deon richmond played kenny bud on the cosby show.
deon richmond played kenny bud on the cosby show.
who played kenny bud on the cosby show?
deon richmond
deon richmond (born june 2, 1978) is an american actor from new york city who is best known for his recurring roles as rudy huxtable's friend kenny (nicknamed "bud") on the nbc sitcom "the cosby show" and jordan bennett on the abc/the wb sitcom "sister, sister." among richmond's earliest roles include an appearance in the music video for the 1985 kool & the gang song "cherish". in 1986, richmond made his debut as kenny on "the cosby show". he made his first appearance in the episode "theo's flight", and would go on to appear in 32 episodes of the show until it got cancelled in 1992. in 1987, richmond played a young eddie murphy in the beginning scenes of the film "eddie murphy raw", and also appeared in the film "enemy territory" as chet. richmond appeared in the kris kross music video "warm it up" in 1992. he played darren dixon in the 1993–94 sitcom "getting by" with merlin santana as his brother marcus, they were cast as brothers due to their interaction on "the cosby show". in 1997, richmond began his role as tamera campbell's boyfriend jordan bennett on the fifth season of the hit series "sister, sister", and became a regular cast member during its sixth and final season. in later years, richmond appeared in films such as "trippin'", "scream 3", "not another teen movie", "national lampoon's van wilder", and the independent horror film "hatchet". he also had a featured role in the short-lived 2006 sitcom "teachers".
deon richmond
bonet's controversial role in "angel heart" was met with strong backlash from devoted "cosby show" fans, some of whom felt that she had betrayed denise's "wholesome" image. some media headlines, such as "usa today"'s "x has cosby kid's film on spot", gave readers the impression that "all 77 million weekly watchers are outraged by the behavior of their little denise", according to trustman senger of "the washington post". the fact that bonet, a "cosby show" cast member, had been cast in a sex scene with co-star mickey rorke garnered far more media coverage than whether or not the film deserved the x rating it had originally been assigned. maintaining that he had never seen an episode of "the cosby show" prior to casting bonet, "angel heart" director alan parker admitted he was unprepared for the public's reaction, elaborating, "i was naive not to realize ... what she represented within that show was maybe a role model for young black american kids." when the film was released, an overwhelming number of "the cosby show" fans asked bonet to reveal what cosby thought of her performance. cosby eventually said that he was not particularly fond of bonet's role in the film, which he dismissed as "a movie made by white america that cast a black girl, gave her voodoo things to do and have sex." "envisioning black feminist voodoo aesthetics: african spirituality in american cinema" author kameelah l. martin believes that cosby's avoidance of the film only augmented the controversy surrounding bonet's role. victor valle of the "los angeles times" wondered if the sex scene would harm bonet's "wholesome tv image" on both "the cosby show" and the then-upcoming "a different world". maintaining that she had been unaware of denise's wholesome reputation prior to appearing in "angel heart", bonet insisted "my obligation wasn't to denise. i felt obligated to myself and my career."
denise huxtable