Meshach Taylor
| Meshach Taylor | |
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Meshach Taylor in New York in 2011
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| Born |
April 11, 1947 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 2014 (aged 67) Altadena, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Colorectal cancer |
| Alma mater | Florida A&M University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–2014 |
| Spouse(s) | Bianca Ferguson Taylor (m. 1983–2014) |
| Children | 4 |
Meshach Taylor (April 11, 1947 – June 28, 2014) was an American actor. He was Emmy-nominated for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986–93). He was also known for his portrayal of Hollywood Montrose, a flamboyant window dresser in Mannequin. He played Sheldon Baylor on the CBS sitcom Dave's World (1993–97), appeared as Tony on the short-lived NBC sitcom Buffalo Bill opposite Dabney Coleman, and appeared as the recurring character Alastair Wright, the social studies teacher and later school principal, on Nickelodeon's sitcom, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
Taylor was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Joseph T. Taylor, former dean of students at Dillard University in New Orleans, who was also the first dean of arts and sciences at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis and Hertha Mae (née Ward).
After the family moved from New Orleans to Indianapolis, Taylor graduated from Crispus Attucks High School in 1964, where he took an interest in acting, and went on to study in the dramatic arts programs at Wilmington College (Ohio) and Florida A&M University. Leaving Florida A&M a few credits shy of graduation, he worked in Indianapolis as a State House reporter for AM radio station WIFE (now WTLC), where he used the on-air name Bruce Thomas, and as the host of a community-affairs program on television station WLWI (now WTHR), as Bruce Taylor. Many years later, in May 1993, he received his bachelor's degree in theatre arts from Florida A&M.
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