Donald Faison and Ex-Wife Lisa Askey: A Look Back at Their Relationship Before Her Passing

Donald Faison and Lisa Askey.Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage Donald Faisonannounced the death of his ex-wife, Lisa Askey, in March 2017. She was the woman he credits for helping get his life together. Faisonrevealed in an Instagram postthat his ex-wife and the mother of three of his children — sons Dade and Kobe, and daughter Kaya — had passed away. (PEOPLE confirmed that Askey has died, though her cause of death was unknown at the time.

Donald Faison Cast as Professor Utonium for The CW's Upcoming 'Powerpuff Girls' Live-Action Pilot

Photo: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images; Everett Collection The CW has added Donald Faison to the cast of its upcominglive-actionPowerpuff Girlspilot, PEOPLE confirms. Faison, 46, will play Professor Drake Utonium — the creator and father of the three pint-sized superheroes — for the series, now simply titledPowerpuff. Professor Utonium is described as “quirky, debonair and a pinch narcissistic.” Utonium is a “scientific genius who is immensely proud of the three extraordinary girls he created in his lab.

Donald Faison Poses With Teen Girl Wearing 'Clueless' Shirt — And She Has No Idea Who He Is

Donald Faison/Instagram Donald Faisonencountered a veryCluelessfan on Tuesday. The 44-year-old actor who starred in the beloved ’90s film, shared a selfie on Instagram posing with a teenager wearing a T-shirt with the entire cast on it. However, the teen clearly chose the shirt for the sake of fashion andnotto pay homage to the movie as she had no idea who Faison was. “#Clueless for real for real…she was like who are you and why do you want this picture?

Donald Faison Praises How New Show 'Emergence' Portrays Family of Divorce

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Donald Faison Reveals Why He Wouldn't Want Someone Else Playing His 'Clueless' Character in a Remake

Photo: Disney/Image Group LA If you were to askDonald Faisonif someone else should play his character Murray Duvall in a reboot or sequel ofClueless, the movie that made him a star, his answer is simple: As if! “I’m not a big fan of the remake, especially of something that I’m in, you know what I mean?” the 47-year-old tells PEOPLE while at Disney’s California Adventure theme park for Disney Junior’s Fun Fest on April 29.