Editing Merlin Santana (section)

==Acting career==
In 1991, Santana landed a recurring role on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' as Stanley, the boyfriend of [[Rudy Huxtable]] and the rival of Rudy's friend Kenny ([[Deon Richmond]]). He was then cast as Marcus Dixon in the short-lived sitcom, ''[[Getting By]]'', starring [[Cindy Williams]] and [[Telma Hopkins]]. Deon Richmond was cast as his brother Darren, due to their interaction on ''The Cosby Show''.

In November 1994, Santana appeared on ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]'' as Joey, who falls in love with Tia and Tamera ([[Tia Mowry|Tia]] and [[Tamera Mowry]]) at Rocket Burger.

In 1995, Santana was cast as Marcus Henry in the short-lived [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] family drama ''[[Under One Roof (1995 TV series)|Under One Roof]]'', co-starring with [[James Earl Jones]], [[Joe Morton]] and [[Vanessa Bell Calloway]]. Between 1996 and 1999, he played the role of Ohagi on ''[[Moesha]]''.

In 1996, he landed the role of Romeo Santana on ''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]''. In 2001, he played the role of Jermaine in the movie ''Flossin''. In 2002, he appeared in the [[VH1]] [[Television movie|TV movie]], ''Play'd: A Hip Hop Story'' with [[Toni Braxton]]. That same year, Santana had a role in the [[Eddie Murphy]] comedy ''[[Showtime (film)|Showtime]]''. His last television acting role was on the [[UPN]] series, ''[[Half & Half]]'', while his last film role was in the 2003 comedy film, ''The Blues'' with Deon Richmond.