Kadeem Hardison

Kadeem Hardison (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. The son of fashion model Bethann Hardison, he rose to prominence after landing the role of Dwayne Wayne on the television series A Different World, a spin-off of the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. He is also known for playing Craig Cooper, the title character's father, in the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover. Hardison has also appeared in the first season of the Showtime comedy Black Monday and starred as Bowser in the Netflix series Teenage Bounty Hunters.

Early life Hardison was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Donald McFadden, an antique and fine art collector, and Bethann Hardison, a pioneering African-American runway model and advocate for diversity in the fashion industry.

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 films include Escapee, Rappin', School Daze, Def by Temptation, Vampire in Brooklyn, 30 Years to Life, Made of Honor, 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 appears in the 2013 PlayStation 3 video game Beyond: Two Souls as Cole Freeman, a doctor at the United States Department of Paranormal Activity.

Personal life

Hardison was married to American singer Chanté Moore from 1997 until 2000; they have a daughter. Hardison remains a close friend of actor Darryl Bell, who played his best friend Ron Johnson on A Different World; he made an appearance alongside Bell on FOX's Househusbands of Hollywood.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1984 Beat Street High School Student The House of Dies Drear Mac Darrow Television film Go Tell It on the Mountain Royal 1985 Rappin' Moon 1987 Enemy Territory A-Train 1988 School Daze Edge I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Willie 1989 Dream Date Jim Parker Television film 1990 Def by Temptation K 1992 White Men Can't Jump Junior 1994 Gunmen Izzy Renaissance Man Pvt. Jamaal Montgomery 1995 Panther Judge Vampire in Brooklyn Julius Jones 1997 The 6th Man Antoine Tyler Drive Malik Brody 1998 Blind Faith Eddie Williams 2000 Dancing in September Winston 2001 30 Years to Life Bruce Fire & Ice Michael Williams Television film Instinct to Kill Lance Difford Thank Heaven Billy Ferrell 2002 Showtime Kyle Red Skies Riley Television film Who's Your Daddy? Andy Brookes Video 2003 Biker Boyz T.J. Dunsmore Walter Taylor 2004 Face of Terror Jefferson 2006 The Cassidy Kids Dennis Peabody Love Hollywood Style Ice Pop Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story Joseph Barrino Television film 2007 Bratz Sasha's Dad 2008 Made of Honour Felix The Sweep Tyrone 2010 Ashes Matthew 2011 Escapee Detective Pars The Hop Off Charles Lee Short Ricochet Bob Worley Television film 2013 The Dark Party Jeff Zerosome Cyrus Wainwright 2014 Android Cop Sgt. Jones Rescuing Madison Steven Television film 2015 Sister Switch Gregory Cole 2016 B.C. Butcher Narrator Queen of Hearts Book Short 2018 The Christmas Pact Sadie's Dad Television film 2019 Paddleton David 2020 Psych 2: Lassie Come Home Wilkerson Television film Playing with Beethoven Ted 2024 ClearMind Tom

