Donald Faison Biography – Who Is Donald Faison?

Donald Faison (Donald Adeosun Faison) is an American actor, comedian, and voice actor best known for his leading role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC/NBC comedy-drama Scrubs (2001–2010). He attended the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan with his best friend, actor Dash Mihok.

Donald Faison Age | How Old Is Donald Faison?

He was born on June 22, 1974 in New York City, New York, United States. He is 48 years old as of 2022.

Donald Faison Height – How Tall Is Donald Faison

Faison stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches.

Donald Faison Family – Donald Faison Parents

Faison is the son of Shirley, a talent agent, and Donald Faison, a building manager. His mother is English, and his father is a Nigerian from the Yoruba tribe. Faison is the elder brother of actor Olamide Faison. His parents were active with the National Black Theater in Harlem.

His middle name stems from the words “ade” (meaning “crown”) and “osun” (meaning “river of life”) in the west African language of Yoruba.

Donald Faison Wife | Is Donald Faison Married?

Donald Faison Cacee Cobb

Faison has been married twice. He married CaCee Cobb, on December 15, 2012 after six years of dating. Their wedding was held at the home of Faison’s former Scrubs co-star and best friend Zach Braff, who also served as a groomsman. Their bridesmaid was singer Jessica Simpson, for whom Cobb formerly worked as a personal assistant.

Lisa Askey Donald Faison – Donald Faison First Wife

He was previously married to Lisa Askey, whom he started dating in 1997 and was married to from 2001 to 2005.

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Donald Faison Children – Donald Faison Kids

Faison is a father of six children: son Sean born in 1997, from a previous relationship; son Dade, daughter Kaya (fraternal twins, born in 1999), and son Kobe (born in 2001), with first wife Askey.

He also has a son Rocco born in 2013 and a daughter Wilder Frances born in 2015, with his second wife, Cobb.

Donald Faison Net Worth

He an estimated net worth of $12 million.

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He is also known for his minor role as Murray in the film Clueless (1995) (subsequently reprised in the television series of the same name). Faison also starred as Phil Chase in the TV Land sitcom The Exes from 2011–2015.

He has also co-starred in the films Waiting To Exhale (1995), Remember the Titans (2000), Uptown Girls (2003), Something New (2006), Next Day Air (2009), and Kick-Ass 2 (2013).

Before his debuts on Scrubs and Clueless, Faison appeared in a 1991 commercial for Folgers coffee when he was at the age of 17, in which he played the younger brother of a soldier returning from war.

In 1992, he appeared with Malik Yoba in the ABC News special Prejudice: Answering Children’s Questions, hosted by Peter Jennings. Faison also had a small role in Sugar Hill starring Wesley Snipes.

Faison then became famous for his role as Murray Lawrence Duvall in the 1995 film Clueless 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 New Jersey Drive. Faison also starred in Big Fat Liar alongside Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes and Frankie Muniz.

He appeared in Remember the Titans as the running-back turned corner-back Petey Jones, had a recurring role as Tracy on Felicity, and provided voice work for various characters in the MTV animated series Clone High.

Faison had minor roles in the sitcoms Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and Sister, Sister and in the film Josie and the Pussycats. In 2005, he produced one episode of MTV’s Punk’d involving his Scrubs co-star Zach Braff.

He also appeared in the music videos for Brandy’s “Sittin’ Up in My Room,” Fall Out Boy’s cover of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” and Gavin Degraw’s “Chariot.”

In 2008, Faison voiced Gary the Stormtrooper in Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II. He then interned at on the Robot Chicken show to learn more about stop motion and started a Star Wars-themed Lego stop-motion show, BlackStormTrooper, on his YouTube channel, shundigga.

On February 13, 2009, he participated in the NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game. Other celebrities participating included NFL wide-receiver Terrell Owens, NBA Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler and Dominique Wilkins, actor Chris Tucker, and four Harlem Globetrotters.

In 2010, Faison starred alongside Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed, Scottie Thompson, Eric Balfour and Laz Alonso in the Brothers Strause science fiction thriller Skyline. He was in the 2010 CBS comedy pilot The Odds.

As of March 2011, he appeared in commercials for The Sims Medieval. In 2012, Faison made a cameo appearance in the movie Pitch Perfect. In 2013, he hosted the short-lived TBS comedy sketch show Who Gets the Last Laugh. As of 2016, Faison has hosted GSN game show Winsanity.

Donald Faison Gay | Zach Braff And Donald Faison

In 2015, Zach Braff and Donald Faison, who are best known for starring together in the beloved sitcom “Scrubs,” are apparently willing to toss some dough for same-sex Indiana couples.

Memories Pizza, located in Walkerton, Indiana, ignited a firestorm last week when its owners announced that they were allowed to refuse to provide pizza for same-sex weddings due to the state’s controversial new “religious freedom” law. Shortly after, Braff took to Twitter to pledge his support for gay couples, offering Faison’s services as well:

In the wake of Memories Pizza’s anti-gay statement, the owners claimed they became the targets of harassment and threats, causing them to temporarily close the restaurant. Soon after, a GoFundMe campaign was launched to support the owners, and raised $842,387.

Braff and Faison join other individuals and groups who are showing solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

The Equality House, which sits directly across from the Westboro Baptist Church compound in Topeka, Kansas, and regularly champions causes related to the queer community, created a “virtual pizza party” to raise funds for LGBT homeless youth. Cyndi Lauper also offered her support with a similar fundraiser, titled #PizzaForEquality, that has already generated roughly $40,000.

Donald Faison Star Wars

In 2018, Faison voiced pilot Hype Fazon, a character written and named for him by Dave Filoni, on Star Wars Resistance. Faison had caught show creator Dave Filoni’s attention via his stop motion Star Wars cartoons.

Donald Faison Teeth

Faison played the role of Murray in the 1995 film Clueless, in the film he admitted that he wore fake braces to cover up his tiny teeth.

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