Mark Kepler

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**Mark Brandon Kepler** is a fictional character of the Gage Media daytime soap opera, Ducks in the Pond.
Mark was portrayed by twins Tyler and Jackson Lemon in 1996 to 1998, Devin Manos in 1999 to 2003, then portrayed by actor/vocalist Lawrence Tatum from 2004 until 2016, and then portrayed by movie actor Adam Brandt from 2016 until 2022.

Mark is one of the notable characters who appears on both Ducks in the Pond and *Flowers & The Perfumes*. Mark appeared on Flowers & The Perfumes in 2014-20.

## Casting

Mark was born onscreen on March 9, 1996. The role of Mark was originated by a set of baby male twins, named Tyler and Jackson Lemon from birth to September 25, 1998. As of March 1999, Devin Manos took over the role of young Mark as the character aged into a child until July 2003. Mark became offscreen until early 2004 as the show planned on aging Mark into an older child (around 7-8 years of age).

In February 2004, it was announced that the 6-year-old Lawrence Tatum (stage last name Trenton as of 2013) taking over the role of Mark Kepler during the character’s childhood life.

In 2014, *TV Guide* confirmed that Lawrence Tatum renewed his contract for 4 years onscreen as Mark.

In 2016, it was announced that Adam Brandt would replace Lawrence Tatum for the role of Mark Kepler due to multiple reasons on Tatum portraying his role of Allen Smith on the prime time drama, Bloody Teenagers.

## Background

Mark is believed that he has the same personality as his father, Dr. Jasper Kepler.

In May 1995, it was revealed that Maggie Becker tested positive for pregnancy and eventually became pregnant.

Mark's namesake was named in dedication to Maggie's brother, Mark Becker.

When Maggie was about 16 weeks pregnant, she was shocked that the gender of the baby is a boy during her ultrasound appointment, and named the boy “Mark Kepler” dedicated to her brother, by telling Dr. Jim Pickett. After naming the baby Jim has agreed to the baby name decision. Maggie’s ultrasound appointment was recorded by sonographer Polly Neptune.

Following an early birth at 37 weeks of pregnancy, it was announced that Mark was born prematurely but luckily not in severe condition.

In 2014, it was the time when Mark graduated Culver City High School. Then in 2018, it was the time he graduated California State University (Los Angeles Campus).

## Storylines

* For Mark Kepler's storylines on Flowers & The Perfumes, please refer to this link: Mark Kepler on F&P

* 1996-99
* 2000-09
* 2010-15
* 2016-17
* 2018-19
* 2020-22
* 2023-present

The role of Mark Kepler was first introduced by child actor Devin Manos after newborn life. During toddlerhood, Mark attended a daycare centre not far from downtown Culver City, until the age of 3.

Mark was named in honor of his uncle, Mark Becker, whose is one of Maggie Becker’s siblings. Maggie had many reasons why she named him “Mark Kepler” after her brother. During Mark’s birth, Jasper explained that Mark Becker worked hard, took advantage, and dealt with the Kepler family since Mark Kepler’s older brother, Duncan Kepler, was a newborn baby.

2 months after graduating from daycare, Mark then attended an elementary school across Culver City.

He attended El Rincon Elementary School from preschool until grade 5.

In November 2003, Mark started to draw and paint as he plans to grow up as a future artist.

In 2005, the drowning of Mark Kepler spread out around Culver City and everywhere else in the United States, believed to be presumed dead after the police and detectives had to search everywhere at the Culver City Beach to find Mark’s body. However, it was stated that Mark recovered on August 2005 after a drowning incident. The cause of drowning was not having an ability of swimming at a young age. But, the real cause of Mark drowning at the beach was near drowning and near death after his body was found presumed dead.
In October 2010, Mark met a ginger haired girl named Clover Pickett-Gallagher, after she introduced herself to him on their first year at Culver City High School. Clover revealed that she and Mark remembered themselves in their childhood because of their parental relationships with the doctors. Mark would have ended up not remembering his childhood life when he actually met Clover for the first time, few years before high school started. Clover stated that she is the daughter of Jim Pickett and deputy mayor Colleen Gallagher. They eventually remembered each other as good news.

