Taylor Negron | Comedian, actor, 57
Taylor Negron, 57, a comedian and actor whose name was not nearly as well-known as his face, died Saturday in Los Angeles after a seven-year battle with liver cancer.
Taylor Negron, 57, a comedian and actor whose name was not nearly as well-known as his face, died Saturday in Los Angeles after a seven-year battle with liver cancer.
"I'm not famous," he said in a 2013 Ted talk. "I'm fame-ish."
Mr. Negron wrote plays and delivered acerbic, hilarious, story-length monologues, but he was more widely known for countless TV and movie roles.
He was the surly pizza man who interrupted a class at Ridgemont High to deliver a double-cheese-and-sausage to Sean Penn. He also was the nutty hairdresser on Seinfeld who suggested drenching Elaine's hair with tomato sauce.
Other film credits include Punchline (1988), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Stuart Little (1999), and The Aristocrats (2005). TV credits included Hill Street Blues, ER, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Friends.
As Mr. Negron's for witty banter grew, he became one of the most consistently losing bachelors on TV's The Dating Game, going home with "enough Rice-A-Roni to clog San Francisco Bay." - L.A. Times