1. Katelyn Tarver was born on November 2,1989 and is an American actress and singer-songwriter.
19 Facts About Katelyn Tarver
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Katelyn Tarver has independently released four EP's since 2011, most notably Tired Eyes in 2017.
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Katelyn Tarver is known for her recurring roles as Jo Taylor on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush, Natalie on the ABC series No Ordinary Family, Jesse in HBO series Ballers and Mercedes on ABC Family The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
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In 2003, Tarver took part in the reality television program American Juniors, where she was one of the Top 10 finalists, before being eliminated from the competition on August 12,2003.
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On June 14,2011, Katelyn Tarver independently released her debut EP, A Little More Free, produced by Matt Grabe.
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Katelyn Tarver toured alongside the bands The Cab and Parachute during the summer of 2012.
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In 2014, Katelyn Tarver co-wrote Cheryl Cole's 2014 single "Crazy Stupid Love".
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In 2015, Katelyn Tarver was featured on the Lost Kings track "You", which was released by Spinnin' Records as a single off their EP The Bad.
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In 2016, Katelyn Tarver released a cover of Jeremih's song "Planez".
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In 2019, Katelyn Tarver released five singles as well as her fourth EP, Kool Aid: Sugar Free.
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Later that year, Katelyn Tarver co-wrote Jake Scott's song "Like No One Does".
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In 2021, Katelyn Tarver collaborated with Will Anderson and launched a side-project called REAVES.
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Katelyn Tarver was the winning songwriter on the Old Dominion episode of Songland, with her song "Young" being featured in a Jeep commercial in which Katelyn Tarver starred.
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In 2025, it was announced that Katelyn Tarver would reunite with her former Big Time Rush cast-members in a new concert tour titled the In Real Life Worldwide Tour as a supporting act.
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Katelyn Tarver developed feelings for Kendall Knight and they started dating.
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Katelyn Tarver returned in season 3's episode "Big Time Surprise", which aired on September 22,2012.
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From 2010 to 2011, Katelyn Tarver appeared as Natalie Poston in 5 episodes of the ABC series No Ordinary Family.
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In 2018, Katelyn Tarver appeared as Jesse in 8 episodes of the HBO series Ballers.
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Katelyn Tarver was cast as Cydney Walker in the ABC Signature television pilot, None of the Above, in 2021.