After years of trailblazing success, Cash died of cancer on October 31, 1995, at the age of 56. I got the show and had to figure out being in L.A., because I was in New York at the time. Bowser: Applications to college, and HBCUs in particular, spiked exponentially as the result of the show. After "A Different World" sang its swan song in 1993, Myers went on to have a prolific career in movies and TV shows alike, appearing in films including "Volcano," "Tin Cup," "How Stella Got her Groove Back," and "The Wedding Planner." I think we felt like we had more stories in us to tell. She had an extensive stage career, and was one of theNEC's original members. The stand-up comedian never planned to end up in front of the cameras, but her. Bowser: I didnt leave the show to go to Hangin With Mr. Cooper, but having been there from the very beginning, I just felt like emotionally and creatively, it was time for me to go. Shes in a writing class and she writes a story about her dad that isnt true. Adult film actors, Prince Yahshua & Aryanna Starr LOAD COMMENTS From 1989 to 1991, he played Adam Marshall on the daytime drama "Generations" to the tune of 208 episodes. You felt like they were in love. They decided they needed a voice that understood historically black colleges. Summer: The girl that was my competition lived in England and Debbie asked if she could stay with me. THATS WHEN I CAME UP WITH THE ACCENT FOR WHITLEY.. Summer: I still dont like Freddie going with Ron. Because it was like, if you knew what it meant, then you were part of the cool kids. Summer: I loved the date rape episode. Former It's A Different World actor, Darryl M. Bell (who played "Dwayne Wayne's" friend, "Ron Johnson") has had his highs and lows in the entertainment biz' and in his personal life. (Because minors could only work a limited number of hours, she wasnt allowed to attend all of the rehearsals.) Fales-Hill: We created Freddies character after a trip to Spelman and Morehouse. This was a time when it was perceived that the writers were gods and the actors [should just] do what theyre told. Bell: Lisa was on The Cosby Show, so she was accustomed to being in the atmosphere of a juggernaut. I just thought, with all the brothers on campus, with all the fish in the sea, she didnt have to sleep with Kims man. Lewis: Sinbad and I have this really great friendship and chemistry. He became more sophisticated throughout the years, and his look needed to reflect that. Bell: I met Tempestt four or five times before she ever remembered meeting me once. Were always being told what we are and what were allowed to be, and on A Different World, we just were. Casting Rosalind Cash in the role provided Hughes with all the required credibility, and more. Though the actor's tenure on both shows lasted only a single episode, St. John's next roles lasted significantly longer. He reprised the role for the pilot of "A Different World." Nearly 35 years after her underappreciated romantic comedys release, the Oscar nominee returns to the Lower East Side. They were like, Thats a little too much attention on you, and its not your show.. Bowser: There was a real opportunity between seasons one and two to do the show that we knew A Different World needed to be. If something [unexpected] happened, she would just go with it. Id been accepted to UCLA, and I was like, If I get this, Im not going to be able to go to college full-time. I was kind of torn between [going to school full-time or] having to go part-time and work on A Different World. Summer: It wasnt really like the Beatles or anything. 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Emmy-winning actress Mary Alice, known for her roles as Leticia "Lettie" Bostic on NBC's "A Different World" and as Effie Williams in the 1976 musical drama "Sparkle ," died Wednesday in New. Under Allens leadership, A Different World remained comedic, but no topic was off-limits. And I love that episode so much because of the healthy, platonic relationship between Dwayne and Freddie. Young people who gain fame, they [can] get carried away. From left: Photo by Don Cadette/ mptvimages.com; Everett Collection; Photo by NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images. She . Fales-Hill: [After the date rape episode] we got a call from the attorney general of Pennsylvania. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misidentified the season in which Ceci began working as A Different World's lead costume designer. [1] Early life [ edit] Lewis: [The creators] wanted to go in a different direction culturally, which meant Marisa was also gone. Administratively, a lot of barriers came down. What do you mean? And then I thought about it and I was like, Well, Im not messing with nobody [and] shes my bestie, why not? And then it just went on and on. There was a little girl who had been raped by her neighbor while selling Girl Scout cookies. Her 1973 turn as Goneril in Shakespeare's "KingLear," opposite James Earl Jones in the titular role, is a particularly impressive highlight. Sinbad: I was doing a tour with Luther Vandross and Anita Baker, I was hosting Showtime at the Apollo, and I was doing A Different World. Previously he was hospitalized in December of 2012 for pneumonia. Fales-Hill, who had been a writer for The Cosby Show, was tapped to write for a spinoff, originally titled Stepping Up to Step Out. Neither the musical director nor the casting director knew that they hired the same person. