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Juel Taylor is an American filmmaker. He is most known for co-writing the screenplays for Creed II and Space Jam: A New Legacy. They Cloned Tyrone is his feature film directorial debut.

Taylor was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. He attended schools in Montgomery, Al, graduating from Loveless Academic Magnet Program. He attended the University of Florida, initially with an interest in video game design before graduating with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Film and Media studies. He went on to attend the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts where he obtained a masters degree in 2015. Following graduation, he attended the NBC/Universal Writers Program.

At USC, he met his writing partner Tony Rettenmaier. Together they have written the screenplays for Creed II, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and They Cloned Tyrone. Taylor has also directed episodes of Twenties, Boomerang, and A Guy, a Girl, and Their Monster.

https://www.wsfa.com/2023/07/15/tuskegee-natives-film-directorial-debut-showing-capri-theatre-montgomery/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/arts/cloned-tyrone-juel-taylor.html

https://www.al.com/life/2023/07/netflix-movie-starring-jamie-foxx-directed-by-emerging-alabama-born-filmmaker.html