Tyrone Evans Clark

Tyrone Evans Clark (born January 21, 1986) is an American video game designer, actor, singer and filmmaker. He has appeared in several films, and rose to prominence as writer, director and playing the lead role of Sam Silver in the critically-acclaimed 2020 independent film, Homeless Sam and Sally - The Movie. The film won numerous awards, including Best Comedy of 2020 by Toronto Film Magazine and Best Director of 2020 at the Couch Film Festival.
Biography
Tyrone Evans Clark was born on January 21, 1986 in Chicago, Illinois. He is the oldest of four children by his mother Gloria Hall (née Clark). His youngest brother Carl died in a house fire in 1998 at the age of 2. Tyrone's father is Vincent Hall, who is also the father of his three siblings. But since Tyrone mother was not married at the time of his birth, he took her maiden name.
The family relocated to Berrien Springs, Michigan in 1994. They moved again to Benton Harbor, Michigan in 1996 due to the aforementioned fire and having no place to live. During this time, Clark was being physically and sexually abused by his neighbor and several family members. Clark's mother ultimately left his abusive father. But he left home as a teenager, marking the first of many times in his life he was homeless.
Despite the difficult upbringing, Clark graduated from Benton Harbor High School in the top 10 of his class. He won the 2005 Accepting the Challenge of Excellence (ACE) Award from the National Exchange Club. He earned scholarships from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans and the Gates Millennium Scholarship.
Clark attended the Art Institute of California - Los Angeles (now defunct) and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in game Art and Design.
Career
Clark began his career designing video games. He worked for Disney Interactive and contributed as a designer and writer for the Disney Infinity franchise of games for the Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Wii and Xbox systems. He also worked as a 3D graphics engineer at Qualcomm. His first television appearance was on the 30-minute infomercial "Investigating Free Money" in 2010. Clark has appeared in several films, including Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and BET movie Running Out Of Time (2018). His television credits include I'm Dying Up Here (2018) and AXS TV's Women of Wrestling (2019). He also appeared on the TV series Face The Truth (2019) with Vivica A. Fox.
Clark wrote, directed, produced and starred as title character Sam Silver in the 2020 film Homeless Sam and Sally. The movie is a dark comedy that centers around the trial and tribulations of Sam and his mother Sally Silver, played by Margaret Newborn. They become homeless when Sally is unable to pay rent. The film touches on many social issues, including mental illness and the difficulties facing homeless people in the United States.
Homeless Sam and Sally has received several honors and industry awards. Some of the awards include:
* 2020 Couch Film Festival (Best Director)
* 2020 Prague International Monthly Film Festival (Best Feature/Comedy - Honorable Mention)
* 2020 Toronto Film Magazine Fest (Best Comedy)
Personal life
Clark currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He supports the Black Lives Matter movement and LGBTQIA rights.

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