caption years_active birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
hughley . at the 72nd peabody award , may 2013 1991 -- present los angeles 6 march 1963 ladonna -rrb- hughley -lrb- 1986 -- present ; 3 children d. jpg l. hughley peabody 2013 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . d. l. hughley
 darryl lynn hughley actor/comedian
d. l. hughley

darryl lynn `` d. l. '' hughley -lrb- ; born march 6 , 1963 -rrb- is an american actor , political commentator and stand-up comedian .
d.l. hughley is best known as the original host of bet 's `` comicview '' from 1992-1993 , the eponymous character on the abc/upn sitcom `` the hughleys '' and performed in `` the original kings of comedy '' .
additionally , he has been the host of cnn 's `` d. l. hughley breaks the news '' , a correspondent for `` the jay leno show '' on nbc , and a local radio personality and interviewer in new york city .
in early 2013 , d.l. hughley landed in 9th place on `` dancing with the stars '' .
