Kadeem Hardison is an American actor, comedian, and director. He is best known for his roles as Dwayne Wayne on the NBC sitcom A Different World, and as the voice of Static in the animated series Static Shock. Hardison was born in New York City on July 24, 1965. He began his acting career in the early 1980s, appearing in small roles on television and in film. In 1987, he was cast as Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, a spin-off of the popular sitcom The Cosby Show. Read More...
Many ’90s kids remember recess at school and Recess after school. It’s debatable which was better. The after-school Recess began airing in 1997 on ABC and concerned six fourth graders existing within the real and imagined grandeur of schoolyard society. Their yard had government, war, mythology, a tribe of kindergarteners, and kids filling societal roles like king, administrator, religious leader, importer, and maintenance worker. Recommended Videos Recess ended its original run in 2001 but it so perfectly captured the adolescent imagination that it spawned multiple movies and remained in syndication for many more years, mesmerizing new generations of kids. Read More...
Like many celebrities who go by other names, Misha Collins isn't the actor's real name. Collins was born Dmitri Tippens Krushnic, and his name has an interesting backstory. "My mother went to Russia when she was in college. She had a boyfriend named Misha, and much to my father's chagrin, she named me after him," Collins told Every Joe in an interview in 2008. "And the last name, Krushnic, goes back six generations in Canada, and we're not sure where they came from, could be Russian or Ukrainian or Polish. Read More...
