Donald Faison
Donald Faison : Role- Dr. Christopher Turk
Birthday : 22 June 1974
Birth Place : New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Birth Name : Donald Adeosun Faison
Height : 6′
Gender : Male
Recent Role : Dr. Christopher Turk on Scrubs
Donald Faison was born on 22 June 1974 in the New York City, New York, U.S.A. He has twin children from his ex-wife Lisa Askey. His daughter is Kaya Faison and the son is Dade Faison. In addition he has another son from Lisa, named Kobe Faison and a son, named Sean Faison-Ince from his earlier relationship with Audrey Ince.
He appeared as “Murray Lawrence Duvall” in the TV Series ‘Clueless‘(1996-1999) and also in the film by the same name, earlier in 1995. In 1995, he appeared in ‘Waiting To Exhale’ and ‘New Jersey Drive’. He appeared in many more films like ‘Double Whammy‘, ‘Big Fat Lair’, ‘Uptown Girls’, ‘King’s Ransom’, ‘Venus and Vegas’, etc . He appeared in single episodes of ‘Kim Possible’ (voice), ‘Saturday Night Live’, ‘The Bernie Mac Show’, ‘Sister, Sister’ and ‘New York Undercover’. He also has appeared in a few episodes of ‘Sabrina, The Teenage Witch’, ‘Felicity‘, ‘Higglytown Heroes’ (voice) and ‘The Boondocks’ (voice).
He participated in the All Star Weekend’s Celebrity Game on 13 February 2009, on NBA.
He won the BET Comedy Award in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for ‘Scrubs‘ in 2004 and 2005. He was nominated four times (from 2004-2007) for the Teen Choice Award in the category of Choice TV Sidekick for ‘Scrubs‘. He was a nominee of Image Awards (2006-2009) in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for ‘Scrubs‘, and in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for ‘Scrubs‘, in 2005.
Role in Scrubs
Donald Faison is playing the role of “Dr. Christopher Turk” in the ‘Scrubs’ tv show. He is the best friend of “Dr. John ‘J.D’ Dorian” and was once his roommate. He works in the Sacred Heart Hospital as the chief of surgery. He is the husband of the head nurse “Carla Espinosa” and they have a daughter. He is a patient of type II diabetes and he has had a testicle removed.
