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A Different World

  • TV Series
  • 1987–1993
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
9.2K
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Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman in A Different World (1987)
A Different World
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A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

  • Creator
    • Bill Cosby
  • Stars
    • Lisa Bonet
    • Kadeem Hardison
    • Jasmine Guy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    9.2K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,122
    920
    • Creator
      • Bill Cosby
    • Stars
      • Lisa Bonet
      • Kadeem Hardison
      • Jasmine Guy
    • 56User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 17 wins & 10 nominations total

    Episodes

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    A Different World
    Trailer 3:51
    A Different World

    Photos91

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    Top Cast99+

    Lisa Bonet
    Lisa Bonet
    • Denise Huxtable
    • 1987–1989
    Kadeem Hardison
    Kadeem Hardison
    • Dwayne Wayne
    • 1987–1993
    Jasmine Guy
    Jasmine Guy
    • Whitley Gilbert
    • 1987–1993
    Darryl M. Bell
    Darryl M. Bell
    • Ron Johnson
    • 1987–1993
    Charnele Brown
    Charnele Brown
    • Kim Reese
    • 1988–1993
    Cree Summer
    Cree Summer
    • Freddie Brooks
    • 1988–1993
    Glynn Turman
    Glynn Turman
    • Colonel Brad Taylor
    • 1988–1993
    Dawnn Lewis
    Dawnn Lewis
    • Jaleesa Vinson
    • 1987–1992
    Lou Myers
    Lou Myers
    • Vernon Gaines
    • 1988–1993
    Sinbad
    Sinbad
    • Coach Walter Oakes
    • 1987–1991
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    • Lena James
    • 1991–1993
    Ajai Sanders
    Ajai Sanders
    • Gina Devereaux
    • 1991–1993
    Cory Tyler
    • Terrence Taylor
    • 1990–1992
    Mary Alice
    Mary Alice
    • Lettie Bostic
    • 1988–1989
    Karen Malina White
    Karen Malina White
    • Charmaine Brown
    • 1992–1993
    Bumper Robinson
    Bumper Robinson
    • Dorian Heywood
    • 1992–1993
    Patrick Y. Malone
    Patrick Y. Malone
    • Terrell Walker
    • 1992–1993
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • Maggie Lauten
    • 1987–1988
    • Creator
      • Bill Cosby
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      While playing roommates on the show, co-stars Lisa Bonet and Marisa Tomei lived together in real life.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the course of the series, Whitley's talents go back and forth between being an accomplished singer/dancer and having little to no singing/dancing skills at all.
    • Quotes
      • [repeated Line]
      • Whitley Marion Gilbert Wayne: Relax, relate, release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

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    FAQ1

    • Is Byron Douglas III the same guy that plays Olivia Pope's father on "Scandal"?

    Details

    • Release date
      • September 24, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • College Fieber
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bill Cosby
      • Carsey-Werner Company
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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