Biography
Slightly effeminate and refined comedic actor Meshach Taylor is most well known for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the CBS series
Designing Women (1986-1993) and as the flamboyant Hollywood Montrose in the fantasy comedy features
Mannequin and Mannequin 2: On the Move. He started his career by touring in national theater companies and appearing on the TV series
Buffalo Bill with
Dabney Coleman. He has been in several made-for-TV movies, including the Mary Kate and
Ashley Olsen title Double, Double, Toil and Trouble. Some of his feature films include the sci-fi adventure
Explorers, the
Susanna Hoffs vehicle
The Allnighter, and the Kid 'N Play movie
Class Act. In 1993, he joined the cast of Dave's World as Harry Anderson's neighbor, Sheldon. After hosting his very own series on HGTV, The Urban Gardener with Meshach Taylor, he appeared on Broadway as Lumier in Beauty and the Beast. In addition to being a regular panelist on the game show To Tell the Truth, he also appeared in the feature film
Friends and Family, a comedy about a literally gay mafia. Taylor has four children with his wife of 20 years, veteran
General Hospital actress Bianca Ferguson. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide