A Different World

Catch up with the cast on the college sitcom’s 30th anniversary

LISA BONET (Denise), 49, guested on Ray Donovan and Girls. She also starred in husband Jason Momoa’s directorial debut Road to Paloma and co-starred with him on The Red Road. She and ex Lenny Kravitz are the parents of Zoë Kravitz ( Big Little Lies). DARRYL M. BELL (Ron), 54, was on the 2009 reality series Househusbands of Hollywood, opposite The Cosby Show’s Tempestt Bledsoe, his girlfriend of more than 23 years. He was a producer on the 2013 Comedy Central stand-up special: Bill Cosby: Far From Finished. DAWNN LEWIS (Jaleesa), 56, voices Grandma Mcstuffins on Doc Mcstuffins (Disney XD). She also has a recurring role on Major Crimes (TNT) and has guested on Survivor’s Remorse, Castle, Better Call Saul, Sofia the First, Rick and Morty, Stitchers and The Simpsons.

KADEEM HARDISON (Dwayne), 52, plays Zendaya’s dad on K.C. Undercover (Disney Channel). He’s guested on Supernatural and Parenthood.

CREE SUMMER (Freddie), 48, voices Nebula on Guardians of the Galaxy (Disney XD) and voiced roles on Dinotrux, Dawn of the Croods and Voltron.

JASMINE GUY (Whitley), 55, is on The Quad (BET), recurs on K.C. Undercover and recurred on The Vampire Diaries from 2009 to ’17. She was also in Scary Movie 5.