Michael Taliferro

Michael Taliferro was an American actor who came to film after a career in professional football. Born in Fort Worth, he signed with the Washington Redskins in 1984, spent two USFL seasons with the Denver Gold and the Arizona Outlaws, and later played in the Canadian Football League with the British Columbia Lions. He moved to California and got his start when the director Tony Scott gave him a small part in The Last Boy Scout. His first credited film role was as a security guard in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. Among his best known films were Life (1999) and The Replacements (2000). He also appeared in Bad Boys (1995), Half Past Dead (2002), Ride or Die (2003), You Got Served (2004) and Blue Hill Avenue. His television guest spots included Martin, The Parkers and The Jamie Foxx Show, and he directed and produced Steppin: The Movie, completed in 2007. He died in 2006.