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. The little insulated group at Carsey-Werner and A Different World was such a female-friendly and Black-friendly environment, and the world outside was racist and misogynist to say the least. We had nothing like that. Youve read the scripts, you understand the character dynamics. He went on to shatter that record by taking the role of cosmetics executive Neil Winters on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless." Something told me to stop and go over, so I did. Stop. Every once in a while, "A Different World" brought in a face you either knew from a very different sitcom, or would go on to become familiar with on a similar show. Debbie Allen came on as director and executive producer, and stayed until its final episode in 1993. Summers audition experience paralleled that of Hardisons and Bells. Everybody said, Well, thats just her. Do you know how hard it is to make your reality truth? "Outside New York, people assumed I really was a hustler," O'Neal said in 1979. She won a Tony. She said, You guys are driving onto this lot and walking around like you own the place. Throughout her lengthy career, Cash was very careful about the roles she accepted. In The Matrix Revolutions, she played the Oracle and also played the role in the video game Enter the Matrix.. The audience decides what really lives with them, what really sticks with them.. Most recently, she played a drug-addicted and troubled girl in Showtime series Ray Donovan. Avery died due to complications from open heart surgery on December 31, 2013. We were building the plane as we were flying it, the TV vet says of her latest project, a musical comedy with songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez andBobby Lopez. I went in for Dwayne Wayne., I WANT TO BE SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. Diahann Carroll was my mothers best friend. They brought the case to the prosecutor. Today, Hillman Grad is the name of her production company. The Cosby Shows Tempestt Bledsoe guest starred in an episode during season two. Lewis: It was my request to be let go. While filming season six, NBC announced to the cast and crew that A Different World wouldnt be renewed for a seventh season. That was phenomenal. Hardison: That was stupid. He is known for portraying Warrick Brown on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Shazza Zulu on the television series A Different World and Mickey Monroe in crime thriller Righteous Villains. I was fascinated. I remember Kadeem walked by and I thought, Oh, God, he is so fucking fine. Sadly, some of these stars have passed away in the intervening years. Fales-Hill: I was able to share something that a lot of people didnt know, which is that there were Black people in America who owned slaves, particularly in Louisiana. But there was also the struggle for Whitley to find her voice as a woman, and I thought that that was very powerful. It was a very tumultuous time; we never knew who was going to leave or why. Among those actors were Patrick Malone, Pinkett Smith, Bumper Robinson, Ajai Sanders, and Karen Malina White. When Ceci arrived, however, he asked if he could retire Dwaynes signature flip-up glasses. In films, she appeared in Malcolm X, The Inkwell, Down in the Delta, Beat Street, To Sleep With Anger, Awakenings, The Bonfire of the Vanities and Sunshine State, among many others. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I pitched the idea for episode four, Those Who CantTutor. Dwayne is tutoring Denise and gets stuck in the dorm. Join Vanity Fair to receive full access to VF.com and the complete online archive now. Sometimes youre getting along really well and sometimes youre not, but you always love each other. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Allen: One of the first things I did was take everybodys fake nails and hair weaves off to make them a little more natural. From one week to the next, our fans didnt even know if we were going to be on television. In the 1960s, she traded the textbooks for scripts and got back into community theater. The stars, writers, and producers look back on their years at Hillman . He did such a great job in the latter role that the character's spin-off series, "Benson," ended up running much longer than its parent show. