Old Man Tyree

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Grandpa loves a good lollipop!

Old Man Tyree (also known as William Bunson Tyree, Grandpa, Old Grandpa, and funny weird old fucked up dude) is a demented old man who is infamous for his appearance in Giuseppe Andrews' experimental outsider films, most notably Period Piece and Grandpa.

Biography

According to the biography found in the DVD for Period Piece, Tyree was born in Portsam, Ohio in February 14th, 1912. He was home schooled and developed an alcohol addiction at an alarming age of 14. In his twenties, he opened a bar that served beer and hotdogs. He then earned enough money to purchase a beach bungalow in Huntington, CA. After that, he retired in his early 50's with his life partner. However, due to his alcoholism, he ended up losing everything and became homeless. Tyree resorted to hustling pool in dive bars of Ventura, CA in order to feed his alcoholism. One night, Tyree met Giuseppe Andrews after getting kicked out from a bar and gave him an opportunity to become an actor. Tyree took this opportunity without hesitation, saying that "Acting is my plant and I must water it!" Tyree then went on to act in Giuseppe's line of experimental, outsider films and he even ended up acting in a B-movie comedy film "Homo Erectus". His fate was not entirely known but he was rumored to be dead. Regardless of fate, Tyree ended up becoming an underground legend to a certain group of YouTube Poopers.

Filmography

Here are the list of films Tyree has appeared in:

• Trailer Town (2003)
• Dribble (2004)
• Tater Tots (2004)
• Grandpa (2005)
• Wiggly (2006)
• The Laundry Room (2006)
• Ants (2006)
• Period Piece (2006)
• Garbanzo Gas (2007)
• Homo Erectus (2007)
• Giuseppe Makes a Movie (2014)