The son of Cheyenne Brando and Dag Drollet, he is the grandson of Academy Award-winning American actor Marlon Brando and Golden Globe-nominated Tahitian actress Tarita Teriipaia. Tuki Brando"s mother, Cheyenne Brando, was the daughter of Marlon Brando and his third wife Tarita Teriipaia, a Tahitian whom he met while filming Mutiny on the Bounty in 1962. His father, Dag Drollet, was killed by his uncle Christian in 1990, before Tuki was born.
Cheyenne Brando, suffering from alcohol and drug abuse was committed to a hospital and diagnosed with schizophrenia shortly after Tuki"s birth. She committed suicide in 1995, by hanging herself in her mother"s home. Brando came to modeling when a family friend suggested him to a modeling agent.
His first job was in 2006, when photographer Bruce Weber shot Brando for L’Uomo Vogue, the Italian men"s version of Vogue: the magazine"s cover and a 22-page spread inside.
Photographer Mario Testino spotted Brando in Milan, Italy and he quickly gained attention in the fashion world. Soon after, at 17, he was named the face of the 2007 Versace Fall men"s campaign.
In 2011, Brando became one of the faces of TechnoMarine watches, photographed by Nicolas Guerin.
