A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.


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Jasmine Guy
Whitley Gilbert (144 episodes)

Kadeem Hardison
Dwayne Wayne (144 episodes)

Darryl M. Bell
Ron Johnson (135 episodes)

Cree Summer
Freddie Brooks (122 episodes)

Charnele Brown
Kim Reese (122 episodes)

Glynn Turman
Colonel Brad Taylor (122 episodes)

Dawnn Lewis
Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor (119 episodes)

Lou Myers
Vernon Gaines (114 episodes)

Sinbad
Coach Walter Oakes (77 episodes)