Shawn Harrison (actor)

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Shawn Harrison
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Harrison at the 2019 Rhode Island Comic Con
Born (1973-12-28) December 28, 1973 (age 50)
OccupationActor
Years active1985present

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]

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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".[ 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

Film

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

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Hill Street Blues KidEpisode: "What Are Friends For?"
1987The Mighty PawnsTinyTelevision film
Daniel and the Towers SeanTelevision film
1988 Punky Brewster Franco GrenolliEpisode: "Going to Camp"
1988–1989 Day by Day J.D.4 episodes
1990 L.A. Law Andrew SteadmanEpisode: "On Your Honor"
1990–1996 Family Matters Waldo Geraldo Faldo106 episodes
1991 The Royal Family David LemoanEpisode: "Talkin' Baseball"
1996 Moesha ClarkEpisode: "Ichi, Ni, San, Shi Look -- Clarkzilla!"
2004 Eve PeachesEpisode: "Self Helpless" [4]
2002–2004 Girlfriends Peaches5 episodes
2006–2008 Legion of Super Heroes Timber Wolf, Ron-Karr, additional voicesVoice, 16 episodes [9]
2020 Dynasty Monsieur ReynaudEpisode: "My Hangover's Arrived" [3]
2021–2022 The Ms. Pat Show William K.2 episodes
A Sitcom for GioN/AProducer, director, and writer [4]
2022 Raven's Home Sir Leo2 episodes [6] [3]

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