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Kadeem Hardison (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, a spin-off of the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. He also starred in the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover as Craig Cooper, the title character's father and played Norman in OWN's Love Is_. He also appeared in the first season of the Showtime comedy Black Monday and starred as Bowser in the Netflix series Teenage Bounty Hunters.

Kadeem Hardison
Hardison at the premiere of Beyond: Two Souls in 2013
Born	(1965-07-24) July 24, 1965 (age 57) Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present
Known for	A Different World, The Cosby Show & K.C. Undercover
Spouse	Chanté Moore ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2000)​
Children	1

Early life

Hardison was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, the son and only child of Donald McFadden, an antique and fine art collector, and Bethann Hardison, pioneering African-American runway model and advocate for diversity in the fashion industry.[1][2]

Career

Hardison was a starring cast member on the sitcom A Different World as Dwayne Wayne, and a regular cast member of K.C. Undercover and the short-lived sitcoms Abby and Between Brothers. His career was managed predominantly by his mother, Bethann Hardison. He has also guest starred on several other sitcoms, including Living Single, Girlfriends, Under One Roof, The Boondocks (as himself), Greek, Parenthood, and on Everybody Hates Chris as the judge. His movies include Rappin', School Daze, Def by Temptation, Vampire in Brooklyn, 30 Years to Life, Made of Honor, Escapee, The 6th Man, Drive, Renaissance Man, Panther, The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, Bratz, Biker Boyz, Who's Your Daddy?, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Blind Faith, Showtime, White Men Can't Jump, and B.C. Butcher. He appears as an actor in the 2013 PlayStation 3 exclusive video game Beyond: Two Souls as Cole Freeman.

