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A Different World

PG-13

1987

300 minutes

ComedyRomanceFamilyDrama

Overview

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

Top Cast

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Jasmine Guy

Whitley Marion Gilbert

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Kadeem Hardison

Dwayne Cleophus Wayne

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Darryl M. Bell

Ron Johnson

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Dawnn Lewis

Jaleesa Vinson-Taylore

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Lisa Bonet

Denise Huxtable

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Charnele Brown

Kimberely Reese

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Cree Summer

Winifren 'Freddie' Brooks

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Lou Myers

Vernon Gaines

Marisa Tomei headshot

Marisa Tomei

Maggie Lauten

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Glynn Turman

Colonel Bradford Taylor

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Sinbad

Walter Oakes

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Bill Cosby

Cliff Huxtable

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Jada Pinkett Smith

Lena James

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Phylicia Rashād

Clair Huxtable

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Debbie Allen

Dr.Langhorne

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Karen Malina White

Charmaine Tyesha Brown

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Ajai Sanders

Gina Deveaux

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Mary Alice

Leticia Bostic

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Loretta Devine

Stevie Rallen

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Gary Dourdan

Shazza Zulu

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Jenifer Lewis

Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport

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Bumper Robinson

Dorian Heywood

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Cory Tyler

Terrence Taylor

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Marie-Alise Recasner

Millie

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Michael Ralph

Spencer Boyer

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Rosalind Cash

Dean Hughes

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Patrick Malone

Terrell Walker