Kadeem Hardison
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Biography
A personable African-American actor who gained prominence as the fast-talking girl-watching Dwayne Wayne on the NBC sitcom "A Different World," Hardison got his start doing a small turn in the "The Color of Friendship," a 1981 "ABC Afterschool Special," that starred future director James Bond III. He made his motion picture debut in Stan Lathan's adaptation of James Baldwin's classic "Go Tell it on the Mountain" (1984) and worked again with Lathan that same year in "Beat Street." He went on to "A Different World" in 1987. From there, Hardison took small comic supporting roles in such films as Spike Lee's "School Daze" (1988), Keenen Ivory Wayans' Blaxploitation tribute "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" (1988) and Ron Shelton's "White Men Can't Jump" (1992). He also co-starred with Eddie Murphy and Angela Bassett in the pallid comedy "Vampire in Brooklyn" (1995).
Filmography
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Life Events
1981
Made TV debut in the after school special, "The Color of Friendship"
1984
Made feature debut in "Go Tell it on the Mountain"
1987
Made TV series debut in "A Different World" (NBC), also made directorial debut for a 1992 episode
1997
Returned to series TV as co-star of the Fox sitcom "Between Brothers"
2001
Appeared in the Sundance-screened comedy "30 Years to Life"
2002
Co-starred as Brookes' in the comedy feature "Who's Your Daddy?"
2003
Cast in the action feature "Biker Boyz"
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