Last month, social media accounts popped up for an alleged art teacher named Matt Taylor . In his first video shared on TikTok on Oct. 15, the supposed educator was seen in a classroom with his students, preaching that “art gives your imagination wings” and “teaches you about life.”

Good stuff, yes. But there was something wildly suspicious about Taylor — or as his students refer to him, Mr. Taylor. He looked and acted exactly like actor Kevin James .

So yes, if you landed on this article looking for confirmation that James is Taylor, this is it. The 60-year-old actor and comedian is indeed pretending to be an art teacher named Mr. Taylor on social media. And we thought James’s biggest stunt was dressing up as Jelly Roll .

Under the handle @thisismatttaylor on TikTok, Instagram, a

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