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Donald Faison, born on 22 June 1974 in New York City, New York, is an actor who has worked as a television actor, film actor and voice actor. He began his career in the entertainment industry in 1989 and speaks English as his native and writing language. Faison has six children, and he has been in an unmarried partnership with Minka Kelly.
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Donald Adeosun Faison (born June 22, 1974) is an American actor and voice actor best known for his role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC (formerly NBC) comedy-drama Scrubs (2001–2010). Faison first emerged on the scene with parts in films such as Clueless (1995) and Remember the Titans (2000). He has continued his career with the films Next Day Air and Skyline.
Known for
- Backyard Sports: The Animated Special — Dante Robinson (voice)2026
- Scrubs — Christopher Turk2026
- Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert — Self - Presenter2025
- Home Delivery — Jimmy Ferguson2024
- Clone High — George Washington Carver (voice)2023
- Clone High2023
- Extended Family — Trey Taylor2023
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur — Corey / Blobby (voice)2023
- Reindeer in Here — Bucky (voice)2022
- Alabama Jackson — Alabama Jackson2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Donald Adeosun Faison , ( 1974-06-22 ) June 22, 1974 (age 51) , New York City , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor comedian
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Spouses
- Lisa Askey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2005 ) CaCee Cobb ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2012 )
- Relatives
- Olamide Faison (brother) Julian Horton (cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Donald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Donald Faison.jpg
- Number of children
- 6
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- Commons category
- Donald Faison
- date of birth
- 1974-06-22
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- social media followers
- 535915
- writing language
- English language
- unmarried partner
- Minka Kelly
- name in native language
- Donald Faison
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Encyclopedic overview
Donald Adeosun Faison (/ˈfeɪzɒn/; born June 22, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his leading role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC/NBC comedy-drama Scrubs (2001–2010; 2026), and a supporting role as Murray in both the film Clueless (1995) and the subsequent television series of the same name. He also starred as Phil Chase in the TV Land sitcom The Exes (2011–2015). Faison 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), Skyline (2010), and Kick-Ass 2 (2013).
Early life and education
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