Merlin Santana

Merlin Santana (March 14, 1976 – November 9, 2002) was an American actor and rapper. He began his career in the early 1990s, gaining recognition for his roles as Stanley, Rudy Huxtable's boyfriend, on The Cosby Show, Marcus Dixon on Getting By, Marcus Henry in Under One Roof, and Romeo Santana on The Steve Harvey Show. Santana was born in Washington Heights, New York City to parents from the Dominican Republic. He started his career as an advertising model at the age of three and made his first screen appearance in The Purple Rose of Cairo. Santana's life was tragically cut short when he was shot and killed in Los Angeles at the age of 26.