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- Dawnn Jewel Lewis (born August 13, 1961) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jaleesa Vinson–Taylor on the NBC television sitcom A Different World from the series beginning in 1987 until the end of its fifth season in 1992, in addition to co-writing the opening theme song for the series.
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She is best known for her role as Jaleesa Vinson–Taylor on the NBC television sitcom A Different World from the series beginning in 1987 until the end of its fifth season in 1992, in addition to co-writing the opening theme song for the series.
Actress: A Different World. Dawnn Lewis was born August 13, 1961. She is remembered mostly from her role as Jaleesa Vinson on A Different World (1987). Dawnn composed the theme song with Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner that was used for the series.
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Jan 12, 2022 · Lewis rose to prominence for her debut role of Jaleesa Vinson on the 1985 NBC sitcom A Different World. From 1987 through 1992, she played Jaleesa Vinson, a non-traditional college student, in five of the show's six seasons.
- Lisa Bonet (Denise Huxtable) As the lead of the first season of A Different World, Lisa Bonet played the second-born wild child of Cliff Huxtable who enrolls at a fictional HBCU in Virginia called Hillman.
- Jasmine Guy (Whitley Gilbert) Whitley wasn't always going to be the main focus of A Different World; Jasmine Guy's character was a supporting cast member until season 2, when she was promoted to lead after Bonet left the show.
- Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Wayne) Kadeem Hardison played the flirty math nerd Dwayne Wayne, known for his flip-up sunglasses, who was also upgraded to lead the cast in season 2 along with Guy.
- Darryl M. Bell (Ron Johnson) Darryl M. Bell played goofy musician and ROTC student Ron Johnson for all six seasons of the show. After A Different World ended in 1993, Bell booked a lead role as Morris Clay on the sci-fi comedy series Homeboys in Outer Space; did a three-episode arc on Cosby in 1997; and appeared in two episodes of Insecure in 2018.
Actress: A Different World. Dawnn Lewis was born August 13, 1961. She is remembered mostly from her role as Jaleesa Vinson on A Different World (1987). Dawnn composed the theme song with Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner that was used for the series.
- August 13, 1961
Dawnn Lewis (formerly Newman) (born August 13, 1961) played the part of Jaleesa Vinson in Seasons 1 through 5 of A Different World, appearing in 109 of the 151 episodes of the series. A Grammy award-winning actress, writer, songwriter, singer, Dawnn is currently a voice actress for The Regular Show .
Feb 18, 2023 · Dawnn Lewis spent six years playing Jaleesa on the NBC sitcom A Different World. Although she's maintained a busy, thriving career since the show ended in 1993, she says it isn't always...
