Ezekiel Martin: Everything About Tisha Campbell’s son

Ezekiel Martin is the son of Tisha Campbell and his ex-husband, Duane Martin. Campbell, Ezekiel Martin’s mother, is an American actress, comedian, singer, and dancer. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma but raised in Newark, New Jersey, she made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film Little Shop of Horrors, and later starred in the short-lived NBC musical comedy-drama Rags to Riches.

Ezekiel Martin: Bio Summary

Ezekiel Czar Martin was born on September 8, 2009, in Los Angeles United States of America to his parent Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin. Ezekiel’s father, Duane Martin is also an American actor and former basketball player. He is best known for his roles as Vidal Thomas on the sitcom Out All Night (1992-1993); opposite R&B singer-songwriter Patti Labelle, Milo Doucette in the short-lived series Getting Personal, TV reporter Robert James on the UPN/CW romantic-comedy All of Us, and as well as Ben Baines in the FOX 26 police-procedural series L.A.’s Finest.

As of 2022, he is 13 years old. He is not the only child of his parents. He has another sibling, whose name is Xen Martin.

While Tisha Campbell and her ex-husband Duane Martin’s marriage did not last, they were blessed with two sons, Xen and Ezekiel Martin, whom they both adore.

Martin recently took to Instagram to express his undying love for his youngest son, Ezekiel, with a touching father-son photo that demonstrated how much the 11-year-old resembles his father. Martin’s photo put the spotlight on his and Campbell’s younger son.

Ezekiel Martin’s birth marked a huge milestone for the couple, who were initially fearful that he would be autistic-like their first child Xen.

Xen’s autism presented many challenges for Campbell and Martin, who only became aware of the diagnosis when he was 18 months old. Fortunately, the couple educated themselves and took several steps to give Xen a normal childhood.

Tisha added that one day, her youngest son Ezekiel Martin asked his elder brother, Xen why he chose to live with their mother even though he was 18 years old already.

According to the actress, her son couldn’t speak properly when he was younger, but he is a lot better nowadays. Xen told her Thirteen-year-old brother that he was still living with Tisha because she has been preparing him for life and college. He added:

“You know, Zeke, here, we don’t have maids, we don’t have somebody cleaning up after us, and I can do all of this on my own.”

Xen Martin’s mother, Tisha Campbell-Martin stated that motherhood is a thankless job and that what mothers most want is for their children to be able to survive in a “great way” without them.

Despite the fact that the actress did not reveal the college that accepted him due to privacy concerns, she did reveal that Xen wishes to be a zoologist.

How did Ezekiel Martin’s parents, Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin meet?

How did the former love birds meet and started their relationship? The couple have not given any account of how they met. However, On August 17, 1996, Campbell married actor Duane Martin.

“I proposed to her at Denny’s,” Duane recounted on The Real in 2013. Tisha chimed in, “Here’s the thing, he asked me in the middle of the night to go to Denny’s and I was like, ‘oh man, it was a hard day at work, I’m really tired but ok, I’ll go with you.’ and then he gets out and he gets on his knees and I was like, what are you doing? What are you doing and he was like, ‘will you be my friend forever?’”

Just days after Valentine’s day, Ezekiel Martin’s mother, Tisha Campbell-Martin announced that she’d filed for divorce from her husband, Duane Martin, after nearly three decades of marriage.