Tyson Ritter (born Tyson Jay Ritter in Stillwater, Oklahoma,on 24 April 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and model. He is best known a s the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the multi-platinum selling American rock band The All-American Rejects. He also records as Sharpton Mann. Meeting bandmates while he was at a party in high school, The All-American Rejects were picked up by Doghouse Records, and later DreamWorks Records