Kadeem Hardison
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| Born | July 24, 1965 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Chanté Moore (1997-2000) |
Kadeem Hardison (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying college student Dwayne Wayne on the Cosby Show spin-off A Different World,[1] which aired on NBC from 1987 to 1993.
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[edit] Childhood
Hardison was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, the son of Bethann (née Hardison), a fashion model who owned a modeling agency, and Donald McFadden, an art collector.[2]
[edit] Career
Hardison was a starring cast member on the sitcom "A Different World" and a regular cast member of the short-lived sitcoms Abby and Between Brothers. He has also guest starred on several other sitcoms, including Living Single, Girlfriends, Under One Roof, and on Everybody Hates Chris as the judge. His movie roles include School Daze, Def by Temptation, Vampire in Brooklyn, 30 Years to Life, Made of Honor, The Sixth Man, Drive, Panther, The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, Bratz: The Movie, Biker Boyz and White Men Can't Jump.
[edit] Personal life
Hardison was formerly married to singer Chanté Moore; they have a daughter named Sophia.
[edit] Cultural influence
- Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran credit Hardison for making the name "Kadeem" familiar.[3]
- Hardison is the model for the title character in the inserts of the album "The Cool" by Lupe Fiasco.
- When Chanté Moore recorded her 1999 single "Chanté's Got a Man", the man she was singing about was her then-husband Kadeem Hardison.
[edit] References
- ^ Patricia A. Turner, Ceramic Uncles & Celluloid Mammies: Black Images and Their Influence on Culture (Anchor Books, 1994), 144.
- ^ Kadeem Hardison Biography (1965?-)
- ^ Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran, Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool--The Very Last Word on First Names (Macmillan, 2002), 353.
[edit] External links
- Kadeem Hardison at the Internet Movie Database
- Kadeem Hardison at Yahoo! Movies
- Kadeem Hardison at TV.com
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