At the Culver City Spa, Mark decided to have a massage appointment. He knew that Dahlia Winters and Diane Carter had been working together since 1999. Diane decided to be in charge of massaging one of Mark’s painful body parts. Mark asked Diane if she had a catfight with Joyce one time because of having a relationship with her husband, Dr. Lawrence Weiss. Diane replied and explained that Mark's aunt Joyce Kepler married Lawrence before she married him, as an invalid marriage relationship.

In June 2020, it was mentioned that Mark had a party with Apollo Young, Silas Vines, Micah Knight, including his brother, Duncan Kepler. They were having a blue night theme from late evening through nighttime. When the party started, Clover Pickett-Gallagher, Nurse April Ruffin, Sage Knight, and Macy Young were shocked that everything went in blue as it is part of the night party after they went inside the Kepler House.

During the party, Mark had an affair with Clover since their marriage began in 2019. It is also stated that their dating relationship is turning intimate. Despite not falling in love with Sage, Mark continues his face-off against Micah, whether they’re close friends or not.
## Crimes Committed

* Ducks in the Pond
* Flowers & The Perfumes

* Attempted to drink nail polish remover, which is a poisonous substance [Aug 24, 2000]
* Attempted to call 911 for a fake emergency call [Jan 15, 2001]
* Poured soap into Duncan Kepler's mouth whilst they were playing together [Feb 2001]
* Pushed his sister Christina Kepler down the stairs following a fight [Feb 2001]
* Tried to fake his sickness [July 2002]
* Attempted to drink vodka [Apr 2003]
* Held Dr. Jim Pickett at gunpoint [Nov 2015]
* Pointed a handgun towards Sandy Wilton for threatening to kill Maggie Kepler [June 2016]
* Attempted to poison Duncan's ice wine [Dec 2016]
* Started a fire at Knight's Nightclub to threaten Micah Knight [Aug 2019; arrested for arson]
* Punched Dr. Lawrence Weiss [Oct 2019]
* Blackmailed Silas Vines for planning a date with Christina [Oct 2019]
* Kissed April Ruffin in front of Clover Pickett-Gallagher's back [2019; revealed in Feb 2020]
* Stabbed Jake Ward on the neck during an altercation (Jake was slashed on the neck during a violent fight) [March 2020]
* Attacked Micah multiple times and choked him during a fight at the Kepler House [May 19, 2020]
* Addicted to vaping [June 2020]
* Threw a lamp at Silas [Jul 2020]
* Adultery; slept with Sage Murray while she was married to Micah [Oct 2020]
* Punched Kenneth Lovett for having a confrontation with Dr. Jasper Kepler [Dec 2020]
* Addicted to vaping again; suddenly got sick [Apr 2021]
* Blackmailed Silas again [Jul 2021]
* Sued Jim over a dating relationship with Clover [Jul-Sept 2021]
* Punched Jake Ward [Sept 2021]

## Health and Vitals

* Ducks in the Pond
* Flowers & The Perfumes

* Born prematurely [Mar 9, 1996]
* Suffered a scraped knee after tripping while running [May 1999]
* Pushed by Starr Kepler; ended up in a hospital to check his body [Dec 1999]
* Threw up after suffering food poisoning during dinner night [Sept 2000]
* Got ran over by an SUV; suffered minor injuries but recovered easily [Oct 2004]
* Presumed dead after sudden drowning [Jul 2005; discovered alive on Aug 2005]
* Beaten up by Jim Pickett for dating Clover Pickett-Gallagher in high school [Aug 2014]
* Slapped by Jim [Sept 2014]
* Hit over his head with a fragile object by Micah Knight [Sept 2019]
* Presumed dead in a boat explosion (in the hands of the Culver Vulture, who was actually Declan McIntyre) [Dec 13, 2022]

## See also

* Mark Kepler and Clover Pickett-Gallagher
* Mark Kepler and April Ruffin
* Mark’s prematurity
* Mark vs Micah Rivalry

## Trivia

* Mark Kepler was named after Maggie Becker's brother, Mark Becker (based on the storyline).
* Mark's full name was believed to be Marcus Kepler.