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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. A charming, attractive and especially likable African-American performer, Donald Adeosun Faison made his breakthrough as Murray in the 1995 hit romantic comedy "Clueless" after successful supporting parts in grittier fare including the gang-themed dramas "Juice" (1992) and "New Jersey Drive" (1995). NYC born and bred, Faison was on the acting track early on, a veteran of the CityKids acting troupe and a graduate of LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts. An auspicious debut in "Juice" led to a role in the similarly hard-hitting Wesley Snipes vehicle "Sugar Hill" in 1994. An alumnus of City Kids. Oldest of the three Faison boys, who include Dade and Olamide Faison. Is best friends with "Scrubs" (2001) co-star Zach Braff. Is a big "Star Wars" Fan. His "Scrubs" (2001) co-stars refer to him as "that guy from Clueless (1995)." Similarly, cast-mate Sarah Chalke is called "Becky Number Two," in reference to her role on "Roseanne" (1988)". Has worked as a lifeguard. Father of twins, daughter Kaya and son Dade Faison (b. 1999) and son Kobe Faison (b. 2001) with ex-wife Lisa Askey. Has a son named Sean Faison-Ince (b. 1996) from a previous relationship with Audrey Ince. 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 Fallout Boy's cover of Michael Jackson's Beat It. Also he starred in Gavin Degraws "Chariot" music video. After a turn as a high school ladies' man in the 1999 comedy "Trippin'", Faison graduated to higher education parts, cast in a recurring role on the college drama "Felicity". Here he played the sweet and sexy Tracy, the touchingly spiritual and frustratingly celibate boyfriend of Tangi Miller's tough-as-nails Elena. In 2000, the actor returned to the big screen and to high school, playing an athlete on a newly-integrated football team coached by a driven Denzel Washington in the 1970s-set drama "Remember the Titans". In 2001 Faison was cast in one of his most popular roles, playing the cocky but comedic Dr. Chris Turk in the NBC medical sit-com "Scrubs" (2001 - ), where he demonstrated not only his gift for endearing comedy but also a appealing romantic side in his character's realistically developing romance with Nurse Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes). Film roles continued coming for Faison, such as his turn as a downtrodden actor-turned-limo driver in the entertaining kid comedy "Big Fat Lair" (2002), and as party boy Huey in the 2003 comedy "Uptown Girls," a role that reunited him with his "Clueless" co-star Brittany Murphy and his "Remember the Titans" director Boaz Yakin. He next appeared in the abysmal “King’s Ransom” (2005), a comedy minus the laughs about a millionaire businessman (Anthony Anderson) who kidnaps himself to avoid an expensive divorce from his wife (Kellita Smith) only to be captured and held for ransom by a dimwitted rube (Jay Mohr). Spike TV then tapping Faison to host "The Playbook," a series of six half-hour specials touted as "the ultimate guide for guys" to help make their lives easier when it comes to such things as dating, buying a car and gambling. 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. |
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