Olamide Aladejobi Patrick Alexander Faison ( (; born July 21, 1983) is an American actor and singer.

Career

He plays Miles Robinson on the children's television 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) ...

''. Born in

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, Faison joined the cast in 2003. He is the third actor to play the role, after Miles Orman and Imani Patterson. Faison is the lead singer and the guitarist for the

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/ Motown group

Imajin Imajin is an American R&B boy band that is known for their hit "Shorty (You Keep Playing With My Mind)" featuring Keith Murray. The group also made a version of this song with (rapper) Mr. Cheeks of the rap group The Lost Boyz. This single ...

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

Kaufman Astoria Studios The Kaufman Astoria Studios is a film studio located in the Astoria section of the New York City borough of Queens. The studio was constructed for Famous Players-Lasky in 1920, since it was close to Manhattan's Broadway theater district. The pr ...

, where the show is shot. In 2010, Faison contributed background vocals on the song "Skybourne" from

Currensy Shante Scott Franklin (born April 4, 1981), better known by his stage name Currensy (often stylized as Curren$y), is an American rapper. In 2011, he founded the label Jet Life Recordings. Music career 2002–2008: No Limit and Young Mone ...

's 2010 album ''

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, who is best known for ''

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'', ''

Clueless ''Clueless'' is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone with supporting roles by Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd. It was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert ...

'' and its 1996 television teen sitcom and '' Scrubs''. His name is of Yoruba origin, meaning "my wealth has come."

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Olamide Faison And Natalie Nunn
{{DEFAULTSORT:Faison, Olamide 1983 births Living people American male television actors Imajin members Male actors from New York City American people of Yoruba descent American people of Nigerian descent Musicians from New York City African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American musicians Yoruba male actors Yoruba musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people