Taz

## Background

**Taz** is one of the four original members of **The Ripper Boys**. Taz is a particularly laid-back individual, treating life from a "no worries" perceptive - he enjoys life as the days come and is a great voice of reason amongst the Rippers. Whenever Taz is taking part in the shows, he makes sure to keep everybody calm and helps those who are slipping into a negative mood to feel a little better about themselves.

Taz has an affinity with nature, especially the ocean. Outside the shows, Taz is a surfer and spends his free time surfing the slimy pink waves of which come about the oceans of his world. Since he is an excellent swimmer, Taz works part-time as a life-guard, making sure the contestants remain safe on the slimiest maps within the shows. He cares greatly for his job and wishes he could work more often, however more work means less time spent surfing and catching up with his friends, which is unfortunate.

Taz has both a bandanna which he wears whenever he is surfing and spending time in the desert, alongside a woollen beanie which he wears whenever he is staying in the city. The bandanna is to help keep him cool under the hot sun, and the beanie just looks a lot smarter and keeps him warm and cosy.

## His Career in Acting

In his earlier years, Taz was both an actor, alongside a children's television presentor. His biggest show was **Freebooters**, an educational show aimed toward young children, however all ages seemed to enjoy it. Freebooters would air on television every Sunday at 10AM, and then would re-run once again at 4PM. The majority of the shows would be pre-recorded, however during Christmas they would host a live show.

Taz had originally met **Gizzo** through his job, who was a caterer for the actors on set, providing meals and beverages to keep them fed and hydrated. Gizzo would give Taz a place to stay whenever he was busy recording in the city, in order to save him time travelling from home, which was all the way over in the east coast of the desert.

### The Story of Freebooters

Freebooters was set upon a pirate ship inhabited by pirates of all different personalities and appearances. The pirates lived on a boat together, teaching the viewers all sorts of things which would be valuable to a young Fall Guy. The episodes commonly followed the main character, the captain of the crew, as they would find themselves and their crew getting into all sorts of troublesome situations which would need to be resolved by working together.

In the show itself, Taz was more of a side character, however he was still a beloved member of the cast. His character was an incredibly laid-back pirate surgeon, who could often be found meditating in the most stereotypical way. He would teach the main characters all about love, friendship and healthy eating. He would also demonstrate how to treat common illnesses, alongside small scrapes and wounds. Ironic to his character, being a doctor, he was prone to getting injured on set, mostly due to other characters leaving things lying around, or him falling asleep standing up.

The show eventually came to a close after running for nearly six years, however re-runs would run for just a little longer whilst the actors retired from their roles.

### Retirement

Taz continued his job as a presentor for only a year or so more after Freebooters officially finished, before retiring from his role in media as a whole, mostly in favour of his personal hobbies.

## Trivia

* Taz practises spiritual meditation regularly, this being the way that he first initially contacted Juju. His home is practically never without burning incense.
* Taz is easily embarrassed, especially whenever somebody compliments him or is flirting with him! Whenever Taz becomes hot in the face and is wearing his beanie, he will tug the hat completely over his head to hide the blush.