Olamide Aladejobi Patrick Alexander Faison (born July 21, 1983) is an American actor. He plays Miles Robinson on the children's television show Sesame Street

Sesame Street

Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

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Born in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, Faison joined the cast in 2006. He is the third actor to play the role, after Miles Orman

Miles Orman

Miles Orman played Miles Robinson on Sesame Street from 1985 to 1992. He is the son of Roscoe Orman, who plays Miles Robinson's adopted father Gordon....

 and Imani Patterson

Imani Patterson

Imani Patterson was the second actor to play Miles Robinson on Sesame Street. He took over the role from Miles Orman in 1992 and played it for ten years before passing it on to Olamide Faison in 2002.- References :...

. His character has become a more integral part of the show's cast in the last couple of years, perhaps mostly to fulfill Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop , is a Worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world...

's need to sustain youth among the cast, as the old guard of the show ages.

Faison is the lead singer and the guitarist for the Universal

Universal Records

Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...

/Motown group Imajin

Imajin (R&B group)

Imajin is an American R&B boy band that is known for their hit "Shorty " featuring Keith Murray. The group also made a version of this song with Mr. Cheeks of the rap group The Lost Boyz. This single peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart...

. He spends much of his time between tapings of Sesame Street, practicing in the halls of the Kaufman Astoria Studios

Kaufman Astoria Studios

The Kaufman Astoria Studios is an historic movie studio located in the Astoria section of the New York City borough of Queens.-History:It was originally built by Famous Players-Lasky in 1920 to provide the company with a facility close to the Broadway theater district. Many features and short...

, where the show is shot.

Olamide is the youngest brother of Donald Faison

Donald Faison

Donald Adeosun Faison is an American actor, comedian, and voice actor best known for his role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC comedy-drama Scrubs and as Murray in the film Clueless and the subsequent television series of the same name.Faison has also co-starred in the films Remember the Titans ,...

, who starred in the NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

 sitcom Scrubs

Scrubs (TV series)

Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...

. His name is of Yoruba

Yoruba people

The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...

origin.

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