Tiger Tyson, born May 20, 1977, in Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent American gay pornographic actor, model, and director of African-American and Puerto Rican descent. He rose to fame in the late 1990s specializing in "homo thug" or Blatino adult films featuring Black and Latino performers. Debuting at age 19 in 1996 with "Sweatin' Black," he starred in hits like "Tiger's Brooklyn Tails" and founded Tiger Tyson Productions in 2000 under Pitbull Productions.
After a brief retirement announcement in 2004, he returned following the success of "Take 'Em Down." Tyson has also worked as a go-go dancer and escort, advocated for safe sex practices, and received the GayVN Hall of Fame induction in 2008 along with a Blatino Erotica Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2007, he endorsed Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and later pursued a master's degree in mechanical engineering while continuing in the industry.