Zeke Taylor

Zeke Taylor (born December 29, 2005) is an American actor, internet personality, and musician who portrays the main character Jaden Newman in the web television series Merman Academy and its movie Merman Academy: The Movie. Taylor first became known for his comedic YouTube content.

Early life
Zeke Taylor was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His mother, Alicia Taylor, is a physical therapist who treats people with physical disabilities and limitations and his father is Mark Shephard, an entrepreneur.

Career
Taylor created a second series after NicheZeke known as Merman Academy in 2015 after watching the US Nickelodeon television programs Every Witch Way and WITS Academy. Taylor played the main character, Jaden Newman, as well as other characters such as Alice Newman, Jaden's older twin mermaid-witch sister and most of the other characters. Taylor also had his relatives and friends play other principle, supporting, and recurring characters. In Merman Academy, his friend's and relative's characters were primarily named after them but with a slight change. His cousins, Earnest and Jabari, portrayed Jaden's older brothers, Manman Newman and Jabari Newman. The show consisted of very poor acting and editing, and onset behind-the-scene footage were often left included in the final episode and was rarely edited out. Merman Academy lasted for three-to-four years ending with three seasons and 27 episodes.

Zeke had decided that he wanted to grow up and make major improvements. So he started moving on to try and explore different niches, genres, and industries. However, he still continues to work in the entertainment industries and has been working on more projects since. Taylor is still active on social media platforms, back in early 2017 he created a new YouTube channel in order to start fresh since.

Personal life
Zeke Taylor is the son of Alicia Taylor, whom is a physical therapist that helps people with physical limitations and disabilities get better. His father is Mark Shephard, an entrepreneur.

At the age of eight, Zeke became interested in the acting and entertainment industry. Not long after and soon he started his first YouTube Channel in 2013. He uploaded a lot on social media and had a very consistent schedule, he made short skits and created random web series' with his friends.

In 2015, Taylor started focusing more on his acting career. His friends consider him to be a hilarious person with very dark humor.

Film and Television
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