Antjuan Tobias Taylor (born September 12, 1989), known professionally as Antjuan Tobias, is an American

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and

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Early life

Born in

Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List ...

, Taylor attended

The University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, the Capstone, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the old ...

where he studied Communications and Information Sciences. He received a Bachelor of Arts & Sciences in May 2014 in Interdisciplinary Studies. While studying at the university, Antjuan worked as the Online Newspaper Editor for

The Crimson White ''The Crimson White'', known colloquially as "''The CW''," is a student-run publication of the University of Alabama published twice a week under The Crimson White Media Group. Its circulation in the fall and spring is about 14,000, and it is dis ...

student-run newspaper which received a Mark of Excellence Award by the Society of Professional Journalists as well as the Mark of Excellence Award and a Gold Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and was inducted into the College Media Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Eta Chi Chapter of

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fraternity, where he acted as Vice Polemarch while attending The University of Alabama.

Career

Antjuan begin his career in the theatre performing in regional plays, commercials and voice over work. He won Onstage Atlanta's Post & Alley Award for Best Actor in a Lead role for his portrayal of Jefferson in Romulus Linney's "A Lesson Before Dying". He signed on as PFC Guy Riggs on

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's Army Wives in 2010. His character's arch spanned over the show's top rated seasons and episodes making ABC Lifetime TV's history books. He has also appeared on the

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Network's first scripted television show Somebodies,Antjuan Tobias on Yahoo TV
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Tyler Perry Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr., September 13, 1969) is an American actor, filmmaker, and playwright. He is the creator and performer of Madea, Mabel "Madea" Simmons, a tough elderly woman, and also portrays her brother Joe Simmons and her ...

TBS sitcom, '' Meet The Browns''.

Filmography

Films

Television series

References

External links

Official website
* *"Entertainment Weekly

Retrieved 2011-28-3 *"The New York Times Movies & TV

Retrieved 2010-22-12 *"Theatre Review Online

Retrieved 2010-22-12 *"TV.com

Retrieved 2014-26-2 *"The Crimson White Online

Retrieved 2014-31-3 *The University of Alabama's Graduate News

*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2806986/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 {{DEFAULTSORT:Tobias, Antjuan 1979 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American stand-up comedians African-American male comedians African-American comedians American male comedians Comedians from Birmingham, Alabama Male actors from Birmingham, Alabama 21st-century American comedians 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors 20th-century African-American male actors 20th-century American male actors