Tyler Mann was born on January 15, 1993 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, singer, and songwriter best known for playing the role of Carl in Disney Channel's animated series Phineas and Ferb (2007), Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011), Modern Family (2011), and Weeds (2010).Tyler is a senior at the University of Southern California where he majors in vocal performance and songwriting in the Thornton School of Music. He is set to graduate in May of 2015.