▁though ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁when ▁he ▁saw ▁how ▁many ▁customers ▁it ▁attract ed . ▁He ▁later ▁told ▁Alex ▁that ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁need ▁big ▁exc iting ▁g ifts , ▁as ▁he ▁his ▁satisfied ▁enough ▁with ▁small ▁and ▁simple ▁ones ▁( refer ring ▁to ▁Justin ' s ▁gift , ▁a ▁magic ▁p enc il ▁sharp ener ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁soup - can ). ▁ ▁Rec urr ing ▁characters ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁rec urr ing ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁Disney ▁Channel ▁sit com ▁W iz ards ▁of ▁W aver ly ▁Place . ▁ ▁Ze ke ▁Be ak erman ▁E zek iel ▁' Ze ke ' ▁Be ak erman ▁( Dan ▁B enson ) ▁is ▁Justin ' s ▁best ▁friend . ▁Ze ke ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁grade ▁as ▁Justin . ▁He ▁att ends ▁Trib eca ▁P rep ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁advanced ▁chem istry ▁along ▁with ▁Justin . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁Ali en ▁Language ▁League ; ▁he ▁and ▁Justin ▁often ▁" spe ak ▁al ien " ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁Ze ke ' s ▁first ▁appearance ▁was ▁in ▁" M ov ies ", ▁but ▁str ang ely ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Z ack ▁Rosen black . ▁They ▁later ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Ze ke . ▁He ▁is ▁very ▁imp uls ive ▁and ▁easy going . ▁He ▁and ▁Justin ▁are ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁Qu iz ▁Bowl ▁team ▁in ▁" Sm art y ▁P ants ". ▁Ze ke ▁and ▁Justin ▁have ▁tried ▁out ▁for ▁several ▁sports ▁teams , ▁but ▁have