Born 29th of June 1973 in Weiz, Austria to a Jamaican father and an Austrian mother, Tyron Ricketts is a musician, rapper/actor (Soko Leipzig, among others), TV-producer (Panthertainment), presenter (Wordcup for VIVA) and filmmaker (Afrodeutsch).

Tyron was raised in Weiz and Aachen, before moving to Cologne, followed by a residence in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. In 2012 he relocated to Los Angeles, California, where he resided for 2 years before relocating to New York City, New York, United States of America in 2014.