Donald Faison
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| Donald Faison | |
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| Born | Donald Adeosun Faison June 22, 1974 New York, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Askey (2001-2006) (Filed For Divorce) 3 children |
Donald Adeosun Faison (born June 22, 1974) is an American television and movie actor best known for his role as Chris Turk in the NBC sitcom Scrubs.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Before his debut on Scrubs, Faison became famous for his role as Murray Lawrence Duvall in Clueless, the 1995 movie and the subsequent television series, which ran from 1996 to 1999. In 1995, he appeared in Waiting to Exhale as Tarik, the son of Loretta Devine's character, Gloria. He was also featured in the 1995 movie New Jersey Drive. He had a recurring role as Tracy on Felicity, appeared in Remember the Titans as the ambitious running back Petey, and provided voice work for various characters in the MTV animated series Clone High. He had minor roles in the sitcoms Sister Sister and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and in the film Josie and the Pussycats.
In 2005, Faison produced one episode of MTV's Punk'd involving his Scrubs co-star Zach Braff. He also appears in the video for Fall Out Boy's cover of Michael Jackson's Beat It. Also he starred in Gavin Degraws "Chariot" music video.
[edit] Personal life
Faison was born in New York City, New York. He has four children: his eldest son with childhood friend Audrey Ince, and three others with Lisa Askey, whom he married in 2001. The couple filed for divorce in 2005. He dated Minka Kelly after his marriage ended. In February 2007, he began dating CaCee Cobb, who was a former personal assistant of Jessica Simpson.
His younger brother is singer Olamide Faison, from the R&B group Imajin. He has 3 other brothers: David Faison, Denzel Faison, and Dade Faison. Zach Braff has stated that Donald Faison is one of his best friends. Faison's middle name, Adeosun, is Yoruba for "I put on the crown of Oshun", and was given by his parents after they visited Nigeria.
He is Lactose Intolerant.[1]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- Juice - (1992)
- Sugar Hill - (1994)
- Waiting to Exhale - (1995)
- New Jersey Drive - (1995)
- Clueless - (1995)
- Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
- Trippin' - (1999)
- Remember the Titans - (2000)
- Double Whammy - (2001)
- Josie and the Pussycats - (2001)
- Big Fat Liar - (2002)
- Good Boy! - (2003)
- Uptown Girls - (2003)
- Ravedactyl: Project Evolution - (2003)
- King's Ransom - (2005)
- Bachelor Party Vegas - (2006)
- Homie Spumoni - (2007)
- Something New - (2006)
- The Happening - (2008)
- Next Day Air (2008)
[edit] TV appearances
- Clone High - (2002-2003)
- Robot Chicken - Star Wars Special (2007)
- The Playbook Host
- Punk'd - (2005, One episode) - himself, also a producer for season 4 episode 3
- Scrubs - (2001-present) - Dr. Christopher Duncan Turk
- Felicity (TV series) - (2000-2002) - Tracy
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV Series) - (1998, four episodes) - three as Dashiell, one auditioning for magician assistant.
- Clueless (TV series) - (1996-1999) - Murray Lawrence Duvall
- Yo Momma (TV series) - Guest Judge
- The Boondocks (TV series)-The Story Of Catcher Freeman - Catcher Tobias Freeman
[edit] Cameo Appearances
- Beat It by Fall Out Boy (Music Video) - (2008)
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