A Different World is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of The Cosby Show. It aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987, to July 9, 1993.The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in Virginia. It was inspired by student life at historically black colleges and universities
Jasmine Guy
as Whitley Marion Gilbert
Kadeem Hardison
as Dwayne Cleophus Wayne
Darryl M. Bell
as Ron Johnson
Dawnn Lewis
as Jaleesa Vinson-Taylore
Lisa Bonet
as Denise Huxtable
Charnele Brown
as Kimberely Reese
Cree Summer
as Winifren 'Freddie' Brooks
Lou Myers
as Vernon Gaines
Marisa Tomei
as Maggie Lauten
Glynn Turman
as Colonel Bradford Taylor
Sinbad
as Walter Oakes
Bill Cosby
as Cliff Huxtable