1. Merlin Santana was known for his recurring role as Ohagi on the UPN sitcom Moesha.
11 Facts About Merlin Santana
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Merlin Santana began his career at the age of three as an advertising model for a fast food chain.
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In 1991, Merlin Santana landed a recurring role on The Cosby Show as Stanley, the boyfriend of Rudy Huxtable and the rival of Rudy's friend Kenny.
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Merlin Santana was then cast as Marcus Dixon in the short-lived sitcom, Getting By, starring Cindy Williams and Telma Hopkins.
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In November 1994, Merlin Santana appeared on Sister, Sister as Joey, who falls in love with Tia and Tamera at Rocket Burger.
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In 1995, Merlin Santana was cast as Marcus Henry in the short-lived CBS family drama Under One Roof, co-starring with James Earl Jones, Joe Morton and Vanessa Bell Calloway.
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That same year, Merlin Santana had a role in the Eddie Murphy comedy Showtime.
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On November 9,2002, Merlin Santana was murdered while sitting in a car in Los Angeles.
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Merlin Santana and his friend, actor Brandon Adams, had just left an acquaintance's home in the Crenshaw District when Damien Andre Gates, 19 at the time, fired the shot that entered through the trunk of the vehicle in which Merlin Santana was a passenger.
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The bullet penetrated the right-front passenger headrest and entered Merlin Santana's head, killing him.
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Merlin Santana was buried at Saint Raymond's Cemetery in The Bronx borough of New York City.