Shawn Harrison (actor) explained

Shawn Harrison
Birth Date:28 December 1973
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1985 - present

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]

Biography

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".

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.

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

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Lord Help UsDirect-to-video
Associate producer
2009The Old Man and the SeymourHimselfShort film
2012Silent But DeadlyTyrone
2018Uncle Ed's Bucket ListReverend Ike[7] [8]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Hill Street BluesKidEpisode: "What Are Friends For?"
1987The Mighty PawnsTinyTelevision film
Daniel and the TowersSeanTelevision film
1988Punky BrewsterFranco GrenolliEpisode: "Going to Camp"
1988–1989Day by DayJ.D.4 episodes
1990L.A. LawAndrew SteadmanEpisode: "On Your Honor"
1990–1996Family MattersWaldo Geraldo Faldo106 episodes
1991The Royal FamilyDavid LemoanEpisode: "Talkin' Baseball"
1996MoeshaClarkEpisode: "Ichi, Ni, San, Shi Look -- Clarkzilla!"
2004EvePeachesEpisode: "Self Helpless"
2002–2004GirlfriendsPeaches5 episodes
2006–2008Legion of Super HeroesTimber Wolf, Ron-Karr, additional voicesVoice, 16 episodes[9]
2020DynastyMonsieur ReynaudEpisode: "My Hangover's Arrived"
2021–2022The Ms. Pat ShowWilliam K.2 episodes
A Sitcom for GioProducer, director, and writer
2022Raven's HomeSir Leo2 episodes

Notes and References

  1. News: Harrison Finds That Family Really Matters. Sun Sentinel. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510194959/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1995-06-25/entertainment/9506160266_1_harrison-s-interest-family-matters-shawn-harrison. dead. May 10, 2012. 2010-09-24.
  2. Web site: December 20, 2004 . Listings, GIRLFRIENDS on UPN . January 16, 2011 . The Fulton Critic.
  3. Web site: Hall . Gerrad . Weldon . Sarah . February 26, 2023 . Family Matters cast: Where are they now? . October 3, 2024 . Entertainment Weekly . en.
  4. Web site: Deadrick . Acacia . Ledford . Becki . September 13, 2021 . Whatever Happened To The Cast Of Family Matters? . October 3, 2024 . The List . en-US.
  5. Web site: August 17, 2006 . LEGION OF SUPER HEROES' SHAWN HARRISON . January 16, 2011 . Comics Continuum.
  6. Web site: Lyttle . Zoey . February 20, 2023 . The Cast of Family Matters: Where Are They Now? . October 3, 2024 . People . en.
  7. Web site: November 25, 2019 . New Comedy film Uncle Ed's Bucket List via Kelby Ko Productions and BiggSixx Entertainment . October 3, 2024 . PRLog.
  8. Web site: Villafane . Camila . March 11, 2020 . Where Are They Now? The Cast of Family Matters . October 3, 2024 . Obsev . en-US.
  9. Web site: Shawn Harrison (visual voices guide) . October 3, 2024 . Behind The Voice Actors. 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.