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A Different World (TV Series 1987–1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- 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 is a spin-off from the American television sitcom The Cosby Show with Denise Huxtable, in the first season. It aired on NBC for six seasons, from 1987 to 1993. Main characters. Denise Huxtable. A native of Brooklyn; Denise Huxtable is the daughter of Hillman alumni Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and Clair Hanks Huxtable, Esq.
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Guy and Hardison were the only actors to have appeared in all 144 episodes of the series. Concept. While it was a spin-off from The Cosby Show, A Different World typically addressed issues that were avoided by The Cosby Show writers (race and class relations, sexual assault, or the Equal Rights Amendment).
Jul 9, 2023 · Thirty years later, several of A Different World ’s cast members are still in demand in Hollywood. We’ve gathered updates on Bonet and the longest-serving stars of the show, with the sad...
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A Different World: Created by Bill Cosby. With Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown. A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.
