Tyler James Williams recalls seeing "Everybody Hates Chris" bus advertisements when he was 12 years old:

Tyler James Williams recalls seeing "Everybody Hates Chris" bus advertisements when he was 12 years old:

 A few years later, he became a household name thanks to his lead role in the late-aughts sitcom

They literally plastered my face on every bus in New York City.

 It was kind of traumatic in the sense of, like, I just wasn't used to that many eyeballs. And at 12 

Additionally, something about it made me ready for what was to come. It really started to shift 

When I was about 17 years old, I had to really decide what type of actor I wanted to be,