Mekki Leeper is a comedian and writer from Philadelphia currently living in Los Angeles. He plays Eric in the HBO Max series Sex lives of college girls and has been featured on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Next on Comedy Centraland their Stand Up Featured series. Repped by WME and Mosaic, he will also star in the NBC comedy St. Denis Medical and the upcoming Amazon/Freevee series Jury duty. While all these great things are happening with his career, fans are also curious about his personal life.
So in this article, we will tell you about his parents.
Who are Leeper Mekki’s parents?
Leeper Mekki, originally named Leeper Mekki, was born on September 9, 1994. So, he is 28 years old in 2022.
Read on to discover more about his parents, both individually and collectively.
Meet Paul Leeper, Father of Leeper Mekki
During his stand-up performance, Leeper Mekki spoke about his “strange” experience growing up in a bi-religious home, as his mother was Muslim and his father was Christian.
Still, he explains, it wasn’t an unpleasant experience. Instead of forcing him, his parents, he says, were like, “No, it’s okay, we’ll let our son choose. Come on Mek, no pressure. After all, you’re only eight. It’s time for you to make a decision, you know. Don’t worry, one of us has to be wrong, that’s just the way it is. Why don’t you come home from Little League and denounce one of your parents’ beliefs.” Growing up like that, Leeper now believes, was how he developed his character.
So what we want to tell you is that Leeper’s father is white and Christian.
Paul Arthur Keeper was born in February 1957. So he will turn 66 in 2023.
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Does Paul Leeper use Facebook?
Yes. Paul Leeper has been using Facebook as ‘Paul Leeper’ since April 23, 2023. His most recent activity here was in November 2022 when he donated to a fundraiser for Tennessee Theatre Company.
According to LinkedIn, Paul Leeper is a writer and producer at Moroccan products from January 2010 to present. As part of this work, he feels proud to have co-written and co-produced the feature film MAG MELL.
In addition, Paul has served on the professional staff at Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for over twenty years. He previously worked for the United States government as a Special Agent and later as a contract consultant and traveled the world with assignments in North Africa, Central America, and the Arabian Peninsula.
Paul is also a member of the Writers Guild of America and as a result his plays have been read or staged in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Knoxville. Some of them SAFE HOME Nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Play from the Mystery Writers Association of America.
Not to be missed, Paul is also the author of mystery novels. SIDE And MAG MELL.
Meet Niamate Bouhelal, Mother of Leeper Mekki
Niamate Bouhelal, Leepre Mekki’s mother, is Moroccan.
Mother and son, as seen on Niamate Bouhelal’s IG on March 6, 2023 (PHOTO: Instagram)
In comedy, Leeper talks about growing up in a Muslim family, most of his family members are from Morocco and still live there, in Africa.
In fact, it seems Leeper enjoys telling stories about the odd combination of a Christian father and a Muslim mother raising him in a conservative white suburb of America.
Niamate Bouhelal Leeper was born in July 1965. So, she is 57 years old in 2022.
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Is Niamate Bouhelal on Facebook?
As of April 23, 2023, Niamate Bouhelal can be found not only on Facebook ‘Niamate Bouhelal’ but also on many other social media platforms.
On her IG account @leepernia, she mentions being the “proud mother” of three “amazing” young men, as well as a friend, sister and daughter.
According to LinkedIn, Niamate, a Wilson College alumnus, is working as an HR Administrator at the Perlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania as of July 6, 2022.
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Are Leeper Mekki’s parents together?
Leeper Mekki’s parents are no longer together. His father even chose to tell people on Facebook that he was “single.”
They only got together in 2017, at which point Niamate was seen commenting “Aww!!! Love this pic of you babe!” on her husband’s own photo.
Back in 2014, Niamate even helped her husband by producing his horror/drama/thriller. Mag Mell.
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Where do Leeper Mekki’s parents reside?
Leeper Mekki’s mother has mentioned Rabat, Morocco as her hometown on Facebook and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as her current city as of April 2023.
Leeper’s father, on the other hand, was always a native of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where he remains to this day.
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How many children do Leeper Mekki’s parents have?
Leeper Mekki is not the only one born to his parents. There are two more and they are his siblings, his brother Zek and his sister Charlie.
Zek, whose full name is Zechariah Leeper, attended Temple University and at the time of writing, is working as a managing partner at Founding Fathers Sports Bar & Grillwhile living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Charlie, on the other hand, attended Chambersburg Area High School and currently lives in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania.