Cast of A Different World Reunited!!!

[ladylike]

Originally Posted by FeeFee

Does anyone know how old the cast members actually were when the show first aired? It doesn't make sense that so many of them look old.

Now do they truly look "old"? And when we say "old", how old are we talking?
Dawn looks the same to me and so does Debbie.
However, Lisa Bonet, Jasmine Guy and Cree Summer look "old"---or maybe haggard would be a better word. Sinbad looks pretty much the same and if you toss a hot and bifocals on Ron, he pretty much looks the same.
Kadeem Hardison falls under the "bless his heart" catergory.

ETA: The show premiered September 1987
Well...dang. LOL

[delph998]

Originally Posted by ladylike

However, Lisa Bonet, Jasmine Guy and Cree Summer look "old"---or maybe haggard would be a better word.

They looked a HOT MESS, tattered, to' up from the flo' up...just wrong.

I guess I was just surprised that they were so wrinkled.

[Little32]

Originally Posted by FeeFee

Does anyone know how old the cast members actually were when the show first aired? It doesn't make sense that so many of them look old.

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Actor                   Age at Debut                          Age Now
Jasmine Guy                23                                         42
Kadeem Hardison            22                                         41 
Cree Summer                18                                         37
Lisa Bonet                 19                                         38
Sinbad                     31                                         50
Dawnn Lewis                25                                         44
Darry Bell                 24                                         43 


I actually always thought that Jasmine Guy was much older than the rest of the characters. There was something about her hair and make-up that made me think she looked like she was in her late twenties while the others were in their teens and early twenties. Late in the series, when they changed her hair and make-up, made it softer, I thought she looked younger.

I know, I have way too much time on my hands.

[kiml122]

Originally Posted by Little32

PHP Code:

Actor                   Age at Debut                          Age Now
Jasmine Guy                23                                         42
Dawnn Lewis               23                                         44 


How come these 2 aren't the same age now, if they were the same age then?

[Little32]

Originally Posted by kiml122

How come these 2 aren't the same age now, if they were the same age then?

Subtraction mistake. Thanks for pointing it out. It has all been fixed.