By Hannah Jane Farron
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
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), 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).
Donald Adeosun Faison was born on June 22, 1974, in Harlem, New York City, to talent agent Shirley and building manager Donald Faison. His parents were active with the National Black Theatre in Harlem. They divorced in 1992. He is the older brother of singer/musician Olamide Faison.[citation needed]
Faison attended the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan with his best friend, actor Dash Mihok.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
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Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Born
- Paul Morphy (chess master) –
- John Dillinger (outlaw) –
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh (author & aviator) –
- Billy Wilder (director) –
- Bill Blass (fashion desinger) –
- Kris Kristofferson (actor) –
- David Lander (actor) –
- Meryl Streep (actress) –
- Dan Brown (author) –
- Steven Page (musician) –
- Kurt Warner (football player) –
- Carson Daly (talk show host) –
- Donald Faison (actor) –
- Brad Hawpe (baseball player) –
Died
- Judy Garland (singer & actress) –
- Fred Astaire (dancer & actor) –
- Pat Nixon (U.S. First Lady) –
- Esther Friedman Lederer, pen name Ann Landers (Ask Ann Landers columnist) –
- Moose (the Jack Russell terrier known as Eddie on Frasier) –
- George Carlin (comedian; first to host Saturday Night Live) –
Events
- Henry Hudson, son, and 7 crew set adrift by mutineers –
- During the War of 1812, Laura Secord of Queenston hiked 18 hours to warn British of an upcoming attack –
- Adolphe Sax registered a patent for the saxophone –
- Arkansas is readmitted to the Union –
- Harry Houdini married Wilhelmina Beatrice “Bess” Rahner –
- Circus train crashed in Ivanhoe, Ind., 86 killed –
- James Christy discovered Pluto’s moon Charon –
- Ashrita Furman of New York set the record for distance traveled by pogo stick: 23.11 miles –
- Law-protected killdeer nest with 4 eggs held up prep for RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario –
Weather
- Fergus Falls, Minnesota, was struck by a devastating tornado that killed 59 people and destroyed 400 buildings –
- Holt, Missouri, received 12 inches of rain in 42 minutes. –
- The largest recovered hailstone in the U.S. fell from the sky in Aurora, Nebraska. It measured 7 inches in diameter, had a circumference of 18.75 inches, and weighed just under 1 pound –
- Hail storm, Dublin, New Hampshire –
- The temperature reached 102 degrees Fahrenheit in Vero Beach, Florida –
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