Categories: Dearly Departed

Actor/comedian Taylor Negron passes away at the age of 57.

After battling cancer for the last seven years, Taylor Negron passed away on Saturday, January 10th, 2015.

He was born Brad Stephen Negron in Glendale, California, and became widely recognized following his role as the pizza delivery man in the 1982 movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.”.

Taylor Negron, an accomplished performer with a passion for stand-up comedy was born “Brad Negron” during the Cuban missile crisis in a split level home that looked like a pizza parlor during a Bicentennial celebration in Glendale, California. Negron recalls this locale with his trademark humor, “Glendale was so boring it made Burbank seem like Berlin in the early thirties.”

Taylor Negron is proud of being a native Angeleno and remembers “when the palm trees were shorter and “Tomorrowland” was modern. His education was limited. For Taylor, the 3 Rs were always “Reading, Writing, and Running away!”

From Taylor Negron’s official website.

Negron was a prolific character actor who began his entertainment career as an intern with Lucille Ball when he was 19. He studied acting under Lee Strasberg and joined an improvisation group that included Robin Williams, Martin Short, and Betty Thomas. He went on to become a respected stand-up comedian and in-demand film and television actor. His IMDB profile lists more than 125 appearances.

His death was announced in an emotional video posted on YouTube by his cousin, Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night fame.

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