Donald Faison Biography

Fast Facts

• Was born into the entertainment industry, as his parents were both active in the National Black Theater in Harlem, N․Y
• Began performing as a child in CityKids, a youth theater group
• Made his motion picture debut in the 1992 crime drama "Juice․"
• Quote: "I like working a lot․ I'm very lucky to be able to work as much as I do and I want to keep that up․ So if it's something I'm into, I'm definitely going to be a part of it․"
• Quote: "(On his career path if he hadn't been an actor) "It would be somewhere in sports․ If I wasn't playing basketball, one thing I would love more than anything would be to work for the Knicks․""
• Is a fan of stop-motion animation and has taken classes and interned at a studio to learn the craft
• Wrote and performed in a play called "When the Lion Roars" when he was six years old