iO Tillett Wright

iO Tillett Wright (born September 2, 1985) is an American author, photographer, actor, TV and podcast host, and activist. After growing up in New York City, he founded street art magazine Overspray and served as its editor-in-chief until 2009. From 2010 to 2012 he was a featured columnist for T Magazine with two regular blogs. In 2016, he co-hosted MTV show Suspect with Nev Schulman. Early life Wright grew up in New York City with his mother, Rebecca Wright, a poet and actress. He studied in Brockwood Park School in England, UK. Wright is a transgender man. He documented the struggles of his upbringing in his memoir Darling Days. Career Editor In 2002, at the age of 17, Wright founded and served as editor-in-chief of a street art magazine, Overspray, until 2009.