A Different World

*A Different World*
A Different World
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Bill Cosby
Starring	Lisa Bonet; Marisa Tomei; Dawnn Lewis; Jasmine Guy; Kadeem Hardison; Mary Alice; Loretta Devine; Darryl M. Bell; Sinbad; Charnele Brown; Cree Summer; Glynn Turman; Lou Myers; Ajai Sanders; Jada Pinkett; Karen Malina White;
Theme music composer	Stu Gardner; Bill Cosby; Dawnn Lewis;
Opening theme	Performed by:; Phoebe Snow (season 1); Aretha Franklin (seasons 2–5); Boyz II Men and Terrence Forsythe (season 6)
Composers	Stu Gardner; Art Lisi;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	144 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Marcy Carsey; Tom Werner; Caryn Mandabach; Susan Fales;
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	23–25 minutes
Production company	Carsey-Werner Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 24, 1987 –; July 9, 1993
Related
	The Cosby Show

A Different World is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of The Cosby Show. It aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987, to July 9, 1993. The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in Virginia. It was inspired by student life at historically black colleges and universities.

After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert-Wayne, played by Jasmine Guy, and math whiz Dwayne Cleophus Wayne, played by Kadeem Hardison.