Jeremy Ray Taylor

Biography

Jeremy Ray Taylor is an American actor known for playing Ben Hanscom in supernatural horror film IT(2017) and the sequel It: Chapter Two(2019), Sonny Quinn in Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween(2018). He has also appeared in 5 episodes of James Corden's Next James Corden(2018), and made brief appearances in TV series Reed Between the Lines, Good Behavior, Schooled among others.

Jeremy Ray Taylor was born as Jeremy Raymond Taylor on 2nd of June 2003 in Bluff City, Tennessee, United States to Michael Taylor(Father) & Tracy Taylor (Mother)- a manager in a band. Jeremy is the last of the six children of his mother. He grew up in the family farm in East Tennessee.

Image: Jeremy Ray Taylor with mother Tracy Taylor

Image: Jeremy Ray Taylor Family- Mom & Dad, brother Benjamin

Ethnicity:  Jeremy is mostly of European ancestry, with a mix of English, German/ Swiss, Irish, Welsh and some Cherokee Native American.

Facts & Trivia

• The beginning: Jeremy started his acting career at the age of 8, He was on a business trip with his mom when he accidentally got a chance to act. "Reed Between the Lines" was his first ever professional acting gig. 
• Jeremy & Raymond: Raymond was his grandfather's name, Jeremy was the first name given to him at the birth. Jeremy Raymond is the name he has chosen for stage.
• Pen pal: Jeremy had a pen pal with who he had a to and fro writing relationship. His friend wrote a poem dedicated to Jeremy.
• Youtube Channel: Jeremy has an youtube channel named Just being Jeremy. He posts videos related to basketball, magic tricks, trampoline tricks, food reviews..
• As a child he liked making picket snowman, putting up his own Christmas tree, playing with fake mustache.
• Orth Homes Ad: He has appeared in a commercial for "Orth Homes" a quality affordable homes in Johnson city. He has also appeared in commercials for Cartoon Network and Disney .
• MTV Movie + TV Award: Taylor and his cast mates in Goosebumps 2 won the for Best On-Screen Team.
• Emmy Award: TV series "James Corden’s Next James Corden" which Jeremy was part of won the Emmy for Outstanding Short Comedy/ Drama Series
• He has worked with prominent actors such as Bill Skarsgard, Gerard Butler, Harrison Ford, Paul Rudd & others
• #WeAllSpark: (SPARK=Small Personal Acts of Real Kindness)- An initiative Jeremy started to bring out positive change in the world with simple acts of kindness and love. The idea was to show appreciation and love towards family and helping the larger world by helping to keep it clean and help the needy
• Comic Con Fan: He is a fan of Comic cons, makes a visit once in a while.
• He likes shoes, from Reeboks to Nike and all.
• He likes animals, he sometimes takes care of pups that belong to other family members. Likes visiting zoo as well
• He acted in Ant-Man, apparently the scene did not make the final cut
• Lot of his family members are/ were in the service, his 2 grandfathers were in the service and 2 brothers too.
• His 3 favorite words: Moist, Succulent, Squirt.
• He had a pet goat named Gilby
• He couldn't ride a bicycle until he was 12, he only learnt it when he was 12.
• He has watched the Avatar(2009) a plenty of times .
• Pumpkin spice is his favorite scent
• Favorite Karaoke Song: Bohemian Rhapsody
• Favorite Powerpuff Girl: Pinky (The green one)
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Quotes

• I'm a 14 year old boy that lives in a farm, it is weird to be in L.A, they are totally different worlds. It is very surreal
• SPARK stands for Small Personal Acts of Real Kindness
• [Humor] Sometimes, you have to count your chickens to make sure they are all there.
• Why is sleeping considered lazy but going to bed early isn't?
• Do you ever get the sink water the perfect temperature and then just wanna keep your hands in there forever?
• Has anyone realized a book is just a different combination of 26 letters?
• [Favorite thing about acting] Meeting New people, it is the best thing in the world.