RJ Cyler
American actor
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- Ronald "RJ" Cyler II (born March 21, 1995) is an American actor.
- On television, he is known for his roles in the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here (2017–2018) and Scream: Resurrection (2019).
- His parents, who were working but struggling, sold what they had to move from Florida to California in 2013.
- Cyler finished high school in California.
- In 2015, Cyler got his biggest acting break when he co-starred in the film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl , based on the book of the same name by Jesse Andrews.
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WikipediaRonald "RJ" Cyler II (born March 21, 1995) is an American actor. His films include Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015), Power Rangers (2017), The Harder They Fall (2021), and Emergency (2022). On television, he is known for his roles in the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here (2017–2018) and Scream: Resurrection (2019).
Cyler was raised in Jacksonville, Florida, the youngest of three children of Katina, a cook, and Ronald Cyler, a truck driver. His parents, who were working but struggling, sold what they had to move from Florida to California in 2013. They were homeless until shortly before Cyler was cast in his role in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Cyler finished high school in California.
In 2013, Cyler appeared in the short film Second Chances. In 2015, Cyler got his biggest acting break when he co-starred in the film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, based on the book of the same name by Jesse Andrews. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2015. Shortly after the premiere, Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired distribution rights for the film and released it on June 12, 2015. In 2016, Cyler appeared in the HBO series Vice Principals.
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