{{Short description|American actor}}{{Additional citations|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox person | name = Chris Knowings | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | years_active = 1994&ndash;present | other_names = | known_for = ''Taina''<br>''Sesame Street'' | occupation = Actor | relatives = }}

'''Chris Knowings''' is an American actor. He is best known for playing Lamar Carlos Johnson in the short-lived Nickelodeon series ''Taina'' and Chris Robinson on ''Sesame Street''.

==Career==

Knowings began his acting career at age 13 when he appeared in ''Crooklyn'' from Spike Lee in 1994 as Nate Carmichael, one of the main characters of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spike Lee's Crooklyn, a family film |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/05/20/spike-lees-crooklyn-family-film/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> He portrayed Lamar Johnson in the 2001 Nickelodeon series, ''Taina''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=By |date=2001-01-14 |title=PUERTO RICAN ROOTS DREAMY FOR NICK |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2001/01/14/puerto-rican-roots-dreamy-for-nick-2/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> Other TV credits include guest appearances on ''Law & Order'', ''New York Undercover'', and ''100 Centre Street''. He also appeared in an AT&T wireless phone commercial in December 2002.

He is best known for joining the cast of ''Sesame Street'' in Season 38 in August 2007 as Chris Robinson.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Butler |first=Bethonie |date=2021-12-03 |title=‘Sesame Street’ says goodbye to Gordon, Bob and Luis. Fans are not happy. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/28/sesame-street-says-goodbye-to-gordon-bob-and-luis-fans-are-not-happy/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> He received Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series in 2009 and 2010. Knowings has additionally performed voice roles on ''Sesame Street,'' including the off-screen narrator of some Two-Headed Monster sketches.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

==Filmography== *''Nature Cat'' (2018–2024) TV Series .... Ronald (voice) (Seasons 2–5) *''Kevin Can Wait'' (2018) TV series .... Omar (1 episode) *''The Cookie Thief'' (2015) TV special .... Chris Robinson *''Sesame Street'' (2007–present) TV series .... Chris Robinson *''LazyTown'' (5 episodes/2007) TV Series....Pixel *''Generation Jets'' (2003) TV series .... XL's Brother (voice) *''The Nick Cannon Show'' (2002) .... Himself *''Taina'' (2001–2002) .... Lamar Carlos Johnson *''100 Centre Street'' (2001) .... Earnest Charles Glass *''Law & Order'' (2001) .... Student Council President Brian Ander *''New York Undercover'' (1994) .... Tyndell Jacobs *''Crooklyn'' (1994) ... Nate Carmichael

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|6802852}}

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