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- Lisa Bonet (Denise Huxtable) Bonet, an alum of the shows Life on Mars and The Red Road, last acted on TV in a 2016 arc as Marisol Campos on Ray Donovan.
- Jasmine Guy (Whitley Gilbert) Guy appeared in more than a dozen episodes of The Vampire Diaries, playing Sheila “Grams” Bennett on the fantasy drama. Since then, she has recurred on The Quad, Grey’s Anatomy (alongside Allen), and Harlem.
- Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Wayne) Hardison played Zendaya’s onscreen dad on the 2015–2018 comedy series K.C. Undercover. More recently, he starred on the teen comedy-drama Teenage Bounty Hunters and the sci-fi series Moonhaven.
- Darryl M. Bell (Ron Johnson) Bell popped on Insecure in 2018, playing an actor in the show-within-a-show Kev’yn. These days, he’s running an independent production company and working as a professional speaker, his website touts.
- 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.
A Different World (TV Series 1987–1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Feb 29, 2024 · The cast of the groundbreaking show “A Different World” reunited 35 years later and sat down with TODAY to look back on the show's legacy and profound influence on viewers — and on college...
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Sep 26, 2022 · The thought-provoking sitcom highlighted the importance of HBCUs and continues to be praised for its positive portrayal of Black men and women.
Oct 3, 2022 · A different world, same youthful look! The cast of A Different World reunited for it’s 35th anniversary in Wilmington, Delaware at Wilmington Public Library for a panel to celebrate...
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May 25, 2021 · Cast Members and Crew Tell the Oral History. In 1987, one of television’s most influential shows was born. The stars, writers, and producers look back on their years at Hillman College. By...