Television Year Title Role Notes 1981 ABC Afterschool Specials - Episode: "The Colour of Friendship" 1984 The Cosby Show Phillip Washington Episode: "A Shirt Story" 1985 American Playhouse Royal Episode: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" 1987 Spenser: For Hire Bobby Waters Episode: "My Enemy, My Friend" 1987–93 A Different World Dwayne Cleofis Wayne Main Cast 1988 TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes Himself Episode: "Corbin Bernsen/Kadeem Hardison/Morton Downey Jr." 1990 Saturday Morning Videos Himself/Host Main Host The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Himself Episode: "Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect: Part 2" 1991 Sesame Street Himself Episode: "Episode #22.42" 1992 CBS Schoolbreak Special Henry Brooks Episode: "Words Up!" Out All Night Dean Episode: "Smooth Operator" Roc Rev. Adams Episode: "Dear Landlord" 1994 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Goki (voice) Episode: "Gorillas Will Be Missed" 1995 Living Single Marcus Hughes Episode: "Who's Scooping Who?" 1997 Touched by an Angel Marc Hamilton Episode: "Smokescreen" 1997–99 Between Brothers Charles Gordon Main Cast 1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave Perry Episode: "Smooth Sailing" Linc's - Episode: "Gangsta Rap" Fantasy Island Michael Wilkinson Episode: "Wishboned" 1998–99 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Skull Cowboy Recurring Cast 2000 Just Shoot Me! Tad Gallow Episode: "Blackjack" Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Clown (voice) Episode: "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" 2001 Intimate Portrait Himself Episode: "Jasmine Guy" What About Joan? Ben Episode: "Joan Sets Up Alice" 2002–03 Livin' Large Himself/Host Main Host 2003 Abby Will Jefferies Main Cast 2000–04 Static Shock Adam Evans/Rubberband Man (voice) Recurring Cast: Seasons 1–2 & 4 2005 One on One Director Episode: "Venice Boulevard of Broken Dreams" 2006 Just for Kicks Charles Atwood Recurring Cast My Name is Earl Owner Episode: "Born a Gamblin Man" 2006–07 House Lawyer Howard Gemeiner Recurring Cast: Season 3 2007 Girlfriends Eldon Parks Recurring Cast: Season 7 2007–09 Everybody Hates Chris Judge Harry Watkins Guest Cast: Seasons 3–4 2008 Under One Roof Jamal Episode: "Cell Out" 2009 Greek Brian Howard Episode: "Our Fathers" Cold Case Andrew 'Huxtable' Garrett '09 Episode: "Read Between the Lines" 2010 Ghost Whisperer Dean Olson Episode: "Dead Air" The Boondocks Himself/Bald Actor (voice) Episode: "Pause" 2012 Parenthood Richard Gilchrist Episode: "Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You" Family Guy NBA Player (voice) Episode: "Ratings Guy" 2013 Cult Paz Recurring Cast 2015 Unsung Hollywood Himself Episode: "A Different World" 2015–18 K.C. Undercover Craig Cooper Main Cast 2016 Unsung Hollywood Himself Episode: "Jasmine Guy" Supernatural Russell Lemmons Episode: "Rock Never Dies" 2017 9JKL Terrance Episode: "The Key to Life" K.9. Undercover Craig Cooper (voice) Episode: "Infinite Loop" 2018 Love Is Norman Recurring Cast 2019 Black Monday Spencer Recurring Cast: Season 1 2020 Teenage Bounty Hunters Bowser Jenkins Main Cast 2021 Reunion Road Trip Himself Episode: "It's a Different World" 2022 The Lincoln Lawyer Detective Kinder Recurring Cast: Season 1 Moonhaven Arlo Main Cast 2022–24 Grown-ish Carnegie P. Miller Guest: Seasons 4–5, Recurring Cast: Season 6 2023–25 The Chi Professor Gardner Recurring Cast: Seasons 6–7 2024 That 90's Show Marcus Episode: "I Can See Clearly Now" 2026 Euphoria Big Eddy Recurring Cast: Season 3 TBA Criminal Gnarley Main Cast

Music videos Year Song Artist 1991 "Monster in the Mirror" Sesame Street 1995 "Just tah Let U Know" Eazy-E 2001 "Careful (Click, Click)" Wu-Tang Clan

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 Beyond: Two Souls Cole Freeman Voice acting and motion capture

Cultural influence Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran credit Hardison for making the name "Kadeem" familiar. Hardison is the model for the title character Michael "The Cool" Young History in the inserts of the album The Cool by Lupe Fiasco. Hardison was the subject of then-wife Chanté Moore's 1999 single "Chanté's Got a Man". In a press conference following Game 4 of the 2012 NBA Finals, Dwyane Wade wore flip-up sunglasses and said he was, "paying a little homage to Dwayne Wayne tonight", referencing Hardison's popular character from A Different World. In Season 2, Episode 7 of Psych ("If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead"), Gus references utilizing the "Kadeem Hardison method" to kiss a girl. Hardison appears as the narrator on Add-2's 2019 album, Jim Crow: The Musical.