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Who is Taylor Zakhar Perez, how old is he and does he have a girlfriend?
Taylor Zakhar Perez made his Netflix debut in The Kissing Booth 2, and he returned for the third film. It turns out this wasn't Taylor’s first time winning over fans on-screen, as he’s been acting from an early age, with previous roles including iCarly, starring alongside Hannah Montana’s Emily Osment in Young and Hungry, as well as appearing in US TV series Embeds, which also stars Demi Lovato’s ex-fiancee, Max Ehrich. Most recently he's in Prime Video's Red, White and Royal Blue movie.
Taylor is 31 years old – his birthday is 25 December 1991, a Christmas baby.
Taylor is 6 feet 1inch (1.85m), which just adds to his on-screen popularity, and is no surprise as he’s dabbled in some modelling during his career!
Taylor was born in Chicago, US, and his ethnicity is Mexican. Fans might already know this as he sings in Spanish in The Kissing Booth 2!
Marco is played by Taylor Zakhar Perez and he causes quite the love triangle between Elle Evans and her boyfriend Noah Flynn in the second film.
It's thought Taylor is worth a few million dollars these days, due to the number of roles he’s played on TV over the years.
Taylor’s Instagram handle is just his name @taylorzakharperez. He currently has over 3.5 million followers at the time of writing.
Most recently, Taylor stars in Prime Video movie Red, White and Royal Blue as Alex Claremont-Diaz. In 2022 he appeared in 1UP as Dustin but it was The Kissing Booth 2 and 3 that put him on the map. Taylor has had minor roles in a number of US TV series and played a character called Noah Torres in 2017 series Embeds. He also starred in NBC’s TV movie Cruel Intentions in 2016 as Mateo de la Vega. One of his first screen roles was in iCarly, which you can read more about in the next slide.
Eagle-eyed Nickelodeon viewers might recognise Taylor from his fleeting appearance as Keith in iCarly, where he played Carly’s date. He only appeared on-screen for a short time, during an episode titled ‘iGet Banned’, saying one line before being hit with a lemon by T-Bo’s lemon launcher.
Taylor Zakhar Perez is fast gaining millions of TikTok followers – you can follow him @taylorzakharperez.
It turns out he's even more talented than we first thought! After revealing that it was actually him singing and playing the guitar in The Kissing Booth 2, Taylor shared pictures of his band on Instagram, revealing that the name of their band is the Lekker Lizards.
Taylor Zakhar Perez plays Sofia's handsome brother Benji in Young & Hungry and ends up going on a date with one of the show's main characters Gabi.
Taylor Zakhar Perez has had his fair share of dating rumours, most recently with his Kissing Booth co-star, Joey King. However, despite their numerous heartfelt posts about each other, Taylor admitted they're just super close friends, saying: "I love her. I love her dearly. I’d do anything for her [but] we’re not dating."
Taylor hasn’t publicly addressed whether he’s in a relationship, however, that hasn't stopped fans thirsting over him in his Insta' comments.
Alex Claremont-Diaz in Red, White and Royal Blue is played by Taylor Zakhar Perez, who you may recognise from Netflix's The Kissing Booth!