Keith Powers

Keith Powers
Born	Keith Tyree Powers August 22, 1992 (age 25) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, model
Years active	2009-present
Home town	Sacramento, California, U.S.

Keith Tyree Powers (born August 22, 1992) is an African-American actor and model. He played Ronnie DeVoe in BET's The New Edition Story mini series and Tyree in the film Straight Outta Compton.

Powers was born in Sacramento, California, the oldest of a family of four children. He started modeling at 9 years old, influenced by his mother, as he developed a passion for sports. He played wide receiver at Sheldon High School, graduating in 2010, and when he was not able to continue playing football professionally, focused on modeling, signing with the Wilhemina Agency. He walked for Calvin Klein at the 2014 Men's Fashion Week in Milan and became the face of Aeropostale.

In 2013 Powers landed a role in the movie House Party: Tonight's the Night. After flying to South Africa for shooting, he fell in love with acting and decided to make it his main occupation. He had a recurring role on the MTV series Faking It and has since become known for his part as Tyree in the film Straight Outta Compton, and also was cast as Ronnie DeVoe in The New Edition Story and co-starred in Famous in Love on Freeform.

In March 2017 he posted the trailer for a concept film on dating, Let's Just Be Friends, to his Instagram account and on YouTube. He also played Gutta in the BET hip hop anthology series "TALES".

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