Kadeem Hardison

Kadeem Hardison (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, a spin-off of the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. He also starred in the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover as Craig Cooper, the title character's father.
== Early life ==
Hardison was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, the son and only child of Donald McFadden, an antique and fine art collector and Bethann Hardison, pioneering African-American runway model and advocate for diversity in the fashion industry.[1][2]
== Career ==
Hardison was a starring cast member on the sitcom A Different World as Dwayne Wayne, and a regular cast member of K.C. Undercover and the short-lived sitcoms Abby and Between Brothers. His career was managed predominantly by his mother, Bethann Hardison. He has also guest starred on several other sitcoms, including Living Single, Girlfriends, Under One Roof, The Boondocks (as himself), Greek, Parenthood, and on Everybody Hates Chris as the judge. His movies include Rappin', School Daze, Def by Temptation, Vampire in Brooklyn, 30 Years to Life, Made of Honor, Escapee, The 6th Man, Drive, Renaissance Man, Panther, The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, Bratz, Biker Boyz, Who's Your Daddy?, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Blind Faith, Showtime, White Men Can't Jump, and "B.C. Butcher". He also appears as an actor in the 2013 PlayStation 3 exclusive video game Beyond: Two Souls as Cole Freeman.
== Personal life ==
Hardison was married to American singer Chanté Moore from 1997 until 2000; they have a daughter named Sophia (b. 1996). Hardison remains a close friend of actor Darryl Bell, who played his best friend Ron Johnson on A Different World; he makes an appearance alongside Bell on FOX's Househusbands of Hollywood.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1984	Go Tell It on the Mountain 	Royal 	
1984	Beat Street 	High School Student 	Scenes Deleted
1985	Rappin' 	Moon 	
1987	Enemy Territory 	A-Train 	
1988	School Daze 	Edge 	
1988	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 	Willie 	
1990	Def by Temptation 	'K' 	
1992	White Men Can't Jump 	Junior 	
1994	Gunmen 	Izzy 	
1994	Renaissance Man 	Pvt. Jamaal Montgomery	
1995	Panther 	Judge 	
1995	Vampire in Brooklyn 	Julius Jones 	
1997	The 6th Man 	Antoine Tyler 	
1997	Drive 	Malik Brody 	Video
1998	Blind Faith 	Eddie Williams 	
2000	Dancing in September 	Winston 	
2001	30 Years to Life 	Bruce 	
2001	Instinct to Kill 	Lance Difford 	
2001	Thank Heaven 	Billy Ferrell 	
2002	Showtime 	Kyle 	
2003	Biker Boyz 	T.J. 	
2003	Dunsmore 	Walter Taylor 	
2004	Who's Your Daddy? 	Andy Brookes 	Video
2004	Face of Terror 	Jefferson 	
2006	The Cassidy Kids 	Dennis Peabody 	
2006	Love Hollywood Style 	Ice Pop 	
2007	Bratz 	Sasha's Dad 	
2008	Made of Honour 	Felix 	
2008	The Sweep 	Tyrone 	
2010	Ashes 	Matthew 	
2011	Escapee 	Detective Pars 	
2011	The Hop Off 	Charles Lee 	Short
2013	The Dark Party 	Jeff 	
2013	Some Other Time 	Cyrus Wainwright 	
2014	Android Cop 	Sgt. Jones 	
2015	Sister Switch 	Gregory Cole 	
2016	B.C. Butcher 	Narrator 	
2016	Queen of Hearts 	Book 	Short
2019	Untitled Alex Lehmann Project	 	Post-production
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1981 	ABC Afterschool Specials 	Unknown 	Episode: "The Colour of Friendship"
1984 	The Cosby Show 	Phillip Washington 	Episode: "A Shirt Story"
1984 	The House of Dies Drear 	Mac Darrow 	TV movie
1985 	American Playhouse 	Royal 	Episode: "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
1987 	Spenser: For Hire 	Bobby Waters 	Episode: "My Enemy, My Friend"
1989 	Dream Date 	Jim Parker 	TV movie
1990 	Saturday Morning Videos 	Host 	Unknown Episodes
1992 	CBS Schoolbreak Special 	Henry Brooks 	Episode: "Words Up!"
1992 	Out All Night 	Dean 	Episode: "Smooth Operator"
1992 	Roc 	Rev. Adams 	Episode: "Dear Landlord"
1987–1993	A Different World 	Dwayne Cleophus Wayne 	Main: 138 episodes (1-6 Seasons)
1994 	Captain Planet and the Planeteers 	Goki 	Episode: "Gorillas Will Be Missed"
1995 	Living Single 	Marcus Hughes 	Episode: "Who's Scooping Who?"
1997 	Touched by an Angel 	Marc Hamilton 	Episode: "Smokescreen"
1997 	Fox After Breakfast 	Himself (Guest) 	1 episode
1998 	Love Boat: The Next Wave 	Perry 	Episode: Season 1 'Smooth Sailing'
1998 	Linc's 	Unknown 	Episode: Season 1 'Gangsta Rap'
1998 	Fantasy Island 	Michael Wilkinson 	Episode: Season 1 'Wishboned'
1998–1999	The Crow: Stairway to Heaven 	Skull Cowboy 	Guest: 2 episodes
1997–1999	Between Brothers 	Charles Gordon 	Main: 17 episodes (1-2 Seasons)
2000 	Just Shoot Me! 	Tad Gallow 	Episode: "Blackjack"
2000 	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 	Clown 	Episode: "The Steadfast Tin Soldier"
2001 	Fire & Ice 	Michael Williams 	TV movie
2002 	Red Skies 	Riley 	TV movie
2002–2003	Livin' Large 	Host 	Unknown episodes
2003 	Abby 	Will Jefferies 	Main: 10 episodes (1 Season)
2000–2004	Static Shock 	Rubberband Man/Adam Evans (Voice)	Recurring: 7 episodes (1-4 Seasons)
2005 	One on One 	Director 	Episode: "Venice Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
2006 	Just for Kicks 	Charles Atwood 	Recurring: 3 episodes
2006 	Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story	Joseph Barrino 	TV movie
2006 	My Name is Earl 	Owner 	Episode: "Born a Gamblin Man"
2006–2007	House 	Lawyer Howard Gemeiner 	Guest: 2 episodes
2007 	Girlfriends 	Eldon Parks 	Guest: 3 episodes
2008 	Under One Roof 	Jamal 	Episode: "Cell Out"
2007–2009	Everybody Hates Chris 	Judge Harry Watkins 	Guest: 2 episodes
2009 	Greek 	Brian Howard 	Episode: "Our Fathers"
2009 	Cold Case 	Andrew 'Huxtable' Garrett '09 	Episode: "Read Between the Lines"
2010 	Ghost Whisperer 	Dean Olson 	Episode: "Dead Air"
2011 	Ricochet 	Bob Worley 	TV movie
2012 	Parenthood 	Richard Gilchrist 	Episode: "Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You"
2012 	Family Guy 	Unknown (Voice) 	Episode: "Ratings Guy"
2013 	Cult 	Paz 	Recurring: 8 episodes
2015–2018	K.C. Undercover 	Craig Cooper 	Main cast
2016 	Supernatural 	Russell Lemmons 	Episode: "Rock Never Dies"
2018 	Love Is____ 	Norman 	Season 1