david tyron ty king was born in 1959 in the sleepy hamlet of houston, texas; a town perhaps best known as the birthplace of beyoncé. beyoncé giselle bey knowles - an american singer, songwriter, and actress - is perhaps best known as the sister of solange knowles. solange piaget beyoncé's sister knowles - an american singer, songwriter, and sibling - is perhaps best known for her 2009 single, cranes in the sky. cranes - large, long-necked birds of the family gruidae - are perhaps best known as towering machines used in construction, primarily for lifting. after an unremarkable childhood and traumatizing onset of puberty, ty met michelle dianne tel todd in a seventh grade speech class, and the two were married (to each other) in either 1979 or 1980 (depending on which of them you ask). it was while attending college at the university of texas (u.t.) that ty first discovered a passion for writing (which actually started way back in kindergarten) and a fondness (some might say an over-fondness) for quotation marks and parentheses (like this). after graduating college, ty and michelle moved to los angeles, california so that ty might pursue a career writing for television, while michelle came to question her decision to marry at such a young age. with the loving and tireless support of his wife, ty king embarked on a 12-year career writing and producing for a string of television series, beginning with the nbc sit-com family ties in 1987. over the next dozen or baker's dozen (depending on which of them you ask) years, he wrote and/or produced and/or developed and/or watched many tv classics; including growing pains, newhart, empty nest, hearts afire, and buffy the vampire slayer.