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. A Different World cast list, including photos of the actors when available. Sometimes, when you grow up in a certain place, you have to leave the nest to truly soar. So theres no upside to propping up A Different World to continue to be successful, when you have to to point to the value of your stewardship of the network, with the new shows that you brought to bear. There are so many problems in the world and Im not solving them. But moments like that made you realize theres something that you can do. Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Wayne): I had just finished filming School Daze [with Jasmine Guy and Darryl M. Bell], and Id come to L.A. to visit some friends. I was like, Baby, please! The second please was a please for hersay your line, say your line, because Im out right now, and this is just going to get worse and worse if we have to do more takes. Matthew Diamond. As Dean Hughes appears in just four episodes of "A Different World," the character demanded an actor with serious presence. I felt like we had top-notch people in that regime. He didnt have a drivers license, so I would have to take him in to work every dayto the job I auditioned for and didnt get. Youre there to entertain, but you can also heal. In this installment, she visits Hillman and befriends Mr. Gaines. Thanks for contacting us. Fast-forward to when I needed a showrunner for Twenties, its Susan Fales-Hill. He first appeared as Dean Harris on "The CosbyShow" episode "Hillman,"which introduces the titular college. She died in her New York City home on Wednesday, the NYPD told the Reporter. Bell: I cant tell you how many parties Debbie hosted with all of us there. [When] I decided to have a production company, it just felt right. As the story lines developed, so did the characters, which the cast and audience grew to love. I remember feeling very empowered that we were going to be brave enough to talk about it. So I didnt see any of the episodes for a decade or so, [until] they started streaming and I was like, Let me check these out.. I just said, Baby, please. That wasnt [Jasmines] cue, and I know what a boss she is, what a pro she is. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Ceci: I remember standing in my living room watching A Different World and saying, Im going to do that show. Not even a week later the shows tailor contacted a mutual friend who was a costumer and said, Girl, theyre looking for a new costume designer on A Different World. I interviewed with Debbie and got the job. Bowser: If I allow myself to feel slighted by the lack of recognition, it would be a very sad life. Allen: I used to cook for [the cast and crew] to keep that family feel. Sony Pictures Classics/courtesy Everett Collection, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Mark Sheehan, guitarist of the Script, dead at 46, Al Jaffee dead at 102: Mad magazine cartoonist created popular Fold-In, Emmy winner and As The World Turns star dead at 89. Four years later in 1988, he returned to its universe as E.Z. Bumper Robinson (Dorian Heywood): I was graduating high school at the time, so I was actually a legit freshman coming into college. Allen: Patti LaBelle and I are friends from my early dance days in New York. Bowser, Fales-Hill, and fellow writer Thad Mumford went on an HBCU tour, visiting students at Spelman, Morehouse, Howard, and other HBCUs to talk to them about college life, the issues they were passionate about, and what they wanted to see from the show. The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism. We had to look at each other one day and say, Wait a minute, what is happening here? We did everything we could to sabotage it. Before Thomas Mikal Ford became known as Martin Payne's friend Tommy Strawn on the Fox sitcom "Martin,"he, too, appeared on a Season 3 episode of "A Different World." We just hadnt seen that. I know that the show never won an Emmy, but it never felt like we were part of that party anyway. Alice was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2000, and she retired from acting in 2005. Bell: Think of all the other shows when theyre ending, its like they have all of these countdowns to the final episode. Not long after the show first aired, a litany of guest stars began appearingsome of whom were already established, and others who were relatively unknown at the time and have since become famous actors and musicians. We had worked to a fault and we had become kind of like a new search engine of what was possible. I remember wearing moccasins that I brought from home. We were crisscrossing the country, and during a break I met with Susan Fales and Debbie Allen. While Hardison wasnt a fan of Dwaynes colorful style, early on the wardrobe department gave him free rein to order sneakers from Nike, and he didnt push back on how they styled him from the ankle up. Then, out of the blue, on a Wednesday, they called and said, Are you still interested in the audition? I auditioned and then I got a call from Darryl. But, as anyone who's