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Decades after A Different World ended, the Cosby Show spinoff is gearing up for a sequel, and it finally has a cast. The original A Different World show ran from 1987 to 1993 and followed Lisa Bonet's Denise Huxtable and Marisa Tomei's Maggie Lauten as they attended an Hbcu (Historically Black College or University). After the second season, however, Bonet and Tomei both left the show due to Bonet's pregnancy. Tragically, several A Different World cast members have died since the show's conclusion, including Lou Myers (Vernon Gaines), Diahann Carroll (Marion Gilbert), and Rosalind Cash (Dean Hughes).

According to a report by Variety, Netflix is already planning an updated cast for its sequel show. While there is no word about what will happen to the late actors' characters, the pilot has cast six series regulars already. Chibuikem Uche will be playing Kojo, Maleah Joi Moon will be Deborah, Cornell Young will be Shaquille,...

There was a time when NBC ruled the airwaves on Thursday night. Some of the shows to appear on that night include Seinfeld, Friends, and The Cosby Show. The last show has had some gray cast over it because of the allegations involving Bill Cosby, but the show was still full of talent and dealt with subjects in a different light.

One of the stars of the show was Lisa Bonet. She was such a popular character, in fact, that NBC decided to spin off her own show from The Cosby Show and have Bonet's character, Denise Huxtable, go off to college. Denise went to the fictional Hbcu Hillman College, but Bonet lasted only one year in the series. Ironically, the series A Different World was better after she left.

That is meant to be no offense to Bonet, but a tribute to how great the writing was on the show.

There are several members of the A Different World cast who have died - and the actors who have passed away after appearing on the NBC sitcom shows how high the caliber of talent in the show truly was. Airing between 1987 and 1993, A Different World was a spin-off of The Cosby Show that went on to gain a solid following in its own right. Jasmine Guy led the cast as Whitley Gilbert-Wayne, and the show followed her life at the fictional Hillman College.

In the years following the cancelation of the 1990s sitcom A Different World in 1993, several former cast members have passed away. Some were recurring presences on the show, whereas others were guest stars who only appeared in single episodes. However, each member of the A Different World cast who has died left with an incredible career behind them, highlighting how important the performances of the actors in...

TV, film and stage actor Lou Myers, best known for playing Mr. Gaines on the sitcom A Different World in the '80s and early '90s, has died at 77. Myers passed away at the Charleston Area Medical Center in his native state of West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months, TMZ.com reported. Myers was born in Chesapeake, W.V., the son of a Cabin Creek coal miner, according to the Charleston Gazette. After attending West Virginia State University, he got his first acting break as an understudy in the Broadway play The First Breeze of Summer. He...

Lou, who starred in the ’80s ‘Cosby Show’ spin-off on NBC, passed away on Feb. 19 after a series of health scares. So sad.

Lou Myers, the actor famous for playing Mr. Vernon Gaines on A Different World, the successful spin-off of The Cosby Show that ran for six seasons in the late ’80s on NBC, passed away in West Virginia following a heart-related emergency on Feb. 19.

The President of the actor’s non-profit organization spoke with TMZ, telling the website that Lou was in the care of the Charleston Medical Center at the time of his passing. It’s reported that his heart stopped earlier on the 19th. Doctors revived him, but he fell into a coma and died just hours later.

Lou Myers’ Health Woes

Lou’s health troubles began when he was hospitalized in December for pneumonia, but was released after New Year’s. He collapsed in his home a few weeks later,...

"A Different World" Star Lou Myers -- famous for playing Mr. Vernon Gaines on the 80s show -- has died, TMZ has learned.The President of Lou's non-profit tells TMZ, Lou passed away last night in West Virginia at the Charleston Medical Center following a heart-related emergency.Lou was hospitalized in December for pneumonia but released after New Year's. He collapsed at home a few weeks later and was hospitalized again.Lou's heart stopped yesterday.

Lou Myers, who played Mr. Vernon Gaines on the 1980s TV series A Different World, has died, TMZ reports. He was 77 years old. The president of the late actor's nonprofit told TMZ that Myers passed away at the Charleston Medical Center in West Virginia, where he was being treated for a heart-related emergency. He had previously been hospitalized in December for pneumonia and again in January after he collapsed at home. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, Myers' heart stopped and he fell into a coma. According to TMZ, [...]...