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Frankie Faison
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Born
June 10
,
1949
·
Newport News, Virginia, USA
Height
6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Mini Bio
Frankie Faison was born on June 10, 1949 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for
Coming to America (1988)
,
Do the Right Thing (1989)
and
White Chicks (2004)
. He is married to Samantha Jupiter Faison. He was previously married to
Jane Mandel
.
Family
Spouses
Jane Mandel
(December 26, 1988 - ?) (divorced, 3 children)
Samantha Jupiter Faison
(? - present)
Trivia
Despite the fact that there were numerous characters in common between them, Faison is the only actor to appear in all of the first four Hannibal Lector films:
Manhunter (1986)
as Lt. Fiske and
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
,
Hannibal (2001)
and
Red Dragon (2002)
as Barney the Orderly.
Was nominated for Broadway's 1987 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for
August Wilson
's "Fences."
Studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL.
Is a member of Theta Chi fraternity.
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