What is Meshach Taylor?
[[File:2014-4-12 Meshach Taylor Photo by Lia Chang.jpg|thumb|upright|Taylor in 2014]] '''Meshach Taylor''' (April 11, 1947 &ndash; June 28, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]]. He is best known for his [[Emmy Award]]-nominated role as Anthony Bouvier on the [[CBS]] hit [[sitcom]] ''[[Designing Women]]'' (1986&ndash;1993). He also played Hollywood Montrose, a flamboyant window dresser, in the [[romantic comedy]] [[movie]] ''[[Mannequin (1987 movie)|Mannequin]]'' (1987). Taylor was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] to [[African American]] parents. He was raised in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. He graduated from [[Florida A&M University]] in 1993. Until his death, he had been married to actress, [[Bianca Ferguson]] since 1983. They had four children (three daughters and a son). Taylor died from [[colorectal cancer]] on June 28, 2014 in [[Altadena, California|Altadena]], [[California]], aged 67. The cancer was [[Terminal illness|terminal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-meshach-taylor-dies-20140628-story.html|title=Meshach Taylor, screen and TV star, dies at 67|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 29, 2014|author=Parker, Ryan|accessdate=June 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/meshach-taylor-dead-designing-women-715569|title='Designing Women' Star Meshach Taylor Dies at 67|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 29, 2014|author=Barnes, Mike|accessdate=June 29, 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0852886}} * {{Amg name|70074}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Meshach}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Boston]] [[Category:Actors from New Orleans]] [[Category:African-American actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles County, California]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]]