Tyler John Ippolito was born on April 6th, 1985 in Toronto. The eldest son of a classic-film collecting German Romanian mother and a rock and roll singer Irish Italian father, Ty has been passionate about performing since he was a child. Known for portraying cops and authority figures on-screen, he got his start in acting while attending film school when he began performing in his classmates projects. Prior to his acting career taking flight Ty worked in the Locations and Set departments on numerous Tier-A films and TV shows and as a precision driver in various car commercials, but ultimately found a home in front of the camera as an actor and behind the scenes an an indie writer/producer.