Merlin Santana
Merlin Santana
An Image and ALMA award nominee who rose to fame on The Steve Harvey Show before co-starring with Eddie Murphy in the action comedy Showtime, actor Merlin Santana's career was cut tragically short by a seemingly random act of violence. Born to Dominican Republic immigrants in New York City, Santana was encouraged by his mother to pursue a career in show business as a means to keep the talented youngster off the streets. Following early work as a fast food chain advertising model, Santana landed a recurring role on the enduring sitcom The Cosby Show. Although he co-starred in the sitcom Getting By in the early '90s, it was The Steve Harvey Show that found the actor nominated by the Image awards and ALMA and truly coming into his own as an actor. Sadly, his blossoming career was ended with a bullet as he sat in a parked car in South Los Angeles in November 2002. A woman was arrested in connection to the crime shortly thereafter. Santana was 26. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Merlin Santana:
- The Blues with Deon Richmond , Jamahl Hanna , Johnny Ray
- Showtime with Robert DeNiro , Eddie Murphy , Rene Russo , Pedro Damien , Mos Def , Frankie R. Faison , William Shatner , Nestor Serrano , Drena DeNiro , Linda Hart , Taj "T.J." Cross , Judah Friedlander , Kadeem Hardison , Peter Jacobson , Kenneth Hudson Campbell , John Cariani , Tom Billett , Joyce Bryant , Rick Cramer , Zaid Farid , Henry Kingi , John Polce , Jeff Sanders , Andrew Wilson , Marshall Manesh , Christopher Darga , Clement Blake , Johnnie L. Jr. Cochran , Maurice Compte , Teresa DePriest , James Roday , Larry Joe Campbell , Chris Harrison , Rachael Harris , Alan Borstein , Holly Mandel , Joel Hurt Jones , Perri Peltz , Amy Powell , Debra Snell , Chris Ufland , Ewan Chung , Reggie Gaskins , Freez Luv , Julian Dulce Vida , Robert Joseph , Angela Rosa Alvarado , Kirk Ward , Reggie Jordan , Lucille M. Oliver , Callie Childers , Neil Mather , Joel Elliott , Grant Sawyer , Lisa Renee Pitts
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