Kadeem Hardison
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Hardison at the premiere of Beyond: Two Souls in October 2013
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| Born | July 24, 1965 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Awards | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 1991 A Different World 1992 A Different World |
Kadeem Hardison (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, a spin-off of the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. He is also starring in the new Disney Channel sitcom K.C. Undercover as Zendaya's father.
Early life
Hardison was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, the son of Bethann (née Hardison), a legendary fashion model of the '70s and activist who owns a modeling agency and production company, and Donald McFadden, an antique and fine art collector.[1]
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 predominately 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 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 formerly married to singer Chanté Moore; they have a daughter named Sophia.
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.
Hardison is also very close to his 3 brothers Myles, John and Michael McFadden, his 3 sisters Gretchen, Nydia and Caroline & Stepmom Debra McFadden. The "Mac Pac" he loving called them on the Arsenio Hall Show in a 1990s interview.
Cultural influence
- Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran credit Hardison for making the name "Kadeem" familiar.[2]
- Hardison is the model for the title character 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.[3][4]
- 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.
References
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- ↑ Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran, Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names (Macmillan, 2002), 353.
- ↑ Dwayne Wade postgame interview, Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
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- Living people
- Male actors from New York City
- American male voice actors
- People from Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
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