A Different World

5h

Comedy

Romance

Family

Drama

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

Cast

Jasmine Guy

Jasmine Guy

Whitley Marion Gilbert
Kadeem Hardison

Kadeem Hardison

Dwayne Cleophus Wayne
Darryl M. Bell

Darryl M. Bell

Ron Johnson
Dawnn Lewis

Dawnn Lewis

Jaleesa Vinson-Taylore
Lisa Bonet

Lisa Bonet

Denise Huxtable
Charnele Brown

Charnele Brown

Kimberely Reese
Cree Summer

Cree Summer

Winifren 'Freddie' Brooks
Lou Myers

Lou Myers

Vernon Gaines
Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Maggie Lauten
Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Colonel Bradford Taylor
Sinbad

Sinbad

Walter Oakes
Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Cliff Huxtable
Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Clair Huxtable
Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Dr.Langhorne
Karen Malina White

Karen Malina White

Charmaine Tyesha Brown
Ajai Sanders

Ajai Sanders

Gina Deveaux
Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Leticia Bostic
Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Stevie Rallen
Gary Dourdan

Gary Dourdan

Shazza Zulu
Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis

Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport
Bumper Robinson

Bumper Robinson

Dorian Heywood
Cory Tyler

Cory Tyler

Terrence Taylor
Michael Ralph

Michael Ralph

Spencer Boyer
Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash

Dean Hughes
Patrick Malone

Patrick Malone

Terrell Walker

Release date

24th Sep 1987

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English