Kadeem Hardison

Biography

Kadeem Hardison is an American actor best known for playing Dwayne Wayne in A Different World, the sitcom spun off from The Cosby Show. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and his mother, Bethann Hardison, a model, managed his career. Hardison was also a regular on the sitcoms K.C. Undercover, Abby and Between Brothers, and he guest starred on series including Living Single, Girlfriends, Parenthood and Everybody Hates Chris. His films include School Daze (1988), I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), Def by Temptation (1990), White Men Can't Jump (1992), Renaissance Man (1994), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), Drive (1997), Biker Boyz (2003) and Made of Honor (2008). He later starred in the Netflix series Teenage Bounty Hunters, appeared on Black Monday and Euphoria, and played Cole Freeman in the video game Beyond: Two Souls.

61years old

Turns 62 on July 24in 280 days

Born July 24, 1965Brooklyn
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 22
Career span: 40 years1984 to 2024

Genres

Comedy55%, 12 films
Drama45%, 10 films
Action32%, 7 films
Thriller18%, 4 films
Crime14%, 3 films

First and latest

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Big break
Kadeem Hardison landed the role of Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, the spin-off of The Cosby Show, and it made him prominent.

Kadeem Hardison movies on Netflix

ClearMind2024IMDb rating 4.0as Tom
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home2020IMDb rating 7.3as Wilkerson
Paddleton2019IMDb rating 7.2as Dave
Android Cop2014IMDb rating 3.3as Sgt. Jones
Rescuing Madison2014IMDb rating 6.4as Steven
Escapee2011IMDb rating 3.2as Detective Pars
Made of Honor2008IMDb rating 5.9as Felix
Biker Boyz2003IMDb rating 4.7as T.J.
Instinct to Kill2001IMDb rating 4.7as Lance Difford
Drive1997IMDb rating 6.6as Malik Brody
The Sixth Man1997IMDb rating 5.7as Antoine Tyler
Panther1995IMDb rating 6.4as Judge
Vampire in Brooklyn1995IMDb rating 4.7as Julius Jones
Renaissance Man1994IMDb rating 6.2as Pvt. Jamaal Montgomery
Gunmen1993IMDb rating 5.3as Izzy
White Men Can't Jump1992IMDb rating 6.8as Junior
Def by Temptation1990IMDb rating 5.3as 'K'
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka1988IMDb rating 6.6as Willie
School Daze1988IMDb rating 6.1as Edge
Enemy Territory1987IMDb rating 6.2as A-Train
Rappin'1985IMDb rating 4.4as Moon
Beat Street1984IMDb rating 6.5as High School Student (scenes deleted)

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Made of Honor2008 Comedy, Romanceas Felix
IMDb rating 5.982K votes
White Men Can't Jump1992 Comedy, Drama, Sportas Junior
IMDb rating 6.8105K votes
Vampire in Brooklyn1995as Julius Jones
IMDb rating 4.727K votes
Drive1997as Malik Brody
IMDb rating 6.67.7K votes
The Sixth Man1997as Antoine Tyler
IMDb rating 5.76.9K votes
Renaissance Man1994as Pvt. Jamaal Montgomery
IMDb rating 6.221K votes
Panther1995as Judge
IMDb rating 6.42.9K votes
Def by Temptation1990as 'K'
IMDb rating 5.32.8K votes

Most often with

Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Samuel L. Jackson

Laurence Fishburne

Angela Bassett

Chris Rock

Mark Dacascos

Mario Van Peebles

Films together

Samuel L. Jackson2 films together, 1988 to 1990
Samuel L. Jackson's page
- Def by Temptation1990IMDb rating 5.3Hardison as 'K'Jackson as Minister Garth
- School Daze1988IMDb rating 6.1Hardison as EdgeJackson as Leeds
Laurence Fishburne2 films together, 1988 to 2003
Laurence Fishburne's page
- Biker Boyz2003IMDb rating 4.7Hardison as T.J.Fishburne as Smoke
- School Daze1988IMDb rating 6.1Hardison as EdgeFishburne as Dap
Angela Bassett2 films together, 1995
Angela Bassett's page
- Panther1995IMDb rating 6.4Hardison as JudgeBassett as Dr. Betty Shabazz
- Vampire in Brooklyn1995IMDb rating 4.7Hardison as Julius JonesBassett as Det. Rita Veder
Chris Rock2 films together, 1988 to 1995
Chris Rock's page
- Panther1995IMDb rating 6.4Hardison as JudgeRock as Yuck Mouth
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka1988IMDb rating 6.6Hardison as WillieRock as Rib Joint Customer
Mark Dacascos2 films together, 1997 to 2001
Mark Dacascos's page
- Instinct to Kill2001IMDb rating 4.7Hardison as Lance DiffordDacascos as J.T. Dillon
- Drive1997IMDb rating 6.6Hardison as Malik BrodyDacascos as Toby Wong
Mario Van Peebles2 films together, 1985 to 1993
Mario Van Peebles's page
- Gunmen1993IMDb rating 5.3Hardison as IzzyPeebles as Cole Parker
- Rappin'1985IMDb rating 4.4Hardison as MoonPeebles as John Hood
Also two films together8 more actors
- Bill NunnDef by Temptation (1990) and School Daze (1988)
- Stacey DashRenaissance Man (1994) and Enemy Territory (1987)
- Eriq La SalleBiker Boyz (2003) and Rappin' (1985)
- Christopher MichaelDrive (1997) and Gunmen (1993)
- Rony ClantonDef by Temptation (1990) and Rappin' (1985)
- Guy DavisDef by Temptation (1990) and Beat Street (1984)
- Rony ClantonDef by Temptation (1990) and Rappin' (1985)
- James Bond IIIDef by Temptation (1990) and School Daze (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Kadeem Hardison's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$308 million

11 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.

11Worldwide figure
3US gross only
3Never in cinemas
5Figure not found

Top grosser

Made of Honor2008Felix$106 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Made of Honor2008as Felix
$106M34.6% of the total
2
White Men Can't Jump1992as Junior
$91M29.5% of the total
3
Renaissance Man1994as Pvt. Jamaal Montgomery
$24M7.9% of the total
4
Biker Boyz2003as T.J.
$24M7.6% of the total
5
Vampire in Brooklyn1995as Julius Jones
$20M6.4% of the total
6
Beat Street1984as High School Student (scenes deleted)
$17M5.4% of the total
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka1988as Willie
$13M4.2% of the total
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Panther1995as Judge
$6.8M2.2% of the total