Donald Faison

Donald Faison got married to Lisa Askey in 2001 and the couple had twin girls, Kaya and Dade, followed by a son, Kobe. Faison and Askey got divorced in 2005

On 15 December 2012, Faison married his second wife, Cacee Cobb after they dated each other for six years. The ceremony was held at home of Faison’s friend and co-star from ‘Scrubs’ Zach Braff who was also the groomsman. Singer Jessica Simpson served as the bridesmaid. They have a son Rocco who was born in 2013, and a daughter Wilder Frances who was born in 2015. Donald Faison also have a son named Sean (born in 1997) from a previous relationship.

Donald Faison was born on 22 June 1974 in Harlem, in New York City, to Shirley and Donald Faison. His father was a building manager and his mother Shirley was a talent agent. He has an elder brother Olamide Faison who is also an actor.

He did his schooling from Professional Children’s School in Manhattan. Along with that, he also went to La Guardia high School for Music, Art and Performing Arts. His popularity began to rise after he graduated in 1992.

Donald Faison made his acting debut with a commercial in 1991 for Folgers coffee at the age of 17, where he played the younger brother of a soldier returning from war.

In 1992, he featured with Malik Yoba in the ABC News special ‘Prejudice: Answering Children’s Questions’ which was hosted by Peter Jennings.

In 1995, his movie ‘Clueless’ was released in which he played the role of Murray Lawrence Duvall. His performance in the movie was highly acclaimed and he became famous after that. In the same year, his other movie ‘Waiting to Exhale’ was also released.

He got the opportunity to play a recurring role as Tracy on ‘Felicity’ (1999). He has also appeared in the movie ‘Remember the Titans’ (2000) as Petey Jones. Moreover, he has provided voice work for many characters in the MTV animated series ‘Clone High’.

In 2001, he landed a permanent role in ‘Scrubs’, a comedy about medical interns. Faison has featured in number of sitcoms where he had minor roles such as ‘Sister, Sister’ and ‘Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’, and also in the movie ‘Josie and the Pussycats’.

Donald Faison has appeared in number of movies and sitcoms over the years. But the role for which he is best remembered is from 1995 movie ‘Clueless’ where he played the role of Murray Duvall. He was also seen in the TV series of ‘Clueless’ which went on for 62 episodes.

He is also remembered for his role in ‘Scrubs’ which aired from 2001-2010 for which he was nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.