A Different World (1987)
A Different World (1987)
Plot.
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.
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Cast & Crew.
Jasmine Guy
Whitley Gilbert / Director
Kadeem Hardison
Dwayne Wayne / Director
Darryl M. Bell
Ron Johnson
Cree Summer
Freddie Brooks
Lisa Bonet
Denise Huxtable
Charnele Brown
Kim Reese
Lou Myers
Vernon Gaines
Dawnn Lewis
Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor
Glynn Turman
Colonel Brad Taylor / Director
Ajai Sanders
Gina Devereaux
Karen Malina White
Charmaine Brown
Tom Werner
Producer
Jada Pinkett Smith
Lena James
Sinbad
Coach Walter Oakes
Marisa Tomei
Maggie Lauten
Mary Alice
Lettie Bostic
Ramsey Avery
Assistant Production Design
Henry Chan
Director
Michael Peters
Director
Kim Friedman
Director
David Blackwell
Director
Peter Werner
Director
Matthew Diamond
Director
Jay Sandrich
Director
Bruce Kerner
Director
John Whitesell
Director
Christopher Hibler
Director
Yvette Lee Bowser
Writer
Thad Mumford
Writer
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Writer
Judi Ann Mason
Writer
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer
Scott S. Gorden
Writer
Adriana Trigiani
Writer
Jeffrey Duteil
Writer
Scott Sanders
Writer
Lissa Levin
Writer
Steven Peterman
Writer
Carmen Finestra
Writer
Gary Dontzig
Writer
Karen Kennedy
Writer
Joe Gannon
Writer
Matt Williams
Writer
Loretta Devine
Stevie Rallen
Bridgid Coulter
Bettina
Joe Morton
Byron Douglas III
Ted Ross
Dean Harris
Rosalind Cash
Dean Hughes
Roxanne Beckford
Courtney
Tisha Campbell
Josie Webb
Walt Hazzard
Self
T.K. Carter
Darnell Gaines
David Alan Grier
Professor Byron Walcott
Kenneth Washington
Mercer Gilbert
Gerrit Graham
Henry Krum
Sharon Brown
Angela
Larry Linville
Sen. Hutchinson
John Marshall Jones
Otis Curtis
Halle Berry
Jaclyn
Carlos Lacámara
Waiter
Tempestt Bledsoe
Vanessa Huxtable
Mary Testa
Waitress
Clyde Kusatsu
Kinishiwa Representative
Damon Wayans
Marvin Haven
Monica Calhoun
Yolanda
Lisa Canning
Girl
Brad Johnson
Mr. Wess
Ahmad Rashād
Dr. Zander
Blair Underwood
Zelmer Collier
Theresa Randle
Elizabeth James
Earle Hyman
Russel Huxtable
Alaina Reed Hall
Claims Officer #5
Tom Alan Robbins
Club Host
Victor Love
Lionel Walker
Cliff Emmich
Desk Sergeant
Ernie Sabella
Campus Policeman
Jana Marie Hupp
Lennox Baylor
Phylicia Rashād
Clair Huxtable
Ann Weldon
Velma Gaines
Sister Souljah
Ianta
Denise Nicholas
Carol Garrison
Eriq La Salle
Professor Paul Mann
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Theo Huxtable
Jaime Cardriche
Winston 'The Meat Locker' Woodson
Kim Wayans
Allison
Gilbert Gottfried
Sergeant
Kelly Jo Minter
Charisse
Roscoe Lee Browne
Dr. Barnabus Foster
Michael Ensign
Auctioneer
Khandi Alexander
Theressa Stone
Shaun Baker
Champ
Alex Désert
Livingston
Dean Cain
Eddie
Peter Jason
Mr. Schmect
Bill Cosby
Creator / Heathcliff Huxtable / Writer
Tamara Taylor
Dwayne's Date
Dean Howell
Michael
Allen Payne
Lance Rodman
LaRita Shelby
Leslie Wilkins
Alfonso Ribeiro
Zach Duncan
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Danielle Vinson / Lily Connors
Joseph C. Phillips
Martin Kendall
Tanya Boyd
Col. Taylor's Former Student
Edafe Blackmon
Tutor / Dion
Juanita Jennings
Desk Sergeant
Rick Barry
Self
Tom Arnold
Looter
Gretchen Palmer
Tammy
Marie-Alise Recasner
Millie
Duane Davis
Derek
Richard Roundtree
Clinton Reese
Barbara Montgomery
Imogene Douglas
Mark Clayman
Steve
Troy Byer
Monica
Phill Lewis
Sam Lee
Rif Hutton
Security #2
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Rudy Huxtable
Tupac Shakur
Piccolo
Robert Hooks
Phillip Dalton
Marjean Holden
Nikki
Orlando Jones
Troy Douglas / Writer
Raven-Symoné
Olivia Kendall
Michael Warren
Reverend Soams
Roseanne Barr
Looter
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Carla Meyers
Lee Weaver
Ray Nay
Stanley Brock
Santa Claus
