Olamide Faison

Olamide Aladejobi Patrick Alexander Faison (born July 21, 1983)¹ (Listen^ⓘ /oʊˈlɑːmɪˌdeɪ feɪˈzɒn/) is an American actor and musician.

Olamide Aladejobi Patrick Alexander Faison was born in New York City. He is a younger brother of Donald Faison,¹ who is best known for playing Turk in Scrubs. Their parents are talent agent Shirley Faison and Donald Faison Sr., both of whom have been active in the National Black Theatre in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City.¹

His first given name is of Yoruba origin, meaning "my wealth has come."²

Faison has worked in television, film and commercials. He portrayed a young Malcolm X in the film Seven Songs for Malcolm X and appearsin the 1996 TV movie Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault. Among the commercials he appears in are for Pizza Hut, Chevrolet and Mattel.¹

Beginning in 2003, Faison played Miles Robinson on the children's television show Sesame Street,³. He appeared in character as Miles at the Sesame Place theme park, promoting "Healthy Habits" in 2006.⁴ He is the third actor to play the role,¹ after Miles Orman and Imani Patterson. Before taking over as Miles, Faison appeared on the series as an imaginary son of Maria and Luis in Episode 2608 (season 20), and as one of the Sesame Street kids during season 21.

Faison is the lead singer and guitarist for the Universal/Motown group Imajin¹ which formed in 1998. Between recording scenes for Sesame Street, he practiced his musicianship in the halls of the Kaufman Astoria Studios, where the show was shot.⁵

In 2010, Faison contributed background vocals on the song "Skybourne" from Currensy's 2010 album Pilot Talk.⁶

Faison dated reality television personality Natalie Nunn¹ from 2003 to 2009.