Taylor Negron
| Taylor Negron | |
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Negron in January 2005
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Brad Stephen Negron August 1, 1957 Glendale, California, United States |
| Died | January 10, 2015 (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, painter, playwright |
| Years active | 1975–2015 |
| Relatives | Chuck Negron (cousin) |
| Website | Official website |
Brad Stephen "Taylor" Negron (August 1, 1957 – January 10, 2015) was an American actor, comedian, painter, and playwright.
Negron was born in Glendale, California, the son of Puerto Rican couple Lucy (née Rosario) and Conrad Negron, Sr. He was the cousin of singer and musician Chuck Negron. He grew up in La Cañada Flintridge, California, and graduated from the University of California Los Angeles.
While still in high school, Negron's career in comedy began with a stand-up performance at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. After this appearance, Negron ventured into being a Hollywood extra, as well as a repeat contestant on Chuck Barris' ABC daytime show, The Dating Game. Before his film career began, Negron was exposed to both dramatic and comedic legends: Lee Strasberg and Lucille Ball. In a work-study program at the famed Actors Studio, Negron worked as Strasberg's assistant. At Sherwood Oaks Experimental College in 1977, Negron worked as Ball's intern while she was a guest teacher at the school.
Negron's motion picture appearances include Angels in the Outfield, ; Better Off Dead, Bio-Dome, Call Me Claus, Easy Money as the tenacious son-in-law of Rodney Dangerfield's character, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, River's Edge, The Last Boy Scout, Nothing but Trouble, Punchline, The Stöned Age, Stuart Little, Young Doctors in Love, Funky Monkey, and Amy Heckerling's Vamps, in which he reprised his Fast Times at Ridgemont High pizza delivery scene.
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