Josef Powell
Shane Wayne
Paul Benedict
Mr. Ludlow
Howard Dell
Phil
Ja'net DuBois
Brenda Hanes
Frantz Turner
Marcus Anderson
Candy Ann Brown
Professor Burton
CJ Jones
CJ
Pillow
Self
Roger Guenveur Smith
Prof. Howard Randolph
T.J. Evans
Alex Webb
Toy Newkirk
Bianca
George C. Simms
Ernie Miles
Leroy Edwards III
Tony
Bradley Mott
Lou
Marius Mazmanian
Andre
Cleavant Derricks
Larry
Wynonna Smith
Lorna
K. Todd Freeman
Novian Winters
LaVerne Anderson
Priscilla
Whoopi Goldberg
Dr. Jordan
Art Evans
Mr. Johnson
Roxie Roker
Dean Barksdale
Andrew Lowery
Matthew
Kiki Shepard
Dr. Sutherland / Vanna Black
Michael Milhoan
Fireman
Michael Ralph
Spencer Boyer / Clint / Frank / Tyrone / Don
Beverly Todd
Julia Reeves
Jenifer Lewis
Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport / Susan Clayton
Dominic Hoffman
Julian Day / Kent Souje
Julius Carry
Larry Beaujolais
Josephine Premice
Desiree Porter / Erdine Abernathy
Debbi Morgan
Lisa Westin
Jake Carpenter
Rick
Trina McGee
Gennifer
Robert Guillaume
Dean Winston / Prof. Murphy
Ron Canada
Grover James
Leonard Lightfoot
Ted Selman
Nigel Gibbs
Officer
Lisa Marie Russell
Tricia
Cynthia L. James
Amber Waves
Cory Tyler
Terrence Taylor
Rondell Sheridan
Looter
Kenneth Mars
Ridley
Jeanine Jackson
Melissa Brulay
Brandon Quintin Adams
Dion / Tino
Clinton Jackson
Steve Rocklin
Tom Wright
John Holtworth
Al Fann
Sgt. Herndon Carruthers / Diner Employee
Montel Williams
Self
Nestor Carbonell
Malik Velasquez
Carol Ann Susi
Desk Sergeant
Alison Taylor
Girl / Mandy
Ronald William Lawrence
Loco
Gary Dourdan
Shazza Zulu
Anita Morris
Joni Brooks
Alisa Gyse Dickens
Kinu Owens / Singer
Tamara Clatterbuck
Grace
Marcia Wallace
Waitress
Marla Gibbs
Principal Shaw
Lena Horne
Self
Billy Dee Williams
Langston Paige
Marques Houston
Eli Black
Young Rome
Crayton Adams
Chante Carmel
Iesha
Ahmad Stoner
Olufemi Dakar
Aries Spears
Ty
Leslie Uggams
Dr. Eileen Redding
Eartha Robinson
Libby Hall Step Captain / Theressa's Friend / Loretta
Juan Pope
Guy
Reginald Ballard
Guy #2
Diahann Carroll
Marion Gilbert
Patti LaBelle
Adele Wayne
Harold Sylvester
Woodson Wayne
Bebe Drake
Velma Gaines
Bumper Robinson
Dorian Heywood
Patrick Malone
Terrell Walker
Debbie Allen
Producer / Dr. Langhorne / Debbie Allen (uncredited) / Director
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Professor Lawrence
Bee-Be Smith
Gloria
Todd Hallowell
Cooper
Terry Ellis
[En Vogue]
Cindy Herron
[En Vogue]
Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly
Self [Kris Kross]
Galyn Görg
Melissa Swazey / Monica Gilbert
Chris 'Daddy Mac' Smith
Self [Kris Kross]
Jermaine Dupri
Deejay
Conroy Gedeon
Mercer Gilbert
Kristoff St. John
E.Z. Brooks
Katie Rich
Cougar
Gladys Knight
Herself
Taimak
Garth Parks
Jesse Jackson
Himself
Raymond St. Jacques
Prof. Charles Moseley
Ron O'Neal
Mercer Gilbert / Quentin
Heavy D
Himself
Obba Babatundé
Frank Benning
Rueben Grundy
Ernest Bennett
William Vincent Guy
Airport Ticket Agent (Uncredited)
Leila Danette
Ms. Pruitt
Lance Reed
Football Player
Tracy Harrison
Suzanne Taylor
Brian Wesley Thomas
Robert
Maurice Davis
Randall Adams
Elizabeth Narvaez
Kara
Hugh W. Allen
Quincy Lee Tolleson
Pierre Manasse
Waiter
James Randolph
Avery Hobson
Don Reed
Chip St. Charles
Mayah McCoy
Kelly
Frank S. Jenkins
Dr. Abbott
John Ashley Hamilton
Dr. Settle
Damon Whitaker
Ron's Barber
David P. Lewis
Security #1
Lalanya Masters
Eva
Ron Mokwena
Mbubunni
Viva Vinson
Janetta
Thom Keane
Leone
James Avery
The Pin Punisher
Kimble Jemison
Nerdy Student / Cadet
Norman Nixon
Norm
Aaron Seville
Little Brother Humpty / Guy
Charon Aldredge
Corrine
Albert Hall
Chaplain
Peggy Mannix
Nurse
Wren T. Brown
Milt
John H. Francis
William Shakespeare
Abner Mariri
Kobie
Peggy Walton-Walker
Amy
Ann Hearn
Manager
Joseph Michael Roth
Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
Calvin Brown Jr.
