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Taylor Zakhar Perez (born December 25, 1991)[1] is an American actor popularly known for portraying Marco Valentin Peña in The Kissing Booth 2.

Taylor Zakhar Perez
Born	(1991-12-25) December 25, 1991 (age 30) Chicago, Illinois
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012—present

Early life

Perez was born in Chicago on December 25, 1991 and grew up in Chesterton, Indiana.[2] He attended Chesterton High School, where he was a swimmer.[3] Perez is of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Mexican descent.[4]

His mother is an aesthetician and he is the third youngest of eight children.[5] He earned a swimming scholarship to Fordham University, but turned it down to attend UCLA where he majored in Spanish, Culture and Community with a minor in TV and Films.[6]

Perez started by performing musicals in opera houses at an early age.[7] Modelling came next and he moved to Los Angeles. He took photos in his room with a sheet as backdrop and sent them in manila envelopes with self tapes.[8]

Career

Perez began his career by appearing in various popular shows like iCarly, Suburgatory, Young & Hungry, Code Black and Scandal.[9]

In 2020, Perez played Marco Valentin Peña in Netflix's The Kissing Booth 2 opposite Joey King.[10] For his role, he took choreography and guitar lessons.[11] In 2021, he reprised the role in the third film The Kissing Booth 3.[12]

In 2022, Perez starred in HBO Max's comedy series Minx as Shane Brody.[13] He will star in the gaming comedy film 1Up as Dustin.[14][15] Perez will also headline Amazon Prime Video's Red, White & Royal Blue as Alex Claremont-Diaz opposite Nicholas Galitzine.[16]

Philanthropy

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Perez partnered with Variant Malibu, a 3D tech company to make masks. They cut 90% of traditional manufacturing waste. He also designed his own masks with The Kissing Booth 2 co-stars Joel Courtney, Joey King, Meganne Young and Maisie Richardson-Sellers. The proceeds from his masks went to a Chicago organisation that helps disabled kids, adults and families with disabled kids in the Hispanic community.[17]

"I really like digging my heels into one social issue and being like, 'This is what I know. This is what I'm learning.' And maybe the people that follow me will have read everything along the way and understood it," said Perez.[18]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Platform	Ref(s)
2020	The Kissing Booth 2	Marco Valentin Peña	Netflix	[19]
2020	Philanthropy	Taylor
2021	The Kissing Booth 3	Marco Valentin Peña	Netflix	[20]
2022	1Up	Dustin
2023	Red White & Royal Blue	Alex Claremont-Diaz	Amazon Prime Video	[21]

Television

Year	Show	Role	Platform	Ref(s)
2012	iCarly	Keith	Nickelodeon	[22]
2013	Suburgatory	Renaldo	ABC
2014	Alpha House	Trent	Prime Video
2014	Awkward		MTV
2015	Young & Hungry	Benji Rodriguez	ABC Family
2016	Code Black	Ari Stricks	CBS	[23]
2016	12 Deadly Days	Zac	YouTube Red
2016	Cruel Intentions	Mateo De La Vega	NBC
2017	Embeds	Noah Torres	Go90	[24]
2017	High Expectasians	Jonathan Price	YouTube
2018	Scandal	Calvin	ABC
2022	Minx	Shane Brody	HBO Max	[25]

References

External links

• Taylor Zakhar Perez at IMDb

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