seen the show can attest, Myers absolutely owned the role. 1 Episode 1992. Prince-Bythewood would then go on to becomea staff writer. Viewers who revisit "A Different World" might be surprised to find that shortly before he took that iconic role, Avery appeared on the show's Season 3 episode, "To Have and Have Not," as the Pin Punisher. Im going to make something happen with this opportunity, I really am. He leaves through Whitleys window and rumors start. The sitcom originally starred Lisa Bonet, already known to the world as Denise Huxtable. Hardison introduced himself to everyone in the room, one by one, then recited each persons name back to them in reverse order. It was my decision [to leave] because I was working so much, doing too many things. Created as a spinoff of The Cosby Show, A Different World 's initial premise was to follow Denise Huxtable's journey at historically black Hillman College. Amazingly enough, Benson wasn't even Guillaume's last iconic role. You dont know whats happening, so it just makes you a better actor because your job is to react. I took notes, I took lunch orders, I ran errands, I babysat for peoples kids, I made posters; when Whitley ran for dorm monitor, thats my handwriting on the posters. Regina Hicks was a PA on A Different World. That to me encapsulates the best of that time. We've received your submission. I look back at some of Freddies clothes and I think, Wow, Id wear that still today. This prompted shocked and saddened reactions from his colleagues and loved ones (via CNN). Diem Brown died in November after a long struggle with cancer, as documented on MTV. I have nothing for you out here. I showed him some stories that Id written and he chuckled a little bit. This list includes all of the A Different World main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show you'll find them below. She achieved further fame asthe conniving Dominique Deveraux on the popular ABC soaps "Dynasty" and "The Colbys.". Among them were the nerdy but confident Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison); silly playboy Ronald Ron Johnson (Darryl M. Bell); bougie Southern belle Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy); and free spirit Freddie Brooks (Cree Summer). Hardison: Two weeks after I went to the taping, I got a call that they were auditioning people for extra characters. I had so many women and young girls come up to me saying, Im just like Freddie. Emmy and Tony-winning actress Mary Alice best known for her role as Lettie Bostic in the 1980s sitcom A Different World has died. Darryl M. Bell (Ron Johnson) Darryl M. Bell played goofy musician and ROTC student Ron Johnson for all six seasons of the show. [You know when] you just dont feel the love. He shows up and hes not the guy that she wrote about. But the saddest part was getting letters from teachers and principals from public schools in underserved communities who were saying, Without you on the air, I cant tell my kids that they can aspire to anything and go to college.. Alice was an iconic performer on both the screen and stage. All rights reserved. Hardison: Towards the end of the first season, I was driving home and I saw about two dozen kids on my lawn. We were under a microscope. He went on to reprise the role many times in a variety of media. It was just her, Dawnn, and Marisa, and I thought, This could use something. That didnt pan out, though. Lena Waithe (writer, producer, and actor): My earliest memory of A Different World is it being used as a punishmentthats how serious it was. And it was very hurtful to my entire companythe cast, the writers, the producers, the cameramen. Darryl M. Bell (Ron Johnson): Through School Daze, Kadeem and I got really close. Tisha Campbell played the young girl who had been infected with AIDS, which was also the first role on the show Jada Pinkett auditioned for. I tracked down someone that I knew who introduced me to Dr. Cosby and he said, Go to law school. Fales-Hill: There were a lot of Black performers, especially of a certain generation, who wanted to be on the show because they loved what it was saying and what it was doing. It was so well written, and it was all about listening to each other. That was sort of a clue [that my character wasnt coming back]. And then slowly but surely, we were having less fun and more dates, and all the great story lines were going to the other characters. John Whitesell. From left: Sinbad; Tomei; Jada Pinkett Smith as Lena James. Having initially bonded over a love of motorcycles, Hardison and Summer dated throughout much of the series. She and Lisa are incredible women, and they were so much fun to work with. Her birth year had been reported both as 1936 and 1941 in various sources. Allen assured Robinson that shed make sure he could do both, and he assumed the role of Dorian, an abstinent basketball star who dates Pinkett Smiths character, Lena James. Because of them as actors, I was able to