Calvin
Lebohang Morake
Self
Carlos Spivey
Self
Suli McCullough
Clarence Peele (uncredited)
Torri Whitehead
Megan Lewis
Nancy Black
Woman
Tony Burton
Cap Connors
Jeanne Carr
Bartender
Christopher Carter
Alvin Dix
Charlie Wicker
Cop
Senait Ashenafi
Rachael Johnson
Kevin Hunter
Ricardo
Sam Vlahos
Mr. Santos
Jane Singer
Woman
Charlayne Woodard
Paramedic
Maxine Jones
[En Vogue]
Dawn Robinson
[En Vogue]
Stephanie Williams
Barbara
Michael D. Jones
Hillman College Student (uncredited)
Lewis Dix Jr.
Kim's Dance Partner / Earl Rabney
Aryana Starr
Dashawn Curtis
Thomas Hobson
Boy
Jerry Gaona
Boy
Erica Reed
Althea Hicks
Ron Robinson
Antonio
Michael Caldwell
Cop
Carey Eidel
Store Manager
Graham Timbes
Shopper
Janet Borrus
Beverly Hills Looter
Judy Nazemetz
Beverly Hills Looter
Vince Howard
Peacemaker
Wesley Jonathan
South Central Looter
Kathleen Wirt
Beverly Hills Looter
James Ma
Shopkeeper
Billy Kane
Murphy
Lacy Darryl Phillips
Singer
Peter Koch
Cop
Stacy Arnell
Lacey
Annie Korzen
Customer
Jeri Gray
Tutor
Tyrone Batista
Student / Guy
Marquise Wilson
Ron Jackson Jr.
Amir Williams
J.T. Rallen
Reggie Johnson
Michael Oku
John Woodard
Waiter
Arthur Adams
Dr. Cordell Overby
Guy Killum
Virgil
Paris Vaughan
Colette
Claudette Wells
Peggy Harley
Jeff Williams
Mark
Kevin Vavasseur
Gregory
Bonnie Broderick
Erica
Maxine Waters Willard
Dancer / Backup Singer
Julia Waters
Dancer / Backup Singer
Zakes Mokae
Marcus Mpepo
Oren Waters
John Wayne / Dancer
Kenneth Ransom
Rick Evans
Alice Arthur
Girl
A.J. Johnson
Girl
Matthew Dickens
Guy / Airport Employee
Loretta Chandler
Girl
Jill Ito
Hostess
Diane Almeida
Madeleine
Luise Heath
Dr. Mason
Lisa Marie Todd
Noel
Frank Renzulli
Enrico
Eugene Williams
Frat Guy
Don Barnes
Guy
Michael DeLorenzo
Ramon Duarte
Vincent Craig Dupree
Jerk at Bar
Michael Whaley
Guy
Theo Forsett
Ernie
Terrence Williams
Byron / Dancer / Boy
Thomas Mikal Ford
Lamar Collins
Brandi Royale Petway
Little Whitley
Joe Costanza
Waiter
Reed R. McCants
Chuck Lance
Stephanie Pope
Girl
Steven E. Daniels
Paul
Susan Fales-Hill
Mandy / Writer
Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi
Waiter
Paulette Braxton
Ron's Date
Anthony Kemp
D.J.
Lanyard A. Williams
Man at Adoption Fair
Wayne A. King
Mover
Scott Williamson
Jim Howell
Linda Hoy
News Anchor / Waitress
Randy Kaplan
Bill
Aydiee Vaughn
Girl / Alpha Delta Rho Pledge
Yvette Holland Vasquez
Shelby Walters
Edgar Godineaux
Braxton Brother
Jonathan Webb
Braxton Brother
Kelli Carter
Patti
Max Miller
Dancer / Boy
Chantal Rivera-Batisse
Alpha Delta Rho Pledge
Von Washington
Bruce Murphy
Raynelle Gipson
Girl
Kevin Hicks
Reggie
Steve Sheridan
Guy
Wayne Federman
A
Adam Gifford
Ticket Scalper
Richard Murphy
J.C.
Luisa Leschin
Ms. Lopez
Fitz Houston
Grieving Customer
Anne Gee Byrd
Maude Mitchell
Adia Joëlle
Wedding Guest
Nikki Swasey Seaton
Brooke
Nikki Crawford
Girl
Lee Michaels
James Anderson
Rob Steven Williams
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 24, 1987
StatusEnded
Seasons6
Episodes144
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
college
racism
sitcom
social issues
Scripted
playful
inspirational
romantic
approving
enthusiastic
familiar
Wiki.
A Different World is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of The Cosby Show. It aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987, to July 9, 1993. The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in Virginia. It was inspired by student life at historically black colleges and universities.
After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert-Wayne, played by Jasmine Guy, and math whiz Dwayne Cleophus Wayne, played by Kadeem Hardison. Guy and Hardison were the only actors to have appeared in all 144 episodes of the series.
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