Miss Mykie
| Miss Mykie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mykel Antoinea Gray March 28, 1985 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Residence | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Miss Mykie, Mykie, Mykel Gray |
| Alma mater | Howard University |
| Occupation | Actress, television personality, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Known for | 106 & Park |
| Website | www |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop, pop |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Associated acts | Snoop Dogg, Tyrese, Rick Ross, Paul Wall, Kirko Bangz, Papa Reu, Sean Paul, Slim Thug |
Mykel Antoinea Gray (born March 28, 1985) known by her stage name, Miss Mykie is an American actress, television personality, and recording artist. Miss Mykie is best known for being one-fourth of the new set of hosts of BET's 106 & Park, starting on October 1, 2012. She left the show in May 2013. Shortly thereafter Miss Mykie would start her own show. She is credited with launching and hosting, the first ever Instagram show, "The Tea" on July 15, 2013.
Born as Mykel Antoinea Gray in Denver, Colorado. Gray grew up in a family of seven siblings, where they would put on talent shows or pretend to be their own hosts/contestants of their own game shows in their basement. At the age of three, she and her family moved to Houston, Texas. At the age of thirteen, she began to take an interest in music, in the hopes of becoming a singer–songwriter and even formed an all-girl group while she was a freshman in high school. She recalls, "My dad and brother built a studio in our house that I spent countless hours in." Shortly after this, her older brother had become her manager and producer, helping her craft a studio album, which was eventually shelved. She began to perform regularly on local shows and opened up for famous artists such as Tyrese Gibson, Slim Thug, Sean Paul, among others.
Shortly after graduating from high school, Gray was accepted to the historically black college, Howard University in Washington, D.C., but in the middle of her freshman year she faced a major tragedy. Her older brother was killed, a few days before his 23rd birthday, and this had a profound effect on Gray. Despite the tragedy she joined the Ooh La La Dance Line for Howard's Showtime Marching Band, and became a soror of the Alpha chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Gray graduated from Howard University in May 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, in acting.
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