Michael Taliferro
MICHAEL BEAR TALIFERRO has parlayed a professional football career into a burgeoning life as an actor in movies and on television. A graduate of Texas Christian University, Taliferro was signed by the Washington Redskins in 1984, followed by two seasons in the USFL with the Denver Gold in 1985 and the Arizona Outlaws in 1986, finishing his career with the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League the following year. Taliferro then acted in numerous commercials before making his feature film debut in The Last Boy Scout; followed by Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit; Bad Boys, with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence; A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, again with Lawrence; Witch Hunt, with Dennis Hopper; the smash hit Armageddon; and Life, with Eddie Murphy.
On television, Taliferro has been seen in Roc Live, Martin and The Drew Carey Show, and enjoys a recurring role on The Jamie Foxx Show.
Note: This profile was written in or before 2000.
Michael Taliferro Facts
Occupation | Actor |
Date of death | May 4, 2006 |
Selected Filmography
A Day In The Life | ||
Bluehill Avenue | ||
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | ||
Bad Boys/Bad Boys II | ||
The Replacements | ||
Rude Boy | ||
Life | ||
Hustle and Heat/Doing Hard Time | ||
Half Past Dead | ||
Bad Boys | ||
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