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 51)
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

Harrison is best known for his role as Waldo Faldo in Family Matters. He has also made occasional appearances as the hairstylist Peaches on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends and guest appearances on other series, including Moesha . [2] [3]

Harrison voiced Timber Wolf and Ron-Karr in the animated series Legion of Super Heroes , which premiered in September 2006. [2] [4] [5] He also guest starred in an episode of Punky Brewster , and played William K in The Ms. Pat Show . [2]

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 [6] [7]

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" [3]
2002–2004 Girlfriends Peaches5 episodes
2006–2008 Legion of Super Heroes Timber Wolf, Ron-Karr (voice)16 episodes [8]
2020 Dynasty Monsieur ReynaudEpisode: "My Hangover's Arrived" [2]
2021–2022 The Ms. Pat Show William K.2 episodes
A Sitcom for GioN/AProducer, director, and writer [3]
2022 Raven's Home Sir Leo2 episodes [5] [2]

References

  1. "Harrison Finds That Family Really Matters". Sun Sentinel . Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Hall, Gerrad; Weldon, Sarah (February 26, 2023). "Family Matters cast: Where are they now?". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Deadrick, Acacia; Ledford, Becki (September 13, 2021). "Whatever Happened To The Cast Of Family Matters?". The List. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  4. "LEGION OF SUPER HEROES' SHAWN HARRISON". Comics Continuum. August 17, 2006. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Lyttle, Zoey (February 20, 2023). "The Cast of Family Matters: Where Are They Now?". People . Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  6. "New Comedy film Uncle Ed's Bucket List via Kelby Ko Productions and BiggSixx Entertainment". PRLog. November 25, 2019. Archived from the original on November 26, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  7. Villafane, Camila (March 11, 2020). "Where Are They Now? The Cast of Family Matters". Obsev. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  8. "Shawn Harrison (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024. 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.