Entertainment & Arts
Taylor Negron, a comedian and actor who was a fixture in Los Angeles comedy clubs as well as a playwright who penned “Gangster Planet” after the 1992 Rodney King verdict riots, died Saturday.
Jan. 11, 2015
Obituaries
He was the surly pizza man who interrupted a class at Ridgemont High to deliver a double-cheese-and-sausage to the cool-guy student played by Sean Penn.
Television
Taylor Negron wasn’t looking for a network TV series but one came looking for him.
Nov. 26, 1995
Television * The veteran stand-up comic and actor stars as the well-dressed nanny in the upcoming “So Little Time.”
April 27, 2001
Ten years after the L.A. riots, Taylor Negron finds new depths in his play ‘Gangster Planet.’
April 7, 2002
Travel & Experiences
Comic, actor, writer
Feb. 21, 2008
Dodgers
With Enrique Hernandez heading to the injured list, the Dodgers acquired utility player Kristopher Negron in a trade with the Seattle Mariners.
July 28, 2019
Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, Mare Winningham, Chuck Negron, Syd Straw, Van Dyke Parks and the Hamilton High School Gospel Choir will perform at the Ash Grove in Santa Monica on Sunday in a benefit for the Violence Policy Center, which aims to combat firearm violence by holding firearms and related products to the same health and safety standards imposed on other consumer products.
Dec. 7, 1996
Movies
“The Next Step” has one of those titles that makes perfect sense once you’ve seen the movie but really conveys nothing of what the film is like.
June 13, 1997
Kristopher Negron’s tenure with the Dodgers might be only two weeks old, but it’s already a contender for the best stretch of his journeyman career.
Aug. 9, 2019