A Different World

It was Kadeem Hardison who played the math wiz Dwayne Wayne, in the late 80s TV sitcom, “A Different World”, along with Jasmine Guy, who […]

A Different World premiered on NBC in 1987 and was centered around the life of The Cosby Show’s character Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet). Starring Bonet, […]

Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison were one of TV’s most beloved couples on NBC’s A Different World, as Whitley Gilbert and Dwayne Wayne. But though […]

My kids once asked me what made me select an HBCU (Historically Black College University) as my choice for higher education. My response was three […]

The SCLC Women, Inc. Drum Major for Justice Awards Gala was held Friday night at the Hyatt Regency downtown Atlanta. This year’s 35th anniversary celebration […]

As part of Variety‘s 100 Greatest Television Shows of All Time issue, we asked 12 of our favorite creators of television to discuss the series […]

Red Table Talk is marking the 35th anniversary of the premiere of The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World by hosting a special tribute with […]

Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast) pens original music for the work with lyrics by Glenn Slater (newyorkers, That’s Life). Cheri […]

Over three decades ago, on July 9, 1993, A Different World (the NBC spinoff of The Cosby Show) completed its six-season run — now where […]

When it comes to the impact that A Different World left on the world 35 years later, there’s one thing that everyone still loves about […]

As the temporary shutdown of Broadway and theatres around the world continues, Playbill is reaching out to some of our favorite artists to see how […]

The show’s original lead role was Denise Huxtable, played by Lisa Bonet; however, the actress had to exit the show after appearing for one season […]

America’s first Black vice president held a private White House meeting with the stars of the 1990s sitcom inside her West Wing office. Vice President […]

Actress and singer Dawnn Lewis is best known for her role as Jaleesa Vinson on the NBC sitcom “A Different World.” Today, she’s back in […]

Mary Alice, the actress best known for her roles in A Different World and Sparkle, has died. She was 85. Alice died on Wednesday at […]

One of Jada Pinkett Smith’s earliest acting roles was on the hit sitcom A Different World — and according to the actress and her mom, […]

Jasmine Guy is looking back at her decision to nearly leave A Different World during the show’s first season. In an exclusive clip of this […]

Dawnn Lewis spent six years playing Jaleesa on the NBC sitcom A Different World. Although she’s maintained a busy, thriving career since the show ended […]

Red Table Talk is marking the 35th anniversary of the premiere of The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World by hosting a special tribute with […]

Jasmine Guy revealed that said that she was about to quit A Different World because of how Lisa Bonet was treated and also said Bonet […]