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Roscoe Orman

Roscoe Orman

While a student at New York's High School of Art and Design, Orman made his theatrical debut in the 1962 topical revue "If We Grow Up." He was an early member of the Free Southern Theater for two years in the mid-1960s and a founding member of Harlem, New York's New Lafayette Theatre, where he acted in and directed numerous plays. His many other stage appearances have included roles in "Julius Caesar" and "Coriolanus" at Joseph Papp's Public Theater, the Broadway production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Fences", and Matt Robison's one-man play "The Confessions of Stepin Fetchit" at the American Place Theatre. Orman is the recipient of an Audelco Theatre Award and a five-time nominee. He made his feature film debut in the title role of Universal Studios' 1974 drama, Willie Dynamite and has also appeared in such films as F/X, Striking Distance, New Jersey Drive, Follow That Bird, Twilight's Last Gleaming,The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, and "Jeremy Fink And The Meaning of Life". His television credits include work on such shows as All My Children, Kojak, Sanford and Son, Cosby, Sex and the City, The Wire, andLaw & Order. He most recently appeared on episode 5 of the Garry Trudeau/Amazon streaming production Alpha House. In June 2006, Orman's memoir Sesame Street Dad: Evolution of An Actor was released. In September 2007, his children's book Ricky and Mobo was released. On October 8, 2008, he became the Chief Storyteller of AudibleKids.com (a service of Audible.com), a website for parents, teachers, and children to connect with one another and download and listen to audiobooks oniPods, MP3 players, and computers. In his role as Chief Storyteller, Orman narrates audiobooks and communicates with children, parents and teachers online and at community, literacy and library events, lectures and conferences, and via other media to encourage the use of audiobooks to help build an interest in reading and develop literacy skills. He commented on being Chief Storyteller on October 8, 2008: “When Sesame Streetbegan, television was a new and even controversial medium. But we showed how that technology, if used correctly, could become a powerful learning tool...I see the same kind of opportunity emerging today as parents and educators increasingly view iPods with skepticism. With AudibleKids.com, I believe we can help turn these players into magnificent storytellers, tools for learning, and a way to promote a lifelong love of stories and language.” His new role was announced at a community event at The Educational Alliance Boys & Girls Club in New York City, where Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office commended Orman’s life work and willingness to embrace new technology to help encourage children to read books, by naming October 8, 2008 AudibleKids Day in New York City. Orman is a resident of New Jersey. He has four children, Rasheda, Solana, Miles, and Cheyenne. His son, Miles Orman, was on Sesame Street playing Gordon and Susan's adopted son Miles Robinson from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s.

Personal information

Birthday

1944-06-11

Birth Place

Bronx - New York - USA

Movies and TV shows :

30 Days

30 Days

2006

1.0

Movie
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006

6.2

Movie
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

0.0

Movie
All These Small Moments

All These Small Moments

2019

6.6

Movie
poster

Alpha House

2013

7.1

TV
American Pimp

American Pimp

2000

5.8

Movie
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

1978

7.6

Movie
Coriolanus

Coriolanus

1979

6.0

Movie
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983

6.5

Movie
F/X

F/X

1986

6.6

Movie
Follow That Bird

Follow That Bird

1985

6.3

Movie
poster

Hard Time on Planet Earth

1989

6.0

TV
Harlem Theater

Harlem Theater

1969

0.0

Movie
Holiday Rush

Holiday Rush

2019

5.6

Movie
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

2015

7.3

Movie
Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

2022

7.4

Movie
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

2012

4.0

Movie
Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

7.8

Movie
poster

Kojak

1973

6.9

TV
poster

Law & Order

1990

7.4

TV
poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

7.9

TV
poster

New Amsterdam

2018

8.4

TV
New Jersey Drive

New Jersey Drive

1995

6.0

Movie
poster

Sanford and Son

1972

7.4

TV
poster

Sesame Street

1969

7.1

TV
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994

7.0

Movie
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

1988

6.0

Movie
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

2010

0.0

Movie
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

2009

6.0

Movie
Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster

Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster

2010

0.0

Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996

5.9

Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

2012

0.0

Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

2006

7.1

Movie
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998

5.8

Movie
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

1999

5.0

Movie
Sesame Street: Sing Along

Sesame Street: Sing Along

1987

0.0

Movie
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986

0.0

Movie
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019

9.2

Movie
poster

Sex and the City

1998

7.4

TV
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

7.4

Movie
Striking Distance

Striking Distance

1993

5.8

Movie
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999

6.3

Movie
poster

The Night Of

2016

8.0

TV
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special

2020

0.0

Movie
poster

The Wire

2002

8.6

TV
Willie Dynamite

Willie Dynamite

1974

6.4

Movie
You Can't Take My Daughter

You Can't Take My Daughter

2020

7.2

Movie