{{Short description|American actor}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Olamide Faison | birth_name = Olamide Aladejobi Patrick Alexander Faison | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| *Actor *musician }} | relatives = Donald Faison (brother) }}
'''Olamide Aladejobi Patrick Alexander Faison''' ({{Audio|Yo-Olamide Aladejobi Faison.ogg|Listen|help=no}} {{IPAc-en|oʊ-|ˈ|l|ɑː|m|ᵻ|ˌ|d|eɪ|_|f|eɪ|ˈ|z|ɒ|n}}) is an American actor and musician.
== Early life == Olamide Aladejobi Patrick Alexander Faison was born in New York City.{{cn|date=February 2024}} == Career == Faison has worked in television, film and commercials - portraying the young Malcolm X in the film ''Seven Songs for Malcolm X'' and appearing in the 1996 TV movie ''Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault''. Faison appeared in commercials for Pizza Hut, Chevy trucks, and Mattel Toys. He has also appeared in character as Miles at the Sesame Place theme park, promoting "Healthy Habits" in 2006.<ref>[https://muppetcentral.com/forum/threads/miles-and-gabby-sesame-place.19771/ Muppet Central Forum]</ref>
Faison played Miles Robinson on the children's television show ''Sesame Street'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/8/6/256426/Artist-Talk-With-RB-Artist-Olamide.aspx|title=Artist Talk With R&B Artist Olamide Faison To Be Held Sunday At Lindsay Street Hall|website=The Chattanoogan|date=August 6, 2013|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref> after joining the cast in 2003. He is the third actor to play the role, after Miles Orman and Imani Patterson. Before taking over as Miles, Faison appeared on the series as an imaginary son of Maria and Luis in Episode 2608 (season 20), and as one of the kids during season 21.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
== Music == In addition to acting, Faison is the lead singer and the guitarist for the Universal/Motown group Imajin. He spends much of his time between tapings of ''Sesame Street'', practicing in the halls of the Kaufman Astoria Studios, where the show is shot.<ref name=bet>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/tag/4aprdw/olamide-faison|website=Black Entertainment Television|title=Olamide Faison|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-date=March 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316173016/http://www.bet.com/topics/o/olamide-faison.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2010, Faison contributed background vocals on the song "Skybourne" from Currensy's 2010 album ''Pilot Talk''.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Curreny-Pilot-Talk/release/2407899 Curren$y – Pilot Talk (CD) at Discogs]</ref>
== Personal life == Olamidé is the youngest brother of Donald Faison, who is best known for playing Turk in ''Scrubs''.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
He dated reality television personality Natalie Nunn from 2003 to 2009.
His first given name is of Yoruba origin, meaning "my wealth has come."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlinenigeria.com/nigeriannames/ad.asp?blurb=4166|title=Olamide|website=Online Nigeria: Nigerian Names and Meanings|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|id=0265675 | name=Olamide Faison}} *[http://www.zimbio.com/Celebrity+Portal/articles/q0wZOAvu0M4/Olamide+Faison+Natalie+Nunn Olamide Faison And Natalie Nunn]
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