Taylor Negron

Infobox actor


caption = Negron, January 2005
birthdate = birthdate and age|1957|8|1|
birthplace = Glendale, California

Taylor Negron (born August 1, 1957) is an American actor who appeared frequently in comedies of the 1980s and on television. He is a stand-up comedian and various sources mention that he expects to publish a collection of short stories titled "Remade as Fiction".

Biography

Personal life

Negron was born Brad T. Negron [According to the State of California. "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com] in Glendale, California, the son of Conrad Negron, Sr., who was the mayor of Indian Wells, California. He grew up in Pasadena, California. His cousin is singer Chuck Negron. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/8/Taylor-Negron.html Taylor Negron Biography (1958-) ] ] He is of Puerto Rican descent on his mother's side and Jewish and Italian descent on his father's. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB195B7D713825B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM The Buffalo News(TM) - News Library : Simple Search ] ] [ [http://www.freshyarn.com/41/essays/negron_jesusin.htm FRESH YARN presents Jesus in the Mailbox... by Taylor Negron ] ]

Career

Negron first appeared on television in an animated guise when he posed for Hanna-Barbera animators as the model for the character Todd Devlin in 1974's Devlin, voiced by Micky Dolenz. Negron runs a website at TaylorNegron.com at which, among other things, you can rent Negron's house in France. [ [http://www.taylornegron.com/ Taylor Negron ] ] He also produces a " [http://www.YakkYakk.com/ podcast] " (really, short streaming video clips of him telling jokes). He currently is working a live show named "Satellites" in collaboration with Logan Heftel, Louis Durra, and David Schweizer. "Satellites" is described as "A spoken-word fusion of hysterically moving true stories and original music." [According to the show's [http://satellites.moreorlessmyself.com/ website.] ]

Filmography

* "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007) .... Dragon Seller
* "Legion of Super Heroes" (2007) .... Starfinger
* "Zoey 101" (2007) .... Troop Master
* "Entry Level" (2007) .....Charlie
* "Surf School" (2007) .... Boris
* "The Enigma with a Stigma" (2006) .... Steve Davis
* "The Aristocrats" (2005) .... himself
* "Death to the Supermodels" (2005) (V) .... Gunther
* "That's So Raven" (2005) .... Frank
* "Funky Monkey" (2004) .... Flick
* "My Wife and Kids" (2004)
* "My Dinner with Jimi" (2003) .... Psychiatrist
* "Pauly Shore Is Dead" (2003) .... Celebrity Judge #1
* "Duty Dating" (2002) .... Preacher
* "Treading Water" (2002) .... The Writer
* "Call Me Claus" (2001) (TV) .... Ralph
* "Special Unit 2" (2001)
* "So Little Time" (2001) TV Series .... Manuelo Del Valle
* "Lloyd" (2001) .... Mr. Weid
* "The Fluffer" (2001/I) .... Tony Brooks
* "The Hughleys" (1999-2000, multiple episodes)
* "Loser" (2000) .... Photographer
* "The In Crowd" (2000) .... Luis
* "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" (2000) .... Gazaam & Gazing
* "Rebel Yell" (2000) .... Manager
* "Civility" (2000) .... Bernard Taint
* "Gun Shy" (2000) .... Cheemo
* "This Space Between Us" (2000) .... Joshua
* "Stuart Little" (1999) .... The Salesman in the City's Mall
* "G vs E" (1999)
* "Can't Stop Dancing" (1999) .... Roman
* "Swap Meet" (1999)
* "Nash Bridges" (1998)
* "I Woke Up Early the Day I Died" (1998) .... Loan Office Cop
* "You Wish" (1998)
* "A Kid in Aladdin's Palace" (1998) .... Genie
* "Chairman of the Board" (1998) .... Mr Withermeyer
* "You Lucky Dog" (1998) (TV)
* "The Thin Pink Line"(1998) .... Stewart Sterling
* "Friends" (1997)
* "ER"(1997)
* "Courting Courtney" (1997) .... Dr. Scott Phelps
* "Smart Guy" (1997)
* "Jenny" (1997)
* "The Practice" (1997)
* "Changing Habits" (1997) .... ?
* "Duckman": Private Dick/Family Man" (1997)
* "Arsenio" (1997)
* "The Pretender" (1997)
* "Every Dog Has Its Day" (1997) .... Sully
* "Touched by an Angel" (1996)
* "Party of Five" (1996)
* "Clueless" (1996)
* "Mr. Stitch" (1996) (TV) .... Doctor Al Jacobs
* "Spy Hard" (1996) .... Painter
* "Bio-Dome" (1996) .... Russell
* "Freaky Friday" (1995) (TV) .... Cary
* "Hope & Gloria" (1995) TV Series .... Gwillem Blatt
* "" (1995) (TV)
* "Angels in the Outfield" (1994) .... David Montagne
* "Grace Under Fire" (1994)
* "Inevitable Grace" (1994)
* "The Stoned Age" (1994) .... Liquor Store Clerk
* "Dave's World" (1993)
* "Mr. Jones" (1993) .... Jeffrey
* "Seinfeld" (1993)
* "Civil Wars" (1993)
* "Double Switch" (1993) (VG) .... Slick Sammy
* "The Ben Stiller Show' (1992)
* "Frannie's Turn" (1992) TV Series .... Armando
* "The Last Boy Scout" (1991) .... Milo
* "Nothing But Trouble" (1991) .... Fausto
* "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990)
* "Falcon Crest" (1988, 1990)
* "How I Got Into College" (1989) .... Mailman
* "Anything But Love" (1989)
* "Encyclopedia Brown" (1989) TV Series .... Parker Gaffeny (In the Episode 'The Case of the Ghostly Rider')
* "Punchline" (1988) .... Albert Emperato
* "The New Adventures of Beans Baxter" ... Chief Henchman/second-in-command for the evil spy agency U.G.L.I. [the Underground Government Liberation Intergroup] )
* "River's Edge" (1986) .... Checker
* "The Whoopee Boys" (1986) .... Whitey
* "One Crazy Summer" (1986) .... Taylor, Gas Station Attendant
* "Bad Medicine" (1985) .... Pepe the Cab Driver
* "Better Off Dead"... (1985) .... Mailman
* "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1985)
* "Hill Street Blues" (1985)
* "Johnny Dangerously" (1984) (uncredited) .... Delivery man
* "Easy Money" (1983) .... Julio
* "Rocket to Stardom" (1983) .... Recording studio engineer
* "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982) .... Pizza Delivery Guy
* "Young Doctors in Love" (1982) .... Dr. Phil Burns
* "Freedom" (1981) (TV) .... Brett
* "The Gong Show Movie" (1980) (uncredited) .... Blond-Haired Man Auditioning
* "Detective School" (1979) TV Series .... Silvio Galindez

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0624510|name=Taylor Negron
* [http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/features/50263/Ten_Minutes_with_Taylor_Negron.html Interview with Taylor Negron]
* [http://www.jointhemediacircus.com/mediacircus/2007/07/yoghurt-and-ann.html Taylor Negron on Media Circus]
* [http://satellites.moreorlessmyself.com Taylor Negron's Current Show "Satellites"]