Faison, Donald 1974- (Donald Adeosun Faison)

PERSONAL

Full name, Donald Adeosun Faison; born June 22, 1974, in New York, NY; son of Donald (an actor and building manager) and Shirley (an actress and talent agent) Faison; married Lisa Askey, February 27, 2001 (divorced); children: (first marriage) Kaya and Dade (twins), Kobe; (from previous relationship) Sean. Avocational Interests: Playing basketball.

Addresses:

Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Rigberg Entertainment Group, 1180 South Beverly Dr., Suite 601, Los Angeles, CA 90035. Publicist—PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor. CityKids Repertory Company, member. Appeared as the younger brother in the Folger's Coffee award-winning television commercial "Marine"; also appeared in television commercials for Pepsi Edge soft drinks, 2004, and Oatmeal Raisin Crisp cereal. Also worked as a lifeguard.

Awards, Honors:

Black Entertainment Comedy Awards, outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, 2004, 2005, Teen Choice Award nominations, choice television sidekick, 2004, 2005, 2006, Image Award nominations, outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, 2005, and outstanding actor in a comedy series, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2006, 2007, all for Scrubs; Audelco Rising Star Award.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Student, Juice (also known as Angel Town 2), Paramount, 1992.

Kymie Daniels, Harlem (also known as Sugar Hill), Fox Video, 1993.

Tarik Johnson, Waiting to Exhale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

Tiny Dime, New Jersey Drive, Gramercy, 1995.

Murray, Clueless (also known as I Was a Teenage Teenager and No Worries), United International Pictures, 1995.

Prep, 1997.

Glen Lewis, Academy Boyz, 1997.

Drummer Dan, Can't Hardly Wait, Columbia, 1998.

Khaleed, Butter (also known as Never 2 Big), Live Entertainment, 1998.

June Nelson, Trippin', October Films, 1999.

Petey Jones, Remember the Titans, Buena Vista, 2000.

(Uncredited) D. J./"Du Jour" band member, Josie and the Pussycats, Universal, 2001.

Cletis, Double Whammy, Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Frank Jackson, Big Fat Liar (also known as Lugen haben kurze beine), Universal, 2002.

Gunner, Ravedactyl: Project Evolution (short), Beyond Comics, Inc., 2003.

Huey, Uptown Girls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003.

Voice of Wilson, Good Boy!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003.

Himself, The Lowdown on Uptown (documentary short), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2004.

Andre, King's Ransom, 2005.

Himself, "Clueless": The Class of '95 (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2005.

Himself, "Clueless": Fashion 101 (documentary), Paramount Home Video, 2005.

Himself, "Clueless": Driver's Ed (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2005.

Himself, "Clueless": We're History (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2005.

Nelson McQueen, Something New, Focus Features, 2006.

Ash, Bachelor Party Vegas, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006.

Stu, Venus & Vegas, 2007.

Renato, Homie Spumoni, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Murray Lawrence Duvall, Clueless, 1996-97, then UPN, 1997-99.

Tracy, Felicity, The WB, 2000-2002.

Dr. Christopher Turk, Scrubs, NBC, 2001—.

Voice of Toots, Clone High (also known as Clone High U.S.A.), MTV, 2002-2003.

Correspondent, The Showbiz Show with David Spade, Comedy Central, 2005-2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Donald Adeosun Faison) Marcus, Supreme Sanction, HBO, 1999.

Dr. Chris Turk, It's a Very Muppet Christmas, NBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, ABC, 1996.

Host, Take a Moment, Disney Channel, 1998.

(Uncredited) Himself, Free to Be … a Family, ABC, 1988.

"Clueless": The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

"Scrubs": The Outtake Show, NBC, 2003.

BET Comedy Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2004.

Video Game Awards 2005, Spike TV, 2005.

Host, The Playbook, Spike, 2005.

The 37th Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2006.

Voice of Evazan and Mace Windu, "Robot Chicken": Star Wars, Cartoon Network, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

James, "Sympathy for the Devil," New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1996.

Justin, "Magic Joel," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1996.

Dashiell, "Rumor Mill," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1998.

Dashiell, "Mom vs. Magic," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1998.

Dashiell, "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Season Opener," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina), ABC, 1998.

Darryl, "Greek to Me," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1998.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2002.

Voice of fireman hero, "Up a Tree/Missing Grandpop," Higglytown Heroes (animated), Disney Channel, 2004.

(Uncredited) Voice of Mr. T, "Junk in the Trunk," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Voice of Lex Luthor and Mumm-Ra, "Toyz in the hood," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Voice of Star Trek geek, "A Piece of the Action," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Voice of Del Spooner and Elroy Jetson, "Kiddie Pool," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Alex the repairman, "For Whom the Belt Tolls," The Bernie Mac Show, 2005.

Himself, Punk'd, MTV, 2005.

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2005, 2006.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2006.

"Hitting the Beach Without Getting Burned," The Playbook, Spike TV, 2006.

The Megan Mullally Show, syndicated, 2006.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, 2007.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (also known as Conan O'Brien), NBC, 2007.

Television Co-Executive Producer; Specials:

The Playbook, Spike, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

The Red Sneaks, Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1989.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in Brandy's "Sittin' up in My Room"; Gavin DeGraw's "Chariot."

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 50. Thomson Gale, 2005.

Periodicals:

People Weekly, June 17, 2002, p. 87.

Electronic:

Donald Faison Website,http://www.donaldfaison.com, July 25, 2007.