Taylor Negron

Birth Name:

Brad Stephen Negron

Birth Place:

Glendale, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Writer, Production designer

Was the cousin of singer Chuck Negron of the band Three Dog Night
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
Took an eight-week comedy class with Lucille Ball in 1977
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

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