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Donald Faison

Full / Real Name: Donald Adeosun Faison
Born: 22 June 1974 (51 years old)
Gender: Male

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Donald Faison is an American actor best known for his starring role as Dr. Christopher Turk on the comedy-drama television series Scrubs.

For his work as Dr. Turk Faison received five NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and was awarded the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Award at the first annual BET Comedy Awards.

He also stars as Phil Chase in the television sitcom The Exes.

Donald starred in Benny Boom's Next Day Air, opposite Mos Def and Mike Epps. Additional film credits include Something New, Remember the Titans, Waiting to Exhale, King's Ransom, Uptown Girls, Josie and the Pussycats, Can't Hardly Wait, Big Fat Liar, Juice and the cult classic Clueless.

Television credits include two seasons as Tracy on the JJ Abrams drama Felicity, Clueless, in which he reprised his role as Murray, Party of Five, Sister, Sister and New York Undercover.

Donald also hosted the Spike TV series The Playbook, the ultimate guide for guys, designed to show men how to navigate the trickiest situations, scenarios and circumstances, and he lent his voice to the Cartoon Network's animated series Titan Maximum and Robot Chicken.

A New York City native, Donald began his acting career as a five-year-old attending the Children's School of Intuitive and God-Conscious Art.

His passion and talent led him to study theatre at the Professional Children's School.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Christopher Turk

Tracy

Tracy

Tracy

Donald

Ricky

Dr. Christopher Turk

Dr. Christopher Turk

Dr. Christopher Turk

Dr. Christopher Turk

Dr. Christopher Turk

Dr. Christopher Turk

Dr. Christopher Turk

Dr. Christopher Turk

Dr. Christopher Turk

Dr. Christopher Turk

Darryl

Wedgie Rudlin

Phil Chase

Phil Chase

Phil Chase

Phil Chase

Donald

Moses


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