Merlin Santana

Merlin Santana

Merlin Santana was an American actor and rapper. He was best known for his roles as Rudy Huxtable’s boyfriend Stanley on The Cosby Show, Marcus Dixon on Getting By, Marcus Henry in Under One Roof and Romeo Santana on The Steve Harvey Show. On November 9, 2002, Santana was murdered while sitting in a car in Los Angeles, California.

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Summary Merlin SantanaMerlin Santana was an American actor and rapper. He was best known for his roles as Rudy Huxtable’s boyfriend Stanley on The Cosby Show, Marcus Dixon on Getting By, Marcus Henry in Under One Roof and Romeo Santana on The Steve Harvey Show. On November 9, 2002, Santana was murdered while sitting in a car in Los Angeles, California. Damien Andre Gates was convicted of the first-degree murder of Santana and the attempted murder of actor Brandon Adams.

Gates was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus 70 years in prison. Brandon Douglas Bynes, the other suspect who was with Gates during the shooting received a 23-year sentence after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon, even though none of the shots fired from his revolver entered the vehicle.