Donald Fayson is an actor, producer from the USA, who became famous after the role of Crifer Terk in the television series "Clinic". Now the actor is busy on the set of the television series Ray Donovan, Drunken Story, and Undisclosed Business.
Donald has six children from three different women. Faison is a fan of the animated series Star Wars Rebels.
early years
Donald was born on 06/22/1974 in New York in the USA. His parents, actors Shirley and Donald, worked at the National Black Theater in Harlem. This groundbreaking theater worked at night. In addition to Donald, four more boys were raised in the family.
Donald is the eldest of the brothers. His brothers are Denzel, David, Olamide, and Dade. Olamide Faison is a singer from the R&B group Imajin.
Parents often took their children to work, and Donald from an early age watched the work of actors, directors, stage workers. Then the boy woke up with a desire to become an actor. First, he enrolled in the children's art school at the theater. Then the boy was taken to the CityKids theater troupe.
Faison also graduated from La Guardia School of Performing Arts. By this time, the actor’s piggy bank already had many roles played in television commercials and on the theater stage, so the guy decided it was time to conquer Hollywood.
Interestingly, Donald Faison is friends with actors Zach Braff and Minky Kelly, with whom he starred in the series "Clinic".
Carier start
At eighteen, the guy appeared in a small role in the crime drama "Authority", which was released in 1992. In the film, one of the main roles was played by the famous singer Tupak Shakur.
Fayson's next roles were in the same role, this is "Sugar Hill", released in 1994, and "Driver from New Jersey" in 1995. In the movie Sugar Hill, Donald starred with Wesley Snipes.
From 1994 to 1999, the actor starred in the television series "Undercover Police Officers" in the role of James.
In 1995, in the film directed by Nick Gomez, "Cases in New Jersey," the actor played the role of Tini Dime. In the same year, the film “Stupid” was directed by Amy Hekerling, in which Donald played the role of Murray.
TV series "Clinic"
Among the television series and films of Donald Faison, the television series Clinic is worth mentioning separately. The creator of the series is Bill Lawrence. The television series was created in the genre of comedy, but there are elements of a medical drama in it.
The project was produced by the TV channel Touchstone, later renamed ABC. The premiere took place in October 2001 on the NBC channel. The project survived nine seasons. During this time, 182 episodes of the show were filmed. The last episode was released in March 2010.
The plot of the show is based on the lives of young doctors Christopher Terk and John Dorian, who had just finished their studies and came to the clinic at the first workplace.
The main roles in the television series were played by Zach Braff, D. Faison, Sarah Chock, Judy Reyes, John McGinley, Ken Jenkins, Neil Flynn and others.
Donald in the project got the role of Dr. Christopher Terk. According to the plot, in the first season Christopher is an intern at the hospital, in the second season he is already a resident, by the ninth season, Turk will be working as the chief surgeon in the clinic, and then as a teacher at the medical university.
The series “Clinic” was nominated for an Emmy in 2005 and 2006. The series was also among the nominees for the Golden Globe Award in 2005, 2006, 2007.
The television series brought popularity to the actors involved in it. Donald Faison, whose photo was often flickered in fashion magazines, began to be recognized on the street. The producers and directors became interested in the young actor and began to invite him to their projects.
Personal life
The actor has six children. In his youth, Donald met with childhood friend Audrey Ince. Audrey gave birth to a son named Sean. The couple was not officially married.
In 2001, Faison married a girl named Lisa Asuka. From this marriage, he has three children. Faison and Asuka divorced in 2005. Donald's children from marriage with Lisa are called Kaya, Kob and Dade.
After that, the actor met with Minka Kelly.
In 2012, Faison married Kaki Cobb, secretary of Jessica Simpson. In August 2013, they had a son, Rocco, and in April 2015, daughter Wilder Francis.