Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 11, 1944
Place of Birth
Bronx - New York - USA
Credits
56 titles
Roscoe Orman
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.
Known For
Filmography
Original Sound
Fred
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Self
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
Gordon
You Can't Take My Daughter
McDevitt
Holiday Rush
Reginald Miller
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Gordon
All These Small Moments
Dr. Rogers
New Amsterdam
Rodger Conway
The Night Of
Jury Foreman
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Gordon
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Self
Alpha House
Randall
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Roscoe
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Dr. Grady
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster
Sesame Street: P is for Princess
Gordan Robinson
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Gordon (uncredited) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
Gordon Robinson
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Gordon (archive footage)
30 Days
Jo Jo
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
Gordon
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Gordon
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Gordon
The Wire
Off. Oscar Requer
American Pimp
Willie Dynamite
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Gordon
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bryant Davis
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
Gordon (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
Gordon
Sex and the City
Train Waiter
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Gordon
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Gordon
New Jersey Drive
Judge
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Gordon
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Gordon
Striking Distance
Sid
Law & Order
Mr. Cameron
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Gordon
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Gordon
F/X
Captain Wallenger
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Gordon Robinson
Follow That Bird
Gordon
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gordon
Coriolanus
Adrian
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Gordon (uncredited)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Gordon