*Tyler Joseph*
Born December 1, 1988, in Columbus, Ohio, Grew up with two brothers Zack and Jay, and one sister Madison. His mom, Kelly, a math teacher in the Olentangy school district. His dad, Chris, was a coach at Worthington Christian High School from 96-2005, and is a school principal. Tyler played basketball from a very young age and went on to play point guard for Worthington Christian. In 2008, the basketball team placed second in the Division IV state tournament.
Tyler was homeschooled in his childhood. Later on, He attended school in his hometown and was interested in basketball. He played for his school and competed for the interstate. Tyler was offered a basketball scholarship which he rejected due to his inclination towards music.
In school, Tyler had a friend who was a songwriter. Tyler started singing the songs written by him at first then he found an abandoned keyboard in the closet of his room which his mother had gifted him on his birthday some years back. He started playing it by trying to mimic the symphonies playing on the radio. This was the exact start of his career as a singer.
The most interesting thing in Tyler Joseph biography is his personal life. He is a practicing Christian and the effects of his faith are evident in the music he has written. He had first real exposure to music in the Christian Hip Hop group in 2006.
Joseph has had a solo project where he released an album entitled No Phun Intended. The release is still available for listening purposes on his account. The album was recorded in Joseph's senior year of high school, from 2007–2008, in his basement. The song "Save", off the release, was redone and released as a free download for some time on Twenty One Pilots' official website before it was then pulled. A song entitled "Whisper" from his solo career has also been released on the internet.
In 2009, Tyler formed a band called, Twenty One Pilots. He eventually called his high school friends Nick Thomas and Chris Salih to form a band. He came up with the band's name while studying by , a play about a man who must decide what is best for his family after causing the death of twenty-one pilots during , because he knowingly sent them faulty parts for the good of his business. Joseph explains that this story of moral dilemma was the inspiration for the name of the band.
On December 29, 2009, they released their debut, and began touring Ohio. In 2010, Joseph was featured in the song "Live" by the Christian rapper Joseph Michael Langston who is a friend of Joseph from college, along with two other rappers, Juda and Alon. The song is the opening track to Jocef's debut album, In Search Of: L.O.V.E. The track was co-written by Tyler and Jocef. Jocef eventually returned the favor a year later by being featured on the song "Be Concerned" off of Twenty One Pilots' 2011 album Regional at Best.
In 2011, Joseph was also the lead star in Five14 Church's three episode entitled "The Longboard Rodeo Tango". According to the mockumentary, Joseph was an intern at the church at the time.
In 2012, Joseph was featured in an internet-use awareness video entitled "What's Your Story?" by Mark C. Eshleman for an annual contest put on by , also called What's Your Story? The room used in the video is the same room in which the original music video for "House of Gold" was filmed.
On December 24, 2013, Christmas Eve, Joseph participated and sang "O'Come, O'Come Emman" at Five14 Church's Christmas With the Stars in . The official video of the performance was uploaded to YouTube on February 14, 2014. He also performed a magic segment with the church's host and , David McCreary for the show.
Joseph has also contributed to a few tracks for Five14 Church's albums by the band, Whittaker.
In December 2014, Joseph contributed backing vocals to the song "Sickly Sweet Holidays" by Dallon Weekes of Panic! At The Disco.
The band's fourth album, Blurryface, was released on May 17, 2015, two days ahead of its intended release date.
He married Jenna Black on March 28, 2015, after becoming engaged on July 8, 2014.
Joseph has a three-part tattoo that represents "something that saved his life". Though it is assumed it deals with his Christian faith, Joseph has been specific about the fact that he doesn't want the meaning of his tattoos spread across the internet. However, he has stated a few times that he is willing to tell people one-on-one if they decide to ask him in person.
Joseph has an "X" tattoo on his body symbolizing his dedication to his hometown fans in Columbus, Ohio. He received it on stage during a hometown show at the on April 26, 2013, is located on his right bicep.
