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A Different World (1987) A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college. Cast:

A Different World (1987)

A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

Cast:
Whitley Gilbert: Jasmine Guy
Dwayne Wayne: Kadeem Hardison
Ron Johnson: Darryl M. Bell
Kim Reese: Charnele Brown
Freddie Brooks: Cree Summer
Colonel Brad Taylor: Glynn Turman
Jaleesa Vinson: Dawnn Lewis
Vernon Gaines: Lou Myers
Coach Walter Oakes: Sinbad
Lena James: Jada Pinkett Smith
Gina Devereaux: Ajai Sanders
Terrence Taylor: Cory Tyler
Lettie Bostic: Mary Alice
Charmaine Brown: Karen Malina White
Denise Huxtable: Lisa Bonet
Dorian Heywood: Bumper Robinson
Terrell Walker: Patrick Y. Malone
Maggie Lauten: Marisa Tomei
Spencer Boyer: Michael Ralph
Shazza Zulu: Gary Dourdan
Gloria: Bee-Be Smith
Ernest Bennett: Rueben Grundy
Millie: Marie-Alise Recasner
Matthew: Andrew Lowery
Allison: Kim Wayans
Stevie Rallen: Loretta Devine
Kinu Owens: Alisa Gyse Dickens
Marion Gilbert: Diahann Carroll
Julian Day: Dominic Hoffman
Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport: Jenifer Lewis
Adele Wayne: Patti LaBelle
Byron Douglas III: Joe Morton
Velma Gaines: Ann Weldon
Randall Adams: Maurice Davis
Desiree Porter: Josephine Premice
Dion: Edafe Okurume
Prof. Howard Randolph: Roger Guenveur Smith
Kobie: Abner Mariri
Mercer Gilbert: Kenneth Washington
J.T. Rallen: Amir Williams
Clair Huxtable: Phylicia Rashad
Chip St. Charles: Don Reed
Sam Lee: Phill Lewis
Leslie Wilkins: LaRita Shelby
Gregory: Kevin Vavasseur
Dr. Barnabus Foster: Roscoe Lee Browne
Nerdy Student: Kimble Jemison
Dean Hughes: Rosalind Cash
Mbubunni: Ron Mokwena
Woodson Wayne: Harold Sylvester
Dashawn Curtis: Jonell Green
Byron: Terrence Williams
Suzanne Taylor: Tracy Harrison
Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable: Bill Cosby
Rudy Huxtable: Keshia Knight Pulliam
Quincy Lee Tolleson: Hugh W. Allen
Bianca: Toy Newkirk
Dean Winston: Robert Guillaume
Airport Employee: Matthew Dickens
Girl: Lisa Canning
Libby Hall Step Captain: Eartha Robinson
Iesha: Chante Carmel
Dwayne's Date: Tamara Taylor
Dr. Langhorne: Debbie Allen
Dean Harris: Ted Ross
Theo Huxtable: Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Peggy Harley: Claudette Wells
Colette: Paris Vaughan
Clinton Reese: Richard Roundtree
Robert: Brian Wesley Thomas
Charisse: Kelly Jo Minter
Mr. Johnson: Art Evans
Winston 'The Meat Locker' Woodson: Jaime Cardriche
News Anchor: Linda Hoy
Melissa Swazey: Galyn Görg
Diner Employee: Al Fann
Dr. Abbott: Frank Jenkins
Bettina: Bridgid Coulter
Josie Webb: Tisha Campbell
Guy #1: Juan Pope
Nikki: Marjean Holden
Backup Singer #1: Julia Waters
Boy #2: Jerry Gaona
Backup Singer #2: Maxine Waters Willard
Sergeant: Gilbert Gottfried
Dancer #1: Oren Waters
Antonio: Ron Robinson
Cop: Peter Koch
Earl Rabney: Lewis Dix Jr.
Danielle Vinson: Vanessa Bell Calloway
Alpha Delta Rho Pledge #2: Aydiee Vaughn
Tony: Leroy Edwards III
Paul: Steven E. Daniels
Mandy: Susan Fales-Hill
Dr. Sutherland: Kiki Shepard
Guy: Don Barnes
Lorna: Wynonna Smith
Malik Velasquez: Nestor Carbonell