Personal life

Hardison was married to American singer Chanté Moore from 1997 until 2000; they have a daughter named Sophia (b. 1996). Hardison remains a close friend of actor Darryl Bell, who played his best friend Ron Johnson on A Different World; he made an appearance alongside Bell on FOX's Househusbands of Hollywood.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Beat Street	High School Student
	The House of Dies Drear	Mac Darrow	TV Movie
	Go Tell It on the Mountain	Royal
1985	Rappin'	Moon
1987	Enemy Territory	A-Train
1988	School Daze	Edge
	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka	Willie
1989	Dream Date	Jim Parker	TV Movie
1990	Def by Temptation	'K'
1992	White Men Can't Jump	Junior
1994	Gunmen	Izzy
	Renaissance Man	Pvt. Jamaal Montgomery
1995	Panther	Judge
	Vampire in Brooklyn	Julius Jones
1997	The 6th Man	Antoine Tyler
	Drive	Malik Brody
1998	Blind Faith	Eddie Williams
2000	Dancing in September	Winston
2001	30 Years to Life	Bruce
	Fire & Ice	Michael Williams	TV Movie
	Instinct to Kill	Lance Difford
	Thank Heaven	Billy Ferrell
2002	Showtime	Kyle
	Red Skies	Riley	TV Movie
	Who's Your Daddy?	Andy Brookes	Video
2003	Biker Boyz	T.J.
	Dunsmore	Walter Taylor
2004	Face of Terror	Jefferson
2006	The Cassidy Kids	Dennis Peabody
	Love Hollywood Style	Ice Pop
	Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story	Joseph Barrino	TV Movie
2007	Bratz	Sasha's Dad
2008	Made of Honour	Felix
	The Sweep	Tyrone
2010	Ashes	Matthew
2011	Escapee	Detective Pars
	The Hop Off	Charles Lee	Short
	Ricochet	Bob Worley	TV Movie
2013	The Dark Party	Jeff
	Zerosome	Cyrus Wainwright
2014	Android Cop	Sgt. Jones
	Rescuing Madison	Steven	TV Movie
2015	Sister Switch	Gregory Cole
2016	B.C. Butcher	Narrator
	Queen of Hearts	Book	Short
2018	The Christmas Pact	Sadie’s Dad	TV Movie
2019	Paddleton	David
2020	Psych 2: Lassie Come Home	Wilkerson	TV Movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	ABC Afterschool Specials		Episode: "The Colour of Friendship"
1984	The Cosby Show	Phillip Washington	Episode: "A Shirt Story"
1985	American Playhouse	Royal	Episode: "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
1987-93	A Different World	Dwayne Cleophus Wayne	Main Cast
1987	Spenser: For Hire	Bobby Waters	Episode: "My Enemy, My Friend"
1990	Saturday Morning Videos	Himself/Host	TV Series
1990-1991	Sesame Street	Himself	2 episodes
1992	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Henry Brooks	Episode: "Words Up!"
	Out All Night	Dean	Episode: "Smooth Operator"
	Roc	Rev. Adams	Episode: "Dear Landlord"
1994	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Goki (voice)	Episode: "Gorillas Will Be Missed"
1995	Living Single	Marcus Hughes	Episode: "Who's Scooping Who?"
1997	Touched by an Angel	Marc Hamilton	Episode: "Smokescreen"
1997	Fox After Breakfast	Himself	TV Series
1998	Love Boat: The Next Wave	Perry	Episode: Season 1 'Smooth Sailing'
1998	Linc's		Episode: Season 1 'Gangsta Rap'
1998	Fantasy Island	Michael Wilkinson	Episode: Season 1 'Wishboned'
1998–1999	The Crow: Stairway to Heaven	Skull Cowboy	Guest: 2 episodes
1997–1999	Between Brothers	Charles Gordon	Main: 17 episodes (1-2 Seasons)
2000	Just Shoot Me!	Tad Gallow	Episode: "Blackjack"
2000	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Clown (Voice)	Episode: "The Steadfast Tin Soldier"
2002–2003	Livin' Large	Host	Unknown episodes
2003	Abby	Will Jefferies	Main: 10 episodes (1 Season)
2000–2004	Static Shock	Rubberband Man/Adam Evans (Voice)	Recurring: 7 episodes (1-4 Seasons)
2005	One on One	Director	Episode: "Venice Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
2006	Just for Kicks	Charles Atwood	Recurring: 3 episodes
2006	My Name is Earl	Owner	Episode: "Born a Gamblin Man"
2006–2007	House	Lawyer Howard Gemeiner	Guest: 2 episodes
2007	Girlfriends	Eldon Parks	Guest: 3 episodes
2008	Under One Roof	Jamal	Episode: "Cell Out"
2007–2009	Everybody Hates Chris	Judge Harry Watkins	Guest: 2 episodes
2009	Greek	Brian Howard	Episode: "Our Fathers"
2009	Cold Case	Andrew 'Huxtable' Garrett '09	Episode: "Read Between the Lines"
2010	Ghost Whisperer	Dean Olson	Episode: "Dead Air"
2012	Parenthood	Richard Gilchrist	Episode: "Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You"
2012	Family Guy	Unknown (Voice)	Episode: "Ratings Guy"
2013	Cult	Paz	Recurring: 8 episodes
2015–2018	K.C. Undercover	Craig Cooper	Main cast
2016	Supernatural	Russell Lemmons	Episode: "Rock Never Dies"
2018	Love Is____	Norman	Season 1
2019	Black Monday	Spencer	Recurring role: 7 episodes
2020	Teenage Bounty Hunters	Bowser Simmons[4]	Main role
2022	Grown-ish	Carnegie	Episode: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
2022	The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series)	Detective Kinder	2 episodes
2022	Moonhaven	Arlo	TV series

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Beyond: Two Souls	Cole Freeman	Voice acting and motion capture

Cultural influence

• Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran credit Hardison for making the name "Kadeem" familiar.[5]
• Hardison is the model for the title character Michael “The Cool” Young History in the inserts of the album The Cool by Lupe Fiasco.
• Hardison was the subject of then-wife Chanté Moore's 1999 single "Chanté's Got a Man".
• In a press conference following Game 4 of the 2012 NBA Finals, Dwyane Wade wore flip-up sunglasses and said he was, "paying a little homage to Dwayne Wayne tonight", referencing Hardison's popular character from A Different World.[6][7]
• In Season 2, Episode 7 of Psych ("If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead"), Gus references utilizing the "Kadeem Hardison method" to kiss a girl.
• Hardison appears as the narrator on Add-2's 2019 album, Jim Crow: The Musical.[8]

References

External links

• Kadeem Hardison at IMDb 

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