backup quarterback for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team. After graduating with his bachelor's degree, Cameron enrolled in the Florida Atlantic University College of Business and received a Master of Business Administration degree in 2018.[7]

Professional football

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		232 lb
(105 kg) 		31 in
(0.79 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.75 s 1.60 s 2.75 s 4.44 s 7.38 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		 22 reps
All values from Pro Day[8]

Cameron had initially planned to play football professionally and had been signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens, but was forced to end his football career after a shoulder injury.[3][9]

Career

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Cameron began his career as a model while a college student, after having been discovered through Instagram.[10] He ultimately went on to sign modeling contracts with Soul Artist Management in New York City and Next Management Miami.[11][12]

In 2019, Cameron was cast in season fifteen of The Bachelorette, starring former Miss Alabama USA Hannah Brown. Filming took place throughout the spring of 2019. His occupation was listed as a general contractor on the show, although he did not receive his building contractor license until December that year.[13] Cameron was later revealed as a contestant by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on May 7, 2019.[14] Cameron went on to place as the runner-up, being eliminated by Brown during the finale episode, aired on July 30, 2019, and filmed in Crete. During the reunion aired the same night, Brown revealed that she had broken up with winner Jed Wyatt after it arose that he was in a relationship with another woman just prior to and during filming. Brown then asked Cameron on a date, to which he accepted, although they ultimately did not end up resuming their relationship.[15][16][17] During his tenure on the show, Cameron received widespread media attention for his multiple feminist statements, and for often coming to the defense of Brown after she was the victim of acts of alleged sexism by contestants such as Luke Parker.[18][19][20]

After the conclusion of the season, fans of the show and the media alike called on Cameron to be announced as the lead for the upcoming season of The Bachelor.[21][22] Host Chris Harrison stated that he believed Cameron wouldn't be a suitable choice following media reports of him dating fashion model Gigi Hadid, and Cameron later revealed in an interview that he was in talks to become the Bachelor, but rejected the offer.[23][24] Ultimately, Peter Weber was chosen as the lead for the twenty-fourth season.[25][26]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Bachelorette Himself Contestant; season 15
2020 Single Parents Danny Episode: "Chez Second Grade"
2020 Barkitechture Host 1 season
2021 The Bachelor Himself Guest appearance on Episode 6; The Bachelor (season 25)
2021 Good on Paper Ruggedly Handsome Man Netflix film
2021 Saturday Night Live Himself Season 47, Episode 2
2022 The Real Dirty Dancing Himself Contestant; season 1 runner-up
2023 Special Forces: World's Toughest Test Himself Contestant; finalist and winner
2024 Going Home with Tyler Cameron Himself Main role

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 People's Choice Awards The Competition Contestant of 2019 The Bachelorette Nominated [27]

References

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  1. ^ "Tyler Cameron". Soul Artist Management. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tyler Cameron". Next Management Miami. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Bicks, Emily (July 15, 2019). "Tyler Cameron's Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.
  4. ^ Sorren, Martha (July 8, 2019). "Tyler Cameron's Family Is Extremely Supportive Of His Bachelorette Journey". Refinery29.
  5. ^ Blanton, Kayla (July 8, 2019). "Tyler C. & His Parents Are Still Super Close Despite Their Challenging Past". Bustle.
  6. ^ Sentinel, By Pat Lammer | South Florida. "State's top QB Tyler Cameron of Jupiter commits to USF Bulls". orlandosentinel.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Cain, Brooke (July 9, 2019). "This 'Bachelorette' finalist and fan favorite played football at Wake Forest". News Observer.
  8. ^ "2017 Draft Scout Tyler Cameron, Florida Atlantic NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  9. ^ Quintana, Anna (May 21, 2019). "'The Bachelor' Star Tyler Cameron Was a Pretty Impressive College Football Player". Distractify.
  10. ^ Goeres, Kelsey (September 7, 2019). "'The Bachelorette': How Tyler C. Became A Model (Yes, He Was Discovered On Instagram)". Cheat Sheet.
  11. ^ Chambers, Hannah (May 28, 2019). "Let's Take a Look at All of 'Bachelorette' Contestant Tyler Cameron's Modeling Pics, Shall We?". Cosmopolitan.
  12. ^ Igoe, Katherine J. (June 10, 2019). "Tyler Cameron's Modeling Career Pre-'The Bachelorette' Was Legit". Marie Claire.
  13. ^ "DBPR - CAMERON, TYLER; Doing Business As: IMAGE 1 CONSTRUCTION INC, Certified Building Contractor". www.myfloridalicense.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  14. ^ Krolak, Mike (May 7, 2019). "The Bachelorette 2019 Cast: Meet Hannah's Bachelors". ABC. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  15. ^ Krolak, Mike (July 30, 2019). "The Bachelorette Finale 2019 Night 2 Recap: Who Did Hannah Pick and What Happened Next?". ABC.
  16. ^ Baldwin, Kristen (July 30, 2019). "The Bachelorette season finale recap: 'That's not what I said yes to'". Entertainment Weekly.
  17. ^ Barthwell, Ali (July 31, 2019). "The Bachelorette Finale Recap: Mr. Wrong Guy". Vulture.
  18. ^ Igoe, Katherine J. (July 16, 2019). "Somehow, 'The Bachelorette' Just Delivered a Master Class in Consent". Marie Claire.
  19. ^ Erskine, Blaire (July 9, 2019). "The untold truth of The Bachelorette's Tyler C." The List.
  20. ^ Willison, Margaret H. (August 1, 2019). "'The Bachelorette' finale winner was feminism — but it's a tainted victory". NBC News.
  21. ^ Ellis, Sarah (August 8, 2019). "Tyler Cameron Should Be The Next Bachelor & Here Are 7 Reasons Why". Elite Daily.
  22. ^ Lindsay, Kathryn (August 14, 2019). "Here's How Gigi Hadid Changes Tyler Cameron's Bachelor Chances". Refinery29.
  23. ^ Boucher, Ashley (August 5, 2019). "Chris Harrison on Why Tyler C. 'Might Not Be the Next Bachelor' After Being Linked to Gigi Hadid". People.
  24. ^ Yasharoff, Hannah (September 25, 2019). "Tyler Cameron says he was in talks to be the Bachelor, but his 'heart wasn't 100% there'". USA Today.
  25. ^ Drysdale, Ashley (September 17, 2019). "Rachel Lindsay Says 'System Isn't Working' for People of Color After Peter Weber 'Bachelor' Reveal (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight.
  26. ^ Baldwin, Kristen (September 17, 2019). "And the new star of The Bachelor is..." Entertainment Weekly.
  27. ^ Colurso, Mary (November 11, 2019). "Hannah Brown says 'Roll Tide!' as she wins People's Choice Award". al. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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Preceded by
Blake Horstmann
 The Bachelorette runner up
Season 15 		Succeeded by
Ben Smith
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