Denise Huxtable
| Denise Huxtable | |
|---|---|
| The Cosby Show / A Different World character | |
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Created by | Bill Cosby |
| Portrayed by | Lisa Bonet[1] |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Family | Clair Huxtable and Cliff Huxtable (parents) |
| Spouse | Martin Kendall[2] |
| Relatives | Rudy Huxtable Sondra Huxtable Theo Huxtable Vanessa Huxtable |
| Nationality | American |
Denise Huxtable is a fictional character from the 1980s television series The Cosby Show and A Different World. [3]
Background and production
Conception and development
The character is loosely based upon Cosby's daughter, Erinn, who was approximately the same age as Denise.[4] Additionally, Denise attended Hillman College, whereas Erinn attended Spelman College, the university that Hillman is believed to be modeled after. Lisa Bonet had to leave A Different World after getting pregnant as Bill Cosby did not want a single teenage mother as a character.[5] Bonet returned to The Cosby Show at the beginning of season 6, recently married and with a four year old stepdaughter.
Reception
Huxtable became one the shows most popular characters.[6][7][8] She became most noted for her fashion sense.[9] Denise Huxtable popularity as a character grew so much she was given her own spin off sitcom called A Different World.[10]
References
- ^ "Ebony". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "He Talk Like a White Boy: Reflections of a Conservative Black Man on Faith ... - Joseph C. Phillips". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "African Americans on Television: Race-ing for Ratings". Books.google.co.uk. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Cosby: His Life and Times - Mark Whitaker". Books.google.co.uk. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Jet". Books.google.co.uk. 1988-09-19. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Television Without Pity: 752 Things We Love to Hate (and Hate to Love) about TV - Tara Ariano, Sarah D. Bunting". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "(Post)apartheid Conditions: Psychoanalysis and Social Formation - Derek Hook". Books.google.co.uk. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Strategic Reinvention in Popular Culture: The Encore Impulse - Richard Pfefferman". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "I Want to Be Her!: How Friends & Strangers Helped Shape My Style - Andrea Linett, Anne Johnston Albert". Books.google.co.uk. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ Haithman, Diane (October 6, 1988). "Different Touch to 'Different World'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
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