Shawn Darnell Fonteno (born April 8, 1968 in South Los Angeles, California), also known as Solo or OG Solo, is an American rapper, voice actor, actor and recording artist.
Career[]
Fonteno voiced an unnamed Grove Street Families member "Fam1" in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and later voiced and gave the acting performance of Franklin Clinton, one of the protagonists in Grand Theft Auto V and a main character in Grand Theft Auto Online. He is also the cousin of Young Maylay, the voice actor of Carl Johnson from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. He also starred in the two films; The Wash and 3 Strikes with DJ Pooh.
Fonteno released the book Game Changer on March 25, 2022. In it, he details his upbringing and goes in-depth on the development on Grand Theft Auto V.
GTA Works[]
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Fam1 (2004)
- Grand Theft Auto V - Franklin Clinton (2013)
- Grand Theft Auto Online: The Contract - Franklin Clinton (2021)
- Grand Theft Auto Online: The Chop Shop - Franklin Clinton (2023)