Donald Faison
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| Date of birth - June 22, 1974 | |
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Donald Faison is the actor who plays Christopher Turk on Scrubs.
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Bio
Donald Faison began acting in childhood when he attended the Children's School for the Development of Intuitive and God-Conscious Art, and later the Professional Children's School in New York.
Before starring in Scrubs, he became known for his role in the Clueless movie and television series. He later appeared in Waiting to Exhale and also had a recurring role as Tracy on Felicity, and has also appeared in the film Remember the Titans, and lends his voice to the Bill Lawrence created Clone High, alongside Sarah Chalke. Donald is married to Lisa Askey, and has three children.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Media | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Juice | Film | Student |
| 1993 | Sugar Hill | Film | Kymie Damiels |
| 1995 | New Jersey Drive | Film | Tiny Dime |
| Clueless | Film | Murray | |
| Waiting to Exhale | Film | Tarik Matthews | |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | TV | James (1 episode) |
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | TV | Justin (1 episode) Dashiell (3 episodes) | |
| Clueless | TV | Murray (61 episodes) | |
| 1997 | Academy Boyz | Film | Glen Lewis |
| 1998 | Butter | Film | Khaleed |
| Can't Hardly Wait | Film | Drummer | |
| Sister, Sister | TV | Darryl (1 episode) | |
| 1999 | Supreme Sanction | TV Movie | Marcus |
| Trippin' | Film | June Nelson | |
| 2000 | Remember the Titans | Film | Petey Jones |
| Felicity | TV | Tracy (23 episodes) | |
| 2001 | Double Whammy | Film | Cletis |
| Josie and the Pussycats | Film | D.J. Du Jour | |
| Scrubs | TV | Chris Turk | |
| 2002 | Big Fat Liar | Film | Frank Jackson |
| Clone High | TV | Toots / Various (12 episodes) | |
| 2003 | Ravedactyl: Project Evolution | Film | Gunner |
| Uptown Girls | Film | Huey | |
| Good Boy! | Film | Wilson | |
| 2004 | Higglytown Heroes | TV | Firefighter Hero (2 episodes) |
| 2005 | King's Ransom | Film | Andre |
| The Bernie Mac Show | TV | Alex the Repairman (1 episode) | |
| Robot Chicken | TV | Mumm-Ra / Various (6 episodes) | |
| 2006 | Something New | Film | Nelson McQueen |
| Bachelor Party Vegas | Video | Ash | |
| Homie Spumoni | Film | Renato / Leroy | |
| 2007 | SNL | TV | Chris Turk (1 episode) |
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars | TV Movie | Evazan / Mace Windu | |
| Kim Possible | TV | Ricky Rotiffle (1 episode) | |
| 2008 | The Boondocks | TV | Wedgie Rudlin (3 episodes) |
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | TV Movie | Darth Maul/Gary | |
| 2009 | Next Day Air | Film | Leo |
| Venus & Vegas | Film | Stu | |
| The Law | TV Movie | Dan |
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BET Comedy Awards | BET Comedy Award | Won | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Scrubs |
| Teen Choice Awards | Teen Choice Award | Nominated | Choice TV Sidekick - Scrubs | |
| 2005 | BET Comedy Awards | BET Comedy Award | Won | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Scrubs |
| Teen Choice Awards | Teen Choice Award | Nominated | Choice TV Sidekick - Scrubs | |
| NAACP Image Awards | Image Award | Nominated | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Scrubs | |
| 2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Teen Choice Award | Nominated | Choice TV Sidekick - Scrubs |
| NAACP Image Awards | Image Award | Nominated | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series - Scrubs | |
| 2007 | Teen Choice Awards | Teen Choice Award | Nominated | Choice TV Sidekick - Scrubs |
| NAACP Image Awards | Image Award | Nominated | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series - Scrubs | |
| 2008 | NAACP Image Awards | Image Award | Nominated | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series - Scrubs |
| 2009 | NAACP Image Awards | Image Award | Nominated | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series - Scrubs |
Trivia
- Donald is a big Star Wars Fan.
- Just like his character Turk he likes Neil Diamond.
- He and Zach Braff are really good friends off screen.
- He hates being called "Donnie".
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