Troy Douglas: Orlando Jones
Rev. Soams: Michael Warren
John Holtworth: Tom Wright
Courtney: Roxanne Beckford
Imogene Douglas: Barbara Montgomery
Eli Black: Marques Houston
Ty: Aries Spears
Boy #1: Thomas Hobson
Olufemi Dakar: Ahmad Stoner
Crayton Adams: Jerome Jones
Althea Hicks: Erica Reed
Carla Meyers: Vernee Watson
E.Z. Brooks: Kristoff St. John
Professor Lawrence: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Prof. Byron Walcott: David Alan Grier
Monica Walters: Troy Byer
Russell Huxtable: Earle Hyman
Michael Oku: Reggie Johnson
Prof. Charles Moseley: Raymond St. Jacques
Marcus Mpepo: Zakes Mokae
Marvin Haven: Damon Wayans
Dr. Cordell Overby: Arthur Adams
Rick Evans: Kenneth Ransom
Virgil: Guy Killum
Michael: Dean Howell
Hostess: Jill Ito
Dean Barksdale: Roxie Roker
Cooper: Todd Hallowell
Erica: Bonnie Broderick
Self: Sergio Kato
Cougar: Katie Rich
Enrico: Frank Renzulli
Dr. Mason: Luise Heath
Madeleine: Diane Almeida
Chaplain: Albert Hall
Barbara: Stephanie Williams
Manager: Ann Hearn
Alex Webb: T.J. Evans
Dr. Jordan: Whoopi Goldberg
Novian Winters: K. Todd Freeman
Sen. Hutchinson: Larry Linville
Steve: Mark Clayman
Waiter: Joe Costanza
Angela Atkins: Sharon Brown
Mark: Jeff Williams
Frat Guy: Eugene Williams
Ms. Pruitt: Leila Danette
The Pin Punisher: James Avery
Elizabeth James: Theresa Randle
Vanessa Huxtable: Tempestt Bledsoe
Little Whitley: Brandi Royale Petway
Medic: Charlayne Woodard
Amy: Peggy Walton-Walker
Dr. Zander: Ahmad Rashad
Larry Beaujolais: Julius Carry
Priscilla: LaVerne Anderson
Derek: Duane Davis
Theressa Stone: Khandi Alexander
Lt. Martin Kendall: Joseph C. Phillips
Norm: Norman Nixon
Nurse: Peggy Mannix
Santa Claus: Stanley Brock
Waitress: Marcia Wallace
Jim Howell: Scott Williamson
Calvin: Calvin Brown Jr.
Mr. Wess: Brad Johnson
Julia Reeves: Beverly Todd
Reggie: Kevin Hicks
Bruce Murphy: Von Washington
Officer: Nigel Gibbs
Amber Waves: Cyndi James Gossett
1 episode, 1988: Rob Steven Williams
Olivia Kendall: Raven-Symoné
Phillip Dalton: Robert Hooks
Col. Taylor's Former Student: Tanya Boyd
Eva: Lalanya Masters
Avery Hobson: James Randolph
Leone: Thom Keane
1 episode, 1989: Darryl Tribble
Ron's Date: Paulette Braxton
Bill: Randy Kaplan
Shane Wayne: Josef Powell
Fireman: Michael Milhoan
Tricia: Lisa Marie Russell
1 episode, 1992: Lee Michaels
Noel: Lisa Marie Todd
Girl #1: Alice Arthur
Kara: Elizabeth Narvaez
Janetta: Viva Vinson
Security #1: David P. Lewis
Ernie Miles: George C. Simms
Girl #2: Stephanie Pope
Football Player: Lance Reed
Security #2: Rif Hutton
Guy #2: Reginald Ballard
Kelly: Mayah McCoy
Corrine: Charon Aldredge
Girl #3: A.J. Johnson
Ernie: Theo Forsett
Jackson Action Rappers: N.B.M. Party
Man at Adoption Fair: Lanyard A. Williams
South Central Looter #1: Rondell Sheridan
D.J.: Jermaine Dupri
Melissa Brulay: Jeanine Jackson
Ridley: Kenneth Mars
Beverly Hills Looter #1: Janet Borrus
Beverly Hills Looter #2: Judy Nazemetz
Beverly Hills Looter #3: Kathleen Wirt
Shopkeeper: James Ma
Peacemaker: Vince Howard
South Central Looter #3: Wesley Jonathan
Ramon Duarte: Michael DeLorenzo
