Kadeem Hardison

• Name — Kadeem Hardison • Born — 24 July 1965 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. • Known for — A Different World, The Cosby Show & K.C. Undercover • Occupation — Actor • Children — 1 • Years Active — 1981–present

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

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 films include Escapee, Rappin, School Daze, Def by Temptation, Vampire in Brooklyn, 30 Years to Life, Made of Honor, 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 in the 2013 PlayStation 3 video game Beyond: Two Souls as Cole Freeman, a doctor at the United States Department of Paranormal Activity.

• Illustration — Hardison at the premiere of Beyond: Two Souls in 2013 Hardison was married to American singer Chanté Moore from 1997 until 2000; they have a daughter. 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.

• 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 — Spenser: For Hire — Bobby Waters — Episode: "My Enemy, My Friend" • 1987–93 — A Different World — Dwayne Cleofis Wayne — Main Cast • 1988 — TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes — Himself — Episode: "Corbin Bernsen/Kadeem Hardison/Morton Downey Jr." • 1990 — Saturday Morning Videos — Himself/Host — Main Host • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Himself — Episode: "Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect: Part 2" • 1991 — Sesame Street — Himself — Episode: "Episode #22.42" • 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" • 1997–99 — Between Brothers — Charles Gordon — Main Cast • 1998 — Love Boat: The Next Wave — Perry — Episode: "Smooth Sailing" • Linc's — - — Episode: "Gangsta Rap" • Fantasy Island — Michael Wilkinson — Episode: "Wishboned" • 1998–99 — The Crow: Stairway to Heaven — Skull Cowboy — Recurring Cast • 2000 — Just Shoot Me! — Tad Gallow — Episode: "Blackjack" • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — Clown (voice) — Episode: "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" • 2001 — Intimate Portrait — Himself — Episode: "Jasmine Guy" • What About Joan? — Ben — Episode: "Joan Sets Up Alice" • 2002–03 — Livin' Large — Himself/Host — Main Host • 2003 — Abby — Will Jefferies — Main Cast • 2000–04 — Static Shock — Adam Evans/Rubberband Man (voice) — Recurring Cast: Seasons 1–2 & 4 • 2005 — One on One — Director — Episode: "Venice Boulevard of Broken Dreams" • 2006 — Just for Kicks — Charles Atwood — Recurring Cast • My Name is Earl — Owner — Episode: "Born a Gamblin Man" • 2006–07 — House — Lawyer Howard Gemeiner — Recurring Cast: Season 3 • 2007 — Girlfriends — Eldon Parks — Recurring Cast: Season 7 • 2007–09 — Everybody Hates Chris — Judge Harry Watkins — Guest Cast: Seasons 3–4 • 2008 — Under One Roof — Jamal — Episode: "Cell Out" • 2009 — Greek — Brian Howard — Episode: "Our Fathers" • Cold Case — Andrew 'Huxtable' Garrett '09 — Episode: "Read Between the Lines" • 2010 — Ghost Whisperer — Dean Olson — Episode: "Dead Air" • The Boondocks — Himself/Bald Actor (voice) — Episode: "Pause" • 2012 — Parenthood — Richard Gilchrist — Episode: "Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You" • Family Guy — NBA Player (voice) — Episode: "Ratings Guy" • 2013 — Cult — Paz — Recurring Cast • 2015 — Unsung Hollywood — Himself — Episode: "A Different World" • 2015–18 — K.C. Undercover — Craig Cooper — Main Cast • 2016 — Unsung Hollywood — Himself — Episode: "Jasmine Guy" • Supernatural — Russell Lemmons — Episode: "Rock Never Dies" • 2017 — 9JKL — Terrance — Episode: "The Key to Life" • K.9. Undercover — Craig Cooper (voice) — Episode: "Infinite Loop" • 2018 — Love Is — Norman — Recurring Cast • 2019 — Black Monday — Spencer — Recurring Cast: Season 1 • 2020 — Teenage Bounty Hunters — Bowser Jenkins — Main Cast • 2021 — Reunion Road Trip — Himself — Episode: "It's a Different World" • 2022 — The Lincoln Lawyer — Detective Kinder — Recurring Cast: Season 1 • Moonhaven — Arlo — Main Cast • 2022–24 — Grown-ish — Carnegie P. Miller — Guest: Seasons 4–5, Recurring Cast: Season 6 • 2023–25 — The Chi — Professor Gardner — Recurring Cast: Seasons 6–7 • 2024 — That 90's Show — Marcus — Episode: "I Can See Clearly Now" • 2026 — Euphoria — Big Eddy — Recurring Cast: Season 3 • TBA — Criminal — Gnarley — Main Cast

• Year — Song — Artist • 1991 — "Monster in the Mirror" — Sesame Street • 1995 — "Just tah Let U Know" — Eazy-E • 2001 — "Careful (Click, Click)" — Wu-Tang Clan

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