Comedian Taylor Negron died on Saturday at the young age of 57 after a long battle with cancer.
Taylor's cousin, Chuck Negron, member of the 1970s band Three Dog Night, confirmed the news today on YouTube.
Negron was born in Glendale, Calif. on Aug. 1, 1957, according to Deadline. He studied with Lee Strasberg and interned for Lucille Ball when he was 19 and she was 68.
"I learned from Lucy that you never get what you really want and you have to be flexible," Negron told KCET during an interview in May. "What I learned from her was what she learned from Buster Keaton - know your props, know what you're doing, know where the exit is, know the entrances, know where the camera is. Get there early. Know everyone on the set. Do not pull any funny business. Be a professional."
Negron played "the alternative everyman in movies" with roles like Mr. Pizza Guy in 1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and Rodney Dangerfield's son-in-law in "Easy Money." He played Milo, the blond bad guy in 1991's "The Last Boyscout," as well as roles in "Punchline," "One Crazy Summer," "Angels in the Outfield,"" Stuart Little" and "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas," according to IMDb.
