Kadeem Hardison is an American actor and director best known for his role in the long-running NBC spin-off sitcom “A Different World” as Dwayne Wayne. He is African-American by ethnicity and American by nationality.
He is two meters tall; there is not much information about his private life, as he values his privacy.
Kadeem Hardison Bio
Kadeem Hardison was born on 24 July 1965 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was conceived for the father of the antique and art collector Donald McFadden and the African-American pioneer who worked for his mother Bethann Hardison as a model and advocate of fashion diversity. He is the only child of his parents.
Kadeem has not really revealed much about his early life and education, but we do know that his mother enrolled him in acting classes at the age of nine. Kadeem Hardison received his first acting role at the age of 14 in the “Color of Friendship” in the ABC Afterschool Special.
Kadeem Hardison’s Acting Career
He studied theatre at the Eubie Blake Theatre in New York and was first performed in an episode of the popular series “The Cosby Show”. Kadeem Hardison has appeared in several sitcoms including The Boondocks, Living Single, and The Cosby Show.
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His previous shows also took him to other shows called “Another World”, “Girlfriends”, “Greek” and “Everybody Hates Chris” (as a judge) among others. He has also starred in movies such as 30 Years to the End of Life, Biker Boyz, The 6th Man, Panther, White Men Can’t Jump, Showtime, Made of Honor, and many other movies he has starred in.
Kadeem Hardison is known for his flip-up sunglasses, which he wore as Dwayne Wayne in Another World. This was the same gesture that popular American basketball player Dwayne Wade made at the 2012 NBA Final 4 press conference when he wore flip-up sunglasses in his interview and said that he was paying a small tribute to Dwayne Wayne that night.
Video Game
In 2013 he appeared in the exclusive Playstation video game ‘Beyond: Two Souls as Cole Freeman.
Net Worth
His net worth is estimated at $2 million. He has received several awards for his achievements and works. Among the most important awards are Outstanding Actor in a television movie and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series in 1991 and 1992 for the popular comedy series “A Different World”.
Kadeem Hardison Wife and Daughter
Hardison married the American singer Chanté Moore in 1997 and they were divorced in 2000, they have a daughter Sophia born in 1996. The couple was very protective of each other’s private lives, but most reports say the couple had a secret wedding, especially since there was no real mention of wedding bells until the news of their union came out.
All we know is that the couple went their separate ways in 2000. Recently, however, there has been news of a resurgence of “chemistry” between the two, as Chanté and Kadeem seem to be getting along well despite the divorce. This could be observed in the television series “R&B Divas LA”. She once said
“This is my baby… But I don’t want to be his girl. He appreciates who I was and who I am, and we grew up together. That’s what friendship is all about, whether we’re married or in love or whatever, you have to know who you’re with, and he and I have spent a lot of time together.
She also mentioned that he was a good father and a great dad. We still don’t know the reason for the divorce, but according to her, “He’s part of the family. I love him; not in love, but I love him.”
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Chanté remarried Kenny Lattimore in 2002 and they have a son together, but they were divorced in 2011.
Sophia, Hardison’s daughter with Chante, was born September 27, 1996, one year before they officially entered into a life-long bond. Most people would say she is a split image of her father, but both parents played their roles in her life.
His Relationship With Cree Summer
The Summer of Cree was a contributor to one of the famous works by Kadeem Hardison from the time of “A Different World” and it was known that Cree and Kadeem were dated at that time. People had this idea when the role that Cree played was that of a student activist Freddie Brooks who had feelings for Dwayne Wayne.
Cree married Angelo Pullen in 2000 and they have two children together. Kadeem Hardison is currently single.