

From then on, she was determined to become an entertainer. She attended a Catholic school, Gesu Elementary, where she received a part in the stage play Annie in first grade. When she was five years old, her family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where she was raised along with her older brother, Rashad. At a young age, Aaliyah was enrolled in voice lessons by her mother, and she would perform at weddings, church choir and charity events. She was the second and younger child of Diane and Michael Haughton. In a later episode, he was referenced when Will threatened to destroy Ashley's Tevin Campbell posters after she plays with Will's autographed baseball.Īaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. After his appearance in the 1990 film Graffiti Bridge, Campbell made a guest appearance the following year on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, playing fictional teen idol, "Little T", a celebrity crush and date of Ashley's in the first season episode, "Just Infatuation". Campbell's first solo hit was "Round and Round", which charted at #3 on R&B charts in November 1990 and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1991 was produced by Prince and was featured in Prince's film Graffiti Bridge. It was the lead single from Jones' critically acclaimed ensemble LP Back on the Block which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1991. Tevin recorded a vocal version of a 1976 instrumental by The Brothers Johnson. Campbell's debut single was "Tomorrow (A Better You Better Me)" which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip hop Singles chart in June 1990. Campbell was introduced to the R&B world by Quincy Jones in August 1989.
