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Character Profiles > Ty Harper Dean Geyer

After giving up his law degree to concentrate on his dream of becoming a musician, Ty Harper found himself disowned by his family. Ty was determined to focus on his music, however, and soon built up a small, but loyal, fanbase. Whilst performing at an all-ages gig at Sanctum nightclub, Ty met Rachel Kinski, who fell at his feet, literally, when someone bumped into her, and she was later embarrassed to realise that he was the cousin of Taylah Jordan, who was dating Rachel's brother, Zeke. Though Taylah had brought her friends to the gig in the hope of matchmaking Rachel with Ty, it looked like their awkward first encounter, and Rachel's reluctance to begin another relationship after a recent bad experience, might nip Taylah's efforts in the bud. The following day, Taylah invited Ty to a party at the General Store, being held to farewell long-time resident Harold Bishop, but Rachel was annoyed with the continued matchmaking attempts. The next day, when Ty ran into Rachel and Zeke again at the store, she told him that she wasn't interested in him, but was left humiliated when he called her 'Rochelle' and said that it was fine, as he wouldn't date one of his cousin's schoolfriends anyway.

On the advice of Zeke, Ty headed to Charlie's Bar and spoke to owner Steph Scully about performing some gigs there. She admitted that she wasn't really interested at the moment but, short-staffed, asked if he had any bar experience. He jumped at the offer, and one of his first customers was Rachel, there with Zeke and their stepmother Susan. Overhearing Rachel complaining to Zeke about Ty, and how she wouldn't want to date him anyway, he asked her if she'd like to read the children's menu.

With brooding musician Ty proving popular with the ladies of Erinsborough, Ringo Brown and Declan Napier decided to form a band to get some attention for themselves. Ty agreed to give them some tips, and also accepted an apology from Rachel for her recent behaviour, as she explained that she'd been through some tough times recently. When Ty later started mouthing off at the bar about the upcoming trial of Angus Henderson, a teacher who had an affair with a student, he upset Rachel, the student in question. As he became the one apologising to her, she realised that she'd been quick to judge him, but was determined that they should just be friends, wary that her friends and family thought that she became romantically involved with every guy she came into contact with.

Magic Moments
Episode 5419: Ty's Arrival

Biography by Steve

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