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Darryl M. Bell
Bell in 2006
Born	(1963-05-10)May 10, 1963 (age 62) Chicago,Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Daryl Bell
Education	Delbarton School Syracuse University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present
Partner	Tempestt Bledsoe (1993–present)

Darryl M. Bell (sometimes credited asDaryl Bell; born May 10, 1963) is an Americanactor best known for his role as Big Brother X-Ray Vision in the 1988Spike Lee filmSchool Daze and as Ron Johnson Jr. on theNBC sitcomA Different World (1987–93). Darryl Bell also starred on the short-livedUPN sitcomHomeboys in Outer Space as Morris Clay.

Bell was born as the son of Travers J. Bell Jr., the founder of the first black firm on the New York Stock Exchange.^[1] Bell graduated fromDelbarton School inMorristown, New Jersey in May 1981, where he was one of four African American students, accounting for 1% of the school's enrollment.^[2]Bell also attendedSyracuse University. Bell is a member ofAlpha Phi Alpha, having pledged the fraternity through the Delta Zeta chapter in Spring 1982. He is in a 30 year-long committed relationship with actressTempestt Bledsoe, who co-starred in theNBC TV comedyThe Cosby Show. The couple appeared together in theFoxreality TV seriesHousehusbands of Hollywood, that debuted in August 2009.^[3]

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