Tyler Joseph

Joseph married Jenna Black on March 28, 2015, after their engagement in July 2014. They have three children: daughters Rosie and Junie, and a son named Tommy.

Joseph identifies as a Christian and has discussed the role of faith in his life and music. He has also spoken about mental health awareness and suicide prevention. His tattoos include a three-part design representing something that saved his life, although he has asked that its meaning not be circulated online.

Joseph was homeschooled for part of his childhood and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, in a family connected to education and coaching. His mother, Kelly Joseph, was a math teacher and later became a high-school basketball coach, while his father, Christopher Anthony Joseph, coached at Worthington Christian High School and became a principal. Joseph has two brothers, Zack and Jay, and a sister, Madison.

He played point guard for Worthington Christian, whose varsity basketball team finished second in the Division IV state tournament in 2008. After seeing a songwriter perform at a High Street club, Joseph declined a basketball scholarship to Otterbein University. He began experimenting with an old keyboard given to him by his mother and recorded the solo project No Phun Intended in his basement during 2007 and 2008. Nick Thomas, who later became a member of Twenty One Pilots, contributed guitar to several songs.

Joseph formed Twenty One Pilots in Columbus in 2009 with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih. The original lineup released the self-titled debut album that year. Thomas and Salih left in 2011, and drummer Josh Dun joined Joseph, creating the duo's long-running lineup.

Twenty One Pilots released Regional at Best in 2011, signed with Fueled by Ramen in 2012, and issued Vessel in 2013. The band's international breakthrough came with Blurryface, released in 2015. The album reached number one in the United States and produced "Stressed Out" and "Ride". Joseph and Dun won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Stressed Out" at the 2017 ceremony.

Later Twenty One Pilots releases included Trench in 2018, Scaled and Icy in 2021, Clancy in 2024, and Breach in 2025. During the COVID-19 lockdown, Joseph and Dun filmed the music video for "Level of Concern" from their homes, and Joseph directed a portion of the song's proceeds to Crew Nation, which supported live-music crews affected by the shutdown.

Before Twenty One Pilots became established, Joseph co-wrote and performed on "Live" with Christian rapper Jocef, whose album In Search of: L.O.V.E. included the song. Jocef later appeared on Twenty One Pilots' track "Be Concerned" from Regional at Best. Joseph also appeared in the Five14 Church mockumentary The (moderately inspiring tale of the) Longboard Rodeo Tango and performed at the church's 2013 Christmas with the Stars event.

Joseph contributed vocals to Dallon Weekes's "Sickly Sweet Holidays" and appeared on the Five14 worship project Clear by Whittaker and New Albany Music. He assisted with production on Shania Twain's album Queen of Me and co-wrote, produced, and provided vocal engineering for its final song, "The Hardest Stone". In 2025, Joseph co-founded the independent record label ARRO with Twenty One Pilots manager Chris Woltman.

Joseph has used Twenty One Pilots' music to address mental health and suicide prevention. He discussed the song "Neon Gravestones" as a response to what he considered the dangerous fetishisation of the 27 Club, emphasizing the importance of communicating its subject directly rather than through ambiguous metaphors.

He has expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement, called racism evil, and described himself as an ally of the LGBTQ+ community. Joseph has also opposed the use of artificially generated artwork and argued that artists may need to preserve records of their creative process.