1944-06-11 ( 80 years old ) in Bronx - New York - USA
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.
Movies
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024-05-18
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022-10-09
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021-04-23
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
2020-10-15
You Can't Take My Daughter
2020-02-15
Holiday Rush
2019-11-28
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019-11-09
All These Small Moments
2019-01-17
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015-05-06
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012-07-12
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
2012-03-06
Sesame Street: C Is for Cookie Monster
2010-10-19
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010-01-05
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009-06-01
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006-12-01
30 Days
2006-10-06
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
2006-08-22
American Pimp
2000-06-09
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999-10-01
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
1999-03-09
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998-02-20
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996-12-24
New Jersey Drive
1995-04-19
Striking Distance
1993-09-17
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987-01-01
F/X
1986-02-07
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986-01-01
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird
1985-08-02
Coriolanus
1979-03-31
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979-03-01
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978-12-03
Sesame Street at Night?
1977-03-01
Willie Dynamite
1974-01-23
Harlem Theater
1969-04-22
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