Christopher Turk
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Dr. Christopher Duncan Turk is a fictional character played by Donald Faison on the American sitcom Scrubs.
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[edit] Profile
Chris Turk is series protagonist J.D.'s best friend and former college roommate. He is a resident surgeon at Sacred Heart Hospital, where the series takes place, and is married to Carla Espinosa, one of the nurses. During college and medical school, he attended group therapy to deal with the stress. In college Turk had a girlfriend, Rosanna, to whom he secretly started talking again after he married Carla (during the fourth season.) This put a severe strain on his marriage for awhile.
He is a Christian, and is deeply committed to his religious faith. However, his specific denomination is unclear. He often quotes the Bible in a protestant manner, and in one of JD's day dreams he is presented as an Evangelical minister. On another episode, however, he refers to going to Mass and is also seen wearing a Crucifix, both of which indicate that he might be Catholic (in yet another episode he mentions that his mother is a Jehovah's Witness). In any case, His faith in a benevolent God is occasionally shaken by the tragedies he witnesses daily as a surgeon, such as in "My Own Personal Jesus".
In the episode "My Cake," he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
[edit] Family
Turk has at least two brothers, Kevin (played by D.L. Hughley) and Jabbari (who never appeared onscreen and formerly went by the name Bob.) He also has a sister and at least two cousins: Nfume (who it is implied hails from an African cultural background) and George. In the episode "My Brother, My Keeper", Kevin reveals that he was the one who put Turk through college and medical school. In "My Old Man", Turk says that his mother Margaret (played by Hattie Winston) has never liked any of his girlfriends, and in "My Brother, Where Art Thou?", he reveals that while the members of his family are seemingly dysfunctional, they are very close to each other.
[edit] Relationships with Other Characters
[edit] J.D.
Turk and J.D. are best friends and surrogate brothers. They share a goofy sense of humour; for example, they both enjoy dancing 'the robot'. J.D. likes to tell people that Turk's middle name is Duncan because his father liked doughnuts, while Turk tells people that his cousin is Tiger Woods. He and J.D. own a stuffed Golden Retriever named Rowdy which they treat like a live dog. They plan to someday own a robot, which they will name 2Pac. J.D. is also Turk's best man, and, according to Turk, is the prime candidate for godfather of his and Carla's child.
[edit] Carla
Carla caught Turk's eye immediately, and she soon agreed to go out with him. They first slept together in "My Two Dads" and confessed their love to each other later in the season. In "My Overkill", their relationship was shaken when Carla found out not only that senior attending physician Perry Cox had feelings for her, but that Turk knew about it; she soon learned to trust him again, however. In season 2, Carla became very uncertain after Turk's proposal, but she eventually accepted. They then spent the whole of season 3 planning their wedding, which happened, albeit with a few problems, in the season finale.
In season 4, Turk and Carla's marriage became strained when Carla caught Turk talking with an ex-girlfriend. During the separation, Carla got drunk and kissed JD. Turk and Carla soon mended their relationship, agreeing to try for a baby in the season finale. They spent most of season 5 trying to conceive, finally succeeding in the sixteenth episode of the season, "My Bright Idea". Their baby, Isabella Turk, was born after some complications in the second episode of the sixth season.
See also: (see Turk and Carla).
[edit] Show Trivia
- His cell phone number is (916) CALL-TUR(225-5887), although he hopes that people will dial the 'K' anyway. At first, fans who dialed the phone number found themselves connected to an actual phone located on set. Several fans reported many cast and crew members picking up the phone and having live conversations with them (Zach Braff, who plays J.D., accounted for this in his own blog). The phone soon became overloaded with calls, and callers were re-directed to a voice mail message from Turk or Carla announcing that Turk was out, but would be back at the start of the next season. This voicemail has recently been changed to one including Braff plugging a website and movie.
- At college, Turk completed a minor in Psychology ("Her Story II")
[edit] Nicknames
- Gandhi, Baldie (by Dr Cox)
- Baby, Buppy, Superman (by Carla)
- Chocolate Bear (C Bear), Super Chocolate Bear (SCB), Brown Bear, Mocha Bear, Negro Amigo, Black Whale (by JD)
- Turkleton (by Dr Kelso and occasionally Jordan), Turk Turkleton (by drunk Dr Kelso)
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