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Darryl M. Bell
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Bell in 2006
Born (1963-05-10) May 10, 1963 (age 61)
Other names Daryl Bell
Education Delbarton School
Syracuse University
Occupation Actor
Years active 1987–present
Partner(s) Tempestt Bledsoe (1993–present)

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.

Bell was born as the son of Travers J. Bell Jr., the founder of the first black firm on the New York Stock Exchange. 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. 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.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1988 School Daze Big Brother X-Ray Vision
1994 Mr. Write Lawrence
2000 Brother Yamomoto's Henchman
2013 The Dark Party Danny

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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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