Cast of 'A Different World'

• Mary Alice asLettie Bostic
• Darryl Bell asRon Johnson
• Lisa Bonet asDenise Huxtable
• Jasmine Guy asWhitley Gilbert
• Kadeem Hardison asDwayne Wayne
• Dawnn Lewis asJaleesa Vinson
• Marisa Tomei asMaggie Lauten
• Glynn Turman asCol. Clayton Taylor
• Sinbad asWalter Oakes

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About 'A Different World'

Premiered:

Sep 23, 1987

Original Network:

NBC

Premise of 'A Different World'

Maybe she was just starting to feel a little crowded as "The Cosby Show" kept adding more and more characters to the Huxtable household, but Denise Huxtable is in "a different world" -- predominantly black Hillman College in this popular spinoff, which underwent many casting shuffles during its five-year run. A sophomore, Denise shares her quarters with divorced fresman Jaleesa and naive Maggie, one of Hillman's few white students. Other Hillman students include Whitley, a Southern belle full of attitude; Dayne, a math major, and his best friend, Ron; and Col. Taylor, aka "Dr. War." The dorm directors (in different seasons) are Lettie and Warren.

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