Ezekiel "Zeke" Figuero in The Get Down

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Ezekiel "Zeke" Figuero is the introspective, poetry-gifted Bronx teenager at the heart of *The Get Down*, whose coming-of-age journey is intertwined with the birth of hip-hop in late-1970s New York City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
adultVersionPortrayedBy Daveed Diggs
appearsIn The Get Down
associatedWithGenre hip hop
associatedWithMovement birth of hip hop
characterTrait idealistic
introspective
thoughtful
closeFriend Boo-Boo Kipling
linked to: Ra-Ra Kipling

Dizzee Kipling
Ra-Ra Kipling
Shaolin Fantastic
conflict choosing between academic future and music career
countryOfResidence United States
creativeSkill lyricism
poetry
educationAspiration college
ethnicity Afro-Latino
familyName Figuero
fictionalUniverse The Get Down
firstAppearance The Get Down Part I
linked to: The Get Down
gender male
givenName Ezekiel
languageSpoken English
loveInterest Mylene Cruz
mainProtagonistOf The Get Down
medium television series
memberOf The Get Down Brothers
narratedBy adult Ezekiel
narrativeTheme art as escape
coming of age
identity and ambition
network Netflix
nickname Zeke
notableAbility turning urban experience into poetry
occupation aspiring poet
aspiring rapper
student
portrayedBy Justice Smith
residence New York City
The Bronx
roleInGroup MC
seriesCreator Baz Luhrmann
settingPeriod late 1970s
settingPlace South Bronx
talent freestyle rapping
spoken word performance

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Justice Smith playedCharacter Ezekiel "Zeke" Figuero in The Get Down