Taylor Zakhar Perez studied at UCLA, where he majored in Spanish culture and community and minored in film and television.
Taylor Zakhar Perez is an American actor and is best known for his second male lead role in Netflix’s famous romantic drama films, Kissing Booth 2 and Kissing Booth 3. Perez began working by starring in the Disney produced show, iCarly. He played the role of Keith in the show.
Despite working on various other shows such as Suburgatory, Young & Hungry, Alpha House, Awkward, Cruel Intentions, Code Black, and many more, the actor found his well-deserved fame through the Netflix film, Kissing Booth 2. Perez played the role of Marco Valentin Peña in the film. Perez later on starred in Prime Video’s romantic-comedy film, ‘Red, White & Royal Blue. In the film, the actor played the role of ‘Alex Claremont-Diaz’.
Taylor Zakhar Perez was a swimmer during his high school. Due to his being great at swimming, the actor was initially offered a swimming scholarship to Fordham University. However, Perez declined that offer and chose UCLA and took Spanish, culture, and community as his major.
During a conversation with Numero Magazine, when asked why Taylor chose to learn about Spanish, culture, and community, the actor said, “College was a weird space, I had two majors, one minor and no friends. I took 25 units a quarter and my teachers thought I was a pain in the ass, but isn't everyone at that age? The outreach aspect intrigued me most on this particular major, I wanted to be of service in the underserved communities. I worked with an NGO that helped DREAMERS prep and apply to universities because it was sort of their only hope for success in higher education.”
Taylor Zakhar Perez was born to Antoinette Zakhar on December 24, 1991. There is not much information available on Perez’s father. The Kissing Booth actor has chosen to keep his private life out of the limelight. According to records, Perez is the sixth child out of the eight children. The actor was born in Chicago Illinois and has Mexican, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean ancestry. Taylor’s mother is an aesthetician.
Taylor Zakhar Perez appears to be single as of 2024. The actor isn’t very interested in opening up about his relationship with the media. Many rumors claimed that the actor was dating Kissing Booth co-star Joey King. However, nothing was confirmed on the same. Currently, King is married to director and producer, Steven Piet.
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