Kadeem Hardison
Hardison in 2025
Born	(1965-07-24)July 24, 1965 (age 60) Brooklyn,New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present
Known for	A Different World,The Cosby Show &K.C. Undercover
Spouse	Chanté Moore ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2000)​
Children	1

Kadeem Hardison (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. The son of fashion modelBethann Hardison, he rose to prominence after landing the role ofDwayne Wayne on the television seriesA Different World, aspin-off of theNBC sitcomThe Cosby Show. He is also known for playing Craig Cooper, the title character's father, in theDisney Channel seriesK.C. Undercover. Hardison has also appeared in the first season of theShowtime comedyBlack Monday and starred as Bowser in theNetflix seriesTeenage Bounty Hunters. On February 14, 2025, Hardison was announced as a cast member in the 3rd season of the HBO seriesEuphoria.

Hardison was born inBedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Donald McFadden, an antique and fine art collector, andBethann Hardison, a pioneering African-American runway model and advocate for diversity in the fashion industry.^[1][2]

Hardison was a starring cast member on the sitcomA Different World as Dwayne Wayne, and a regular cast member ofK.C. Undercover and the short-lived sitcomsAbby andBetween Brothers. His career was managed predominantly by his mother, Bethann Hardison. He has also guest starred on several other sitcoms, includingLiving Single,Girlfriends,Under One Roof,The Boondocks (as himself),Greek,Parenthood, and onEverybody Hates Chris as the judge. His films includeEscapee,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, andB.C. Butcher. He appears in the 2013PlayStation 3 video gameBeyond: Two Souls as Cole Freeman, a doctor at the United States Department of Paranormal Activity.

Hardison was married to American singerChanté Moore from 1997 until 2000; they have a daughter. Hardison remains a close friend of actorDarryl Bell, who played his best friend Ron Johnson onA Different World; he made an appearance alongside Bell on FOX'sHousehusbands of Hollywood.^[3]

• Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran credit Hardison for making the name "Kadeem" familiar.^[7]
• Hardison is the model for the title character Michael "The Cool" Young History in the inserts of the albumThe Cool byLupe Fiasco.
• Hardison was the subject of then-wifeChanté Moore's 1999 single "Chanté's Got a Man".
• In a press conference following Game 4 of the2012 NBA Finals,Dwyane Wade wore flip-upsunglasses and said he was, "paying a little homage to Dwayne Wayne tonight", referencing Hardison's popular character fromA Different World.^[8][9]
• In Season 2, Episode 7 ofPsych ("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 onAdd-2's 2019 album,Jim Crow: The Musical.^[10]

• Kadeem Hardison atIMDb 

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