Taylor Negron Biography

Fast Facts

• Was the cousin of singer Chuck Negron of the band Three Dog Night
• Took an eight-week comedy class with Lucille Ball in 1977
• As a child, he modeled for artists at Hanna-Barbera for a cartoon based on Evel Knievel, with sketches of himself appearing on lunchboxes and bedspreads
• Worked as Lucille Ball's personal assistant and began his comedy career in clubs alongside other aspiring stars like Robin Williams and Sandra Bernhard
• Quote: "[on describing himself as "fame-ish"] "Honestly, I never searched out celebrity anyway․ All I ever wanted was to be a tortured artist who occasionally wears Max Factor Tan No․ 2 foundation․""
• Best known as an actor and stand-up comedian who appeared in cult comedies like "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "One Crazy Summer․"
• Often performed at the Los Angeles alternative comedy theater UnCabaret and other comedy locales
• Was also a playwright who co-wrote "Gangster Planet," a play set during the Rodney King riots, with Lawrence Justice in 1993
• Was also an accomplished painter and would earn money during his early acting career by sketching his fellow extras on set
• Was inspired to pursue acting by Mae West, who surprised him with a phone call when he was 13 years old after a story about him was printed in a Hollywood newspaper