Steve Buchanan, Tanner Buchanans father

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Who is Steve Buchanan?

Steve Buchanan is the father of Tanner Buchanan and the wife of Marlona Buchanan. Steve Buchanan’s son, Tanner is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Leo Kirkman in the ABC political drama Designated Survivor and Robby Keene in the Netflix series Cobra Kai. He is also known for his role in the Nickelodeon television series Game Shakers as Mason Kendall.

Steve Buchanan is a traveling businessman and his wife Marlona is a housewife. The couple have been for a long time now.

Steve Buchanan and his wife Marlona gave birth to their first child Tanner on 8th December 1998. The family stayed in Lima, Ohio, where Tanner grew up and displayed talent in sports and dancing when very young.

Steve Buchanan’s wife, Marlona told The Blade that her son, Tanner’s superior coordination helped him excel in soccer and dancing. It wasn’t long before agents and managers took notice of Tanner’s budding talent.

Tanner told Men’s Health: “I started when I was five and I went to a competition in New York at about nine. There [were] agents and managers there. At that time, I had a bowl cut and big glasses and buck teeth. I was the Jerry Maguire kid. In a nice way, the agents and managers said I had a very ‘character look.’”

Tanner, in one of his interviews, talked about his mother and father supporting his decisions.

He also said that his parents, Marlona and Steve Buchanan have played a huge role to boost his acting career. However, the young actor has not shared many details regarding his parents. 

Tanner was urged by the agents to pursue acting, but this would require him to relocate from rural Lima to Los Angeles. His father discussed it with the mother and they decided that her mother would accompany him to Los Angeles to introduce him to acting prospects. Marlona Buchanan’s dissatisfaction with her Ohio employment undoubtedly helped.

“We didn’t think we would be there for that long and tried not to get as much furniture as possible just because we didn’t know how long we were going to be there,”  Steve Buchanan’s son, Tanner told The Blade. Fortunately, Tanner landed roles in national commercials weeks after landing in Los Angeles. The duo’s six-month stay eventually became permanent. Steve letter joined the family in Los Angeles.

Marlona and her son has gotten used to life in Los Angeles, but he still enjoys traveling back to Ohio. They loved the quiet life in their native home and enjoys how that the people in Lima don’t treat them like celebrities. Tanner said- “They do care, but I’m no one special,” he told The Blade. “It’s nice to surround yourself with people who treat you normal and keep you grounded. Everyone here is genuine.”

Steve Buchanan and his wife are defintaly pround of their son’s achievements as he has made his name in the movie industry at a very young age.

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