Taylor Zakhar Perez

Perez was born in Chicago on December 24, 1991, and grew up in Chesterton, Indiana. He attended Chesterton High School, where he was a swimmer. Perez is of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Mexican descent.
His mother is an aesthetician and he is the third youngest of eight children. 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.
Perez started by performing musicals in opera houses at an early age. 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.