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| caption    = Melvin Anthony at the 2008 IFBB in Australia
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[[File:Melvin Anthony IFBB 2008 Australia 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Melvin Anthony at 2008 IFBB Australian Pro Grand Prix VIII]]
'''Melvin Anthony''' is an American [[International Federation of BodyBuilders|IFBB]] professional [[bodybuilder]].<ref name="Fleeman2007">{{cite book|last=Fleeman|first=Michael|title=Killer Bodies: A Glamorous Bodybuilding Couple, a Love Triangle, and a Brutal Murder|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=DAhB_8o_BvoC&pg=PA132|accessdate=18 June 2011|date=2007-08-28|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0-312-94202-1|pages=114‖“}}</ref>

==Early life==
Melvin Anthony grew up in the lower-middle-class neighborhoods of [[Sacramento]] and [[San Bernardino, California]]. Melvin first started working out in his teenage years and by the time he was 18 had a solid enough physique to earn a football scholarship at [[San Bernardino Valley College (MT. Sac.)]] where he was the powerback in a two running back system.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

==Career==
It was in his late college years that Anthony hurt his knee and started competing in [[bodybuilding]] contests. In 1993 Melvin got his first major result, a 3rd place at the Musclemania contest Heavyweight class. His first NPC ([[National Physique Committee]]) competition came in 1995, where he placed 1st in the heavyweight class of the NPC Palm Springs competition. His first IFBB competition came in 2000, where he placed 2nd in the [[Night of Champions (bodybuilding)|Night of Champions]] (Now called [[The New York Pro]]). After other various competitions he competed in his first [[Arnold Classic]] in 2001, where he placed 2nd. His first [[Mr. Olympia]] was in 2001, where he placed 11th.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}    

Anthony has been featured in many fitness and bodybuilding magazines, such as ''[[Flex (magazine)|Flex]]''.{{issue|date=September 2012}}
He also appears in the movie [[Blood and Bone]] alongside [[Michael Jai White]].

(contracted; show full)== External links ==
*{{official website|http://www.melvinanthony.com/}}

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