do and say all the things that I, as a person, totally disbelieve. Where did she come from? Meg Ryan was initially cast as Maggie but decided to pursue her film career; Marisa Tomei took her place. And that was a wonderful thing about A Different Worlda lot of the platonic friendships were so healthy. He was 68 years old (via CNN). Its a recipe for self-destruction; its a recipe for taking things for granted. And really, why not? By season six, Freddie, Dwayne, Kimberly, Ron, and Whitley had all graduated from Hillman, and a new group of students joined the cast in main and recurring roles. Debbie Allen (director and executive producer): My sister [Phylicia Rashad] was a guest on A Different World, and she observed some problems behind the scenes in terms of the storytelling. Eventually, "A Different World" grew into its own, glorious thing. 1 Episode 1992. Every 'Love Is Blind' Couple Who Got Engaged in the Pods: Where Are They Now? At first they said no. Brown and Knight had both . We cast her as somebodys girlfriend and it was a one-shot deal. From 2008 to 2011 Aryana Starr has starred in close to 100 films, starring in movies like; "Black & Wild #27, "Thicka Than A Snicka", and "Black Out" And not much has been heard from her since then. However, as Playbill notes, O'Neal's screen resume doesn't encompass the entirety of his career. Then Kadeem and I bought courtside seats. Stop this. They looked and they said, My God, its Colonel Taylor. And they stopped. Bowser: Sometimes when I get interviewed people ask me, Well, how do you write or create such iconic shows or iconic characters? And the truth is, you dont create iconic shows or iconic television or iconic characters. Since I knew Lisa, I went and saw a taping of A Different World. WHAT DO I HAVE TO LOSE? When actor and producer Lena Waithe first joined Instagram in 2011, her handle was @hillmangrad. Ill be you, and you be me. And then it clicked. Neither Hardison or Guy thought the Graduate*esque story was a good idea. This needs to be Dwayne shows up. I got the callback for A Different World so I had to leave my mom in London; the cast took care of her. Clockwise from bottom left: Carsey-Werner Co/Everett Collection; Courtesy of Darryl Bell; Carsey-Werner Co./Everett Collection; CARSEY-WERNER CO./NBC/ ALAMY; NBC/Everett Collection. Rape, racism, AIDS, and colorism were all among issues the show explored. Cree Summer (Freddie Brooks): I had an amazing manager by the name of Larry Robinshe just recently diedand he took me under his wing. Mae Whitman Put Absolutely Everything Into. The actress arrived on the show with a Golden Globe, multiple Emmy nominations, and an Academy Award nomination under her belt, as well as a Tony Award from her Broadway career (viaThe Hollywood Reporter) and an unforgettably disturbing role in the "Star Wars Holiday Special." Bell: Our show came on the air under Brandon Tartikoff [who left NBC in 1991]. She had auditioned for the role of Jaleesa during the first round of casting and was called back when the show decided to add more characters. The cause of her death is under investigation . And then, I think it was Debbie and Joe who said, This needs to be The Graduate. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Fales-Hill: We didnt have a character who was from the hood, and wanted to address that experience. Learn from this special teaching by Pastor Chris how to use the name of Jesus to effect changes in your life, city and world The seminal Cosby Show spinoff was developed by Bill Cosbyan indelible fact. DON'T FORGET TO; SUBSCRIBE+LIKE+COMMENT A Different World is an American sitcom television series that was aired On NBC Network and aired for six seasons . We worked together, we hung out together, we talked about life together. Thank you legend. Main characters [ edit] Denise Huxtable Kendall [ edit] But any show that works is a real collaboration. Stop it right now. In 1987, one of televisions most influential shows was born. Fales-Hill: Im not somebody who beats her chest about oppression, but when you see the way certain white shows at the same time frame were assessed versus the way we were assessed, it had everything to do with color. Waithe: Theres definitely talk about We only want to see happy Black people or We dont want to see trauma in our entertainment, but the truth is I got both with A Different World, and I think I turned out okay. A Different World Appeared as Vernon Gaines Episodes appeared in 88 in series, Seasons 2-6 Lou Myers (born September 26, 1935 - died February 19, 2013) [1] played the role of Pit Stop cafteria owner/proprietor Vernon Gaines in Seasons 2-6 of A Different World . I just didnt know it was a thing. Its remarkable to know that you can still have that kind of effect on someone 30-plus years after the fact. Bell: One of my favorite nights was the night that Magic Johnson broke the all-time assist record. 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