Chris Knowings (born February 25, 1980) is an American actor and twin brother of actress

Christy Knowings Christy Lorraine Knowings (born February 25, 1980) is an American actress and comedienne who served three seasons on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series ''All That'' (where she replaced Alisa Reyes in 1997 and was replaced by Giovonnie Samuels ...

. He is best known for playing Lamar Carlos Johnson in the short-lived

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series, '' Taina'', and Chris Robinson on the PBS Kids Show ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...

''.

Early life

Knowings was born on February 25, 1980, in the Bronx, New York City. He attended

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and studied

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Career

Knowings began his acting career at age 13 when he appeared in ''

Crooklyn ''Crooklyn'' is a 1994 American semi-autobiographical film produced and directed by Spike Lee and co-written with his sister Joie and brother Cinqué. Occurring in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, during the summer ...

'' from Spike Lee in 1994 as Nate Carmichael, one of the main characters of the film. He portrayed Lamar Johnson in the 2001

series, '' Taina''. Other TV credits include guest appearances on ''

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'', ''

New York Undercover ''New York Undercover'' is an American Police procedural, police drama that aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television network from September 8, 1994, to February 11, 1999. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and ...

'', and ''

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''. He also appeared in an AT&T wireless phone commercial in December 2002. He is best known for joining the cast of ''

'' in Season 38 in August 2007 as Chris Robinson. He received Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series in 2009 and 2010. In addition to Chris Robinson, Knowings has also performed voice roles on ''Sesame Street'' including the off-screen narrator of some Two-Headed Monster sketches.

Filmography

*''

Nature Cat ''Nature Cat'' is an educational animated children's television series that premiered on November 25, 2015 on PBS Kids and is aimed at children aged 3–8. The series follows the adventures of four main characters: Nature Cat, Hal the Dog, Squeek ...

'' (2018–present) TV Series .... Ronald (Season 2-onwards) *''

Kevin Can Wait ''Kevin Can Wait'' is an American television sitcom starring Kevin James that aired on CBS from September 19, 2016, to May 7, 2018. The series was created by James, Rock Reuben, and Bruce Helford, and marked James' second starring role in a CBS ...

'' (2018) TV series .... Omar (1 Episode) *''

The Cookie Thief ''The Cookie Thief'' is a 2015 ''Sesame Street'' special that aired on PBS Kids on February 16, 2015. The film is set in a new museum on Sesame Street, the Museum of Cookie Art and features Cookie Monster, who has to deal with suspicion that he ...

'' (2015) TV special .... Chris Robinson *''

'' (2007–present) TV series .... Chris Robinson *'' LazyTown'' (5 episodes/2007) TV Series....Pixel *''

Generation Jets ''Generation Jets'' was a children's television show created for the New York Jets. It aired Saturdays at 1 p.m. on WCBS-TV in New York City, and has won two day-time Emmy awards. ''Generation Jets'' follows five school-aged kids as they explore N ...

'' (2003) TV series .... XL's Brother (voice) *''

The Nick Cannon Show ''The Nick Cannon Show'' is an American comedy television series and a spin-off of ''All That''. It aired on Nickelodeon's SNICK block from January 12, 2002, to February 22, 2003, along with ''All That'', '' The Amanda Show'' and '' Taina''. Th ...

'' (2002) .... Himself *'' Taina'' (2001-2002) .... Lamar Carlos Johnson *''

'' (2001) .... Earnest Charles Glass *''

'' (2001) .... Student Council President Brian Ander *''

'' (1994) .... Tyndell Jacobs *''

'' (1994) ... Nate Carmichael

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