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Roscoe Orman
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Roscoe Orman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1944-06-11,Bronx - New York - USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

5.8

American Pimp
2000-06-09

Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster

0

Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster
2010-10-19

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

6.3

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999-10-01

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

7.4

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015-05-06

New Jersey Drive

6.1

New Jersey Drive
1995-04-19

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

0

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010-01-05

You Can't Take My Daughter

7.2

You Can't Take My Daughter
2020-02-15

6.554

F/X
1986-02-07

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

5.9

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996-12-24

Willie Dynamite

6.4

Willie Dynamite
1974-01-23

Sesame Street: Sing Along

0

Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987-01-01

1

30 Days
2006-10-06

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

7.1

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
2006-08-22

0

Harlem Theater
1969-04-22

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

6.5

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983-11-16

6

Coriolanus
1979-03-31

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

7.4

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022-10-09

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

5.8

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998-02-20

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

0

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012-07-12

Jim Henson Idea Man

7.7

Jim Henson Idea Man
2024-05-18

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

4

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
2012-03-06

All These Small Moments

6.6

All These Small Moments
2019-01-17

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

6

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
1988-10-05

5.573

Holiday Rush
2019-11-28

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

9.2

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019-11-09

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird

6.3

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird
1985-08-02

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

5

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
1999-03-09

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

6

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009-06-01

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

0

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986-01-01

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

7.4

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978-12-03

Striking Distance

5.8

Striking Distance
1993-09-17

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

7.4

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021-04-23

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special

0

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
2020-10-15

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

7

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994-05-18

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

0

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979-03-01

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

6.2

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006-12-01

Sesame Street at Night?

0

Sesame Street at Night?
1977-03-01

7.1

Sesame Street
1969-11-10

7.4

Law & Order
1990-09-13

8.6

The Wire
2002-06-02

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

Sanford and Son

7.523

Sanford and Son
1972-01-14

6.988

Kojak
1973-10-24

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

8.4

New Amsterdam
2018-09-25

7.4

Law & Order
1990-09-13

Hard Time on Planet Earth

6

Hard Time on Planet Earth
1989-03-01

Sex and the City

7.39

Sex and the City
1998-06-06

7.955

The Night Of
2016-07-10

7.053

Alpha House
2013-04-19