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Faison in 2016, photo by kathclick /www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Frankie Russell Faison
Place of Birth: Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 10, 1949
Ethnicity: African-American
Frankie Faison is an American actor. His roles include the films Cat People (1982), C.H.U.D. , The Money Pit , Maximum Overdrive , Coming to America , Do the Right Thing , Betsy’s Wedding , The Silence of the Lambs , and its follow-ups; City of Hope , Sommersby , Mother Night , The Stupids , Albino Alligator , The Rich Man’s Wife , Julian Po , The Thomas Crown Affair , Oxygen (1999), Down to Earth (2001), Showtime (2002), Highwaymen (2004), White Chicks , In Good Company , My Blueberry Nights , Meet the Browns , Adam (2009), Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant , The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain , The Grudge (2020), I’m Your Woman , Fatherhood (2021), and Till (2022); the shows The Edge of Night , True Colors , Prey , All My Children , The Wire , One Life to Live , The Good Wife , Banshee , and The Village ; and the mini-series The Langoliers .
He is the son of Carmena/Carmenia and Edgar Faison. He is married to Samantha Jupiter Faison, and has three children.
Frankie’s paternal grandfather was named Frank Faison (the son of Arasinia/Arizona).
Frankie’s paternal grandmother was named Mattie Vann (the daughter of Isaac Vann and Anner).
Frankie’s maternal grandfather was named James Gant.
Frankie’s maternal grandmother was named Clothann/Closine Bailey.