Shawn Harrison (actor)

Shawn Harrison (born December 28, 1973) is an American actor known for his role as Waldo Faldo, the dim-witted but lovable chef-in-training on the ABC sitcom Family Matters from 1990 to 1996.[1]

Shawn Harrison
Harrison at the 2019 Rhode Island Comic Con
Born (1973-12-28) December 28, 1973 (age 50)
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

Biography

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As a child, Harrison appeared in seven commercials, including spots for Fruity Pebbles and Burger King. In 1986, he portrayed Mike in the Kidsongs video "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing".[citation needed]

Harrison has also made occasional appearances as the hairstylist Peaches on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends,[2][3][4] and made several guest appearances on other series, including Moesha.[3]

Harrison voiced Timber Wolf in the animated series Legion of Super Heroes, which premiered in fall 2006.[3][5][6] He also guest starred in an episode of Punky Brewster, and played William K in The Ms. Pat Show.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Lord Help Us N/A Direct-to-video
Associate producer
2009 The Old Man and the Seymour Himself Short film
2012 Silent But Deadly Tyrone
2018 Uncle Ed's Bucket List Reverend Ike [7][8]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Hill Street Blues Kid Episode: "What Are Friends For?"
1987 The Mighty Pawns Tiny Television film
Daniel and the Towers Sean Television film
1988 Punky Brewster Franco Grenolli Episode: "Going to Camp"
1988–1989 Day by Day J.D. 4 episodes
1990 L.A. Law Andrew Steadman Episode: "On Your Honor"
1990–1996 Family Matters Waldo Geraldo Faldo 106 episodes
1991 The Royal Family David Lemoan Episode: "Talkin' Baseball"
1996 Moesha Clark Episode: "Ichi, Ni, San, Shi Look -- Clarkzilla!"
2004 Eve Peaches Episode: "Self Helpless"[4]
2002–2004 Girlfriends Peaches 5 episodes
2006–2008 Legion of Super Heroes Timber Wolf, Ron-Karr, additional voices Voice, 16 episodes[9]
2020 Dynasty Monsieur Reynaud Episode: "My Hangover's Arrived"[3]
2021–2022 The Ms. Pat Show William K. 2 episodes
A Sitcom for Gio N/A Producer, director, and writer[4]
2022 Raven's Home Sir Leo 2 episodes[6][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Harrison Finds That Family Really Matters". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  2. ^ "Listings, GIRLFRIENDS on UPN". The Fulton Critic. December 20, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Hall, Gerrad; Weldon, Sarah (February 26, 2023). "Family Matters cast: Where are they now?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Deadrick, Acacia; Ledford, Becki (September 13, 2021). "Whatever Happened To The Cast Of Family Matters?". The List. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "LEGION OF SUPER HEROES' SHAWN HARRISON". Comics Continuum. August 17, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Lyttle, Zoey (February 20, 2023). "The Cast of Family Matters: Where Are They Now?". People. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "New Comedy film Uncle Ed's Bucket List via Kelby Ko Productions and BiggSixx Entertainment". PRLog. November 25, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Villafane, Camila (March 11, 2020). "Where Are They Now? The Cast of Family Matters". Obsev. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "Shawn Harrison (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 3, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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