Tahj Mowry

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Tahj Mowry's career is defined by his early success on Smart Guy, a role that earned him three major youth-oriented awards in a single year: an NAACP Image Award, a Young Artist Award, and a YoungStar Award. He is frequently cited in nostalgic roundups of 1990s child stars. VH1 ranked him #42 on its list of the "100 Greatest Child Stars" in 2005, and Nickelodeon included him in its "Top 10 Child Actors of the 1990s" in 2010. While he hasn't won major adult industry awards, his transition from child star to steady working actor is respected by fans and peers alike.

AwardsTahj Mowry won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special in 1998 for Smart Guy. That same year, he also won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Leading Young Actor and a YoungStar Award for Best Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series, both for the same role. These three awards came during his peak as a child star.

Rankings & Lists

#42

100 Greatest Child Stars

VH1·2005

#Listed

Top 10 Child Actors of the 1990s

Nickelodeon·2010

Magazine Covers

Jet Magazine

March 1999

Tahj Mowry: The Smart Guy Grows Up

Black Beat Magazine

Summer 1998

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Right On! Magazine

1999

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