Paul Taylor, originally from Columbia, Missouri, attended Northeast Missouri State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he utilized his college athletics experience and exercise science education to start a personal training and nutritional counseling business, servicing Hollywood's elite.
After college, Taylor spent time in Los Angeles, primarily acting in primetime episodic and sitcom television. In October 1999, he joined the cast of the CBS drama "As the World Turns" as Isaac Jenkins, a role that earned him a 2001 Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor.
Taylor's other notable film and television credits include appearances on "The Drew Carey Show", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", "Touched by an Angel", "Ally McBeal", "City Guys", "Oh Grow Up", "The Norm Show", "Time of Your Life", and the BET movie "Masquerade" (2000).
In addition to his acting career, Taylor has appeared in national and global advertising campaigns for companies such as Crest Toothpaste, Adidas, Lee Dungarees, Gatorade, and the US Army. He has also appeared in music videos with artists like Da' Brat, Kelly Price, Jermaine Dupri, and K-Ci & Jojo.
Aside from his acting and music ventures, Taylor is involved in various charities and fundraising events, including Big Brother/Big Sister, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Pasadena California's Black History Month Celebration, North Shore Animal League, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and NYPD and FDNY.
