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Darryl M. Bell (sometimes credited as Daryl Bell; born May 10, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role as Big Brother X-Ray Vision in the 1988 Spike Lee film School Daze and as Ron Johnson Jr. on the NBC sitcom A Different World (1987–93). Darryl Bell also starred on the short-lived UPN sitcom Homeboys in Outer Space as Morris Clay.
Darryl Michael Bell | |
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Born | |
Other names | Daryl Bell |
Education | Delbarton School Syracuse University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
Partner | Tempestt Bledsoe (1993–present) |
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 from Delbarton School in Morristown, 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 attended Syracuse University. Bell is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, having pledged the fraternity through the Delta Zeta chapter in Spring 1982. He is in a 30 year-long committed relationship with actress Tempestt Bledsoe, who co-starred in the NBC TV comedy The Cosby Show. The couple appeared together in the Fox reality TV series Househusbands of Hollywood, that debuted in August 2009.[3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | School Daze | Big Brother X-Ray Vision | |
1994 | Mr. Write | Lawrence | |
2000 | Brother | Yamomoto's Henchman | |
2013 | The Dark Party | Danny | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987–93 | A Different World | Ron Johnson | 103 episodes |
1995 | Black Scorpion | E-Z Street | |
1996 | Living Single | John | Season 3, Dear John |
1996–97 | Homeboys in Outer Space | Morris Clay | 21 episodes |
1997 | Cosby | Julius | 3 Episodes |
1999 | For Your Love | Floyd Huxtable III | Seasons 2, Van For All Seasons |
2004 | Beverly Hills S.U.V. | TV movie | |
2009 | Househusbands of Hollywood | Himself | TV Reality Show |
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