Shawn Harrison is an American actor best known for his role as Waldo Faldo in the ABC sitcom Family Matters (1990–1996). Since turning professional in 1985, the Los Angeles native has gained notoriety for appearances in the television series Girlfriends (2002-2004) and Legion of Super Heroes (2006- 2008).
Harrison has 17 acting credits over the course of his three-decade acting career, with the majority of them coming from TV shows, as well as some TV movies and feature films. In addition, he tried his hand at producing as an associate producer on Lord Help Us (2007) and directed his first film, A Sitcom for Gio (2020, 2 episodes).
Shawn Harrison’s net worth:
Shawn Harrison was born in Los Angeles and began acting at a young age. He became a professional actor in 1985.With over three decades in the industry, the American actor is expected to have a net worth of $600,000 in October 2020.
Shawn was cast in Family Matters at the peak of his career in the 1990s, where he spent six years and earned a respectable salary. He was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for his recurring yet prominent appearance in Girlfriends and as a voice-over in Legion of Super Heroes.
Before ‘Family Matters,’ he had a few minor TV roles:
Shawn Harrison made his television debut in 1985 with Hill Street Blues, and he later starred in a video for I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing in 1986.
After guest appearances on the TV shows Day by Day (1988-1989), Punky Brewster (1989), and L.A. Law (1989), the American actor worked in two TV movies in 1987: Daniel and the Towers and The Mighty Pawns (1990).
Harrison got his first break in 1990 with the TV show Family Matters, where he played Waldo Geraldo Faldo for 106 episodes until 1996. Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, Rosetta LeNoire, Darius McCrary, Kellie Shanygne Williams, and Jaimee Foxworth starred in the TV sitcom.
Shawn took a break from acting after appearing in Moesha (1996) and returned in 2002.
In the comedy-drama Girlfriends (2002-2004), he played Peaches alongside Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, and Persia White.
He played Timber Wolf, Ron-Karr, and Security Guard in the sci-fi animated TV series Legion of Super Heroes from 2006 to 2008.
Shawn Harrison’s most recent TV appearance was as Monsieur Reynaud in Dynasty, following his roles in Silent Yet Deadly (2012) and Uncle Ed’s Bucket List (2018). (2020).