Jerk at Bar: Vincent Craig Dupree
Lamar Collins: Thomas Mikal Ford
Garth Parks: Taimak
Tammy: Gretchen Palmer
Ron's Barber: Damon Whitaker
Dr. Settle: John Ashley Hamilton
Themselves - Guest Appearance: Heavy D & The Boyz
Cap Connors: Tony Burton
Prof. Paul Mann: Eriq La Salle
Zach Duncan: Alfonso Ribeiro
Livingston: Alex Désert
Frank Benning: Obba Babatundé
Carol Garrison: Denise Nicholas
Milt: Wren T. Brown
Ray Nay: Lee Weaver
Desk Sergeant: Carol Ann Susi
Alvin Dix: Christopher Carter
Mr. Santos: Sam Vlahos
Rachel Johnson: Senait Ashenafi
William Shakespeare: John H. Francis
Woman: Nancy Black
Bartender: Jeanne Carr
Ricardo: Kevin Hunter
Megan Lewis: Torri Whitehead
Mover: Wayne King
Lou: Bradley Mott
Chuck Lance: Reed R. McCants
Andre: Marius Mazmanian
Jaclyn: Halle Berry
Zelmer Collier: Blair Underwood
Kinishiwa Representative: Clyde Kusatsu
Lisa Westin: Debbi Morgan
Mr. Ludlow: Paul Benedict
Auctioneer: Michael Ensign
Brenda Hanes: Ja'net DuBois
CJ: CJ Jones
Larry: Cleavant Derricks
Professor Burton: Candy Ann Brown
Marcus Anderson: Frantz Turner
Patti: Kelli Carter
Phil: Howard Dell
Shelby Walters: Yvette Holland Vasquez
Braxton Brother #2: Edgar Godineaux
Alpha Delta Rho Pledge #1: Chantal Rivera-Batisse
Braxton Brother #1: Jonathan Webb
Eddie: Dean Cain
Mr. Schmect: Peter Jason
Campus Security: Ernie Sabella
Grover James: Ron Canada
Lance Rodman: Allen Payne
Henry Krum: Gerrit Graham
Lennox Baylor: Jana Marie Hupp
Gennifer: Trina McGee
Joni Brooks: Anita Morris
Grace: Tamara Clatterbuck
Claims Officer #5: Alaina Reed-Hall
A&M Wolf: Wayne Federman
Rick: Jake Carpenter
Brooke: Nikki Swasey Seaton
Customer: Annie Korzen
Ted Selman: Leonard Lightfoot
Lionel Walker: Victor Love
Record Executive: Tom Alan Robbins
Ticket Scalper: Adam Gifford
Mice 2 Men: Bilal Abdul-Samad
Maude Mitchell: Anne Gee Byrd
Loco: Ronald William Lawrence
Lacey: Stacy Arnell
Steve Rocklin: Clinton Jackson
Ms. Lopez: Luisa Leschin
Mice to Men: The Boys
Michael Wilson: Chris Smith
J.C.: Richard Murphy
Murphy: Billy Kane
Grieving Customer: Fitz Houston
Ianta: Sister Souljah
Billy Thomas: Chris Kelly
Store Manager: Carey Eidel
Shopper #2: Graham Timbes
Singer #1: Lacy Darryl Phillips
Wedding Guest: Adia Joëlle
Dr. Eileen Redding: Leslie Uggams
Piccolo: Tupac Shakur
Langston Paige: Billy Dee Williams
Principal Shaw: Marla Gibbs
Lena Horne: Lena Horne
Yolanda: Monica Calhoun
Otis Curtis: John Marshall Jones
Darnell Gaines: T.K. Carter
Champ: Shaun Baker
Tutor: Jeri Gray
Hope: Cindy Herron
Ron Jackson Jr.: Marquise Wilson
Faith: Terry Ellis
Henrietta: Dawn Robinson
Charity: Maxine Jones
Double Dutch Girl: Adrienne Kapuki Jones
Actor: Rugg Williams
Choir Singer: Eric Reed
Hilllman College Student: Michael D. Jones
Clarence Peel: Suli McCullough
Party Guest: Michael Peters
Jewelry Store Clerk: Joseph Michael Roth
Looting Wife: Roseanne Barr
Looting Husband: Tom Arnold
Venice Beach Girl: Richa Chandra
Kinu's Partner:

Written by: Bill Cosby

Production: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films

Release date: 24 Sep 1987
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