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Donald Faison Biography
Birth Name:
Donald Adeosun Faison
Birth Place:
New York, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, playwright, songwriter
Fast Facts
- Acting career began with TV commercials
- At age 5, began attending New York City's Children's School for the Development of Intuitive and God Conscious Art, a school developed by the National Black Theater (where his parents worked)
- Made his film debut in 1992's Juice, a film starring Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur as two of four Harlem friends involved in a holdup
- Appeared on Sesame Street in 1993 (an acting gig his younger brother Olamide also eventually landed)
- Wrote and acted in a play called When the Lion Roars at age 6
- Recurring role on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch reunited him with former Professional Children's School classmate Melissa Joan Hart
- Appeared in Brandy's 1995 music video for "Sittin' Up in My Room
Relationships
- Dade Faison -- Brother
- Olamide Faison -- Brother
- Kaya -- Daughter
- Wilder Frances Faison -- Daughter
- Lisa Askey -- Ex-wife
- Dade -- Son
- Kobe -- Son
- Rocco -- Son
- Sean -- Son