Darryl M. Bell (born May 10, 1963) sometimes credited as Daryl Bell; is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Big Brother X-Ray Vision in the 1988 Spike Lee film School Daze and as Ron Johnson Jr. in the NBC sitcom A Different World (1987–1993).
Bell also starred in the UPN sitcom Homeboys in Outer Space (1996–1997) as Morris Clay and in the 2009 Fox Reality Channel show Househusbands of Hollywood with his wife Tempestt Bledsoe.
Early and personal life 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.Weaver, Maurice. "Darryl Bell Gets Caught Up In A World Of Success", Chicago Tribune, January 29, 1989. Accessed June 29, 2012. "Bell`s own education at Del Barton, an all-boys Catholic preparatory boarding school in New Jersey run by Benedictine monks, was nothing like the atmosphere at A Different World`s fictional Hillman College, a historically black institution. 'As I look back, there were some very hard times for me being one out of four black students, out of 400 students at Del Barton,' says Bell, a talkative student but never the class clown." 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.The Obenson Report, 12/21/2008 (accessed 2/16/2009)
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1988School DazeBig Brother X-Ray Vision1994Mr. WriteLawrence2000BrotherYamomoto's Henchman2013The Dark PartyDanny
Television Year Title Role Notes1987–93A Different WorldRon Johnson103 episodes1995Black ScorpionE-Z Street1996Living SingleJohn Season 3, Dear John1996–97Homeboys in Outer SpaceMorris Clay21 episodes1997CosbyJulius3 Episodes1999For Your LoveFloyd Huxtable IIISeasons 2, Van For All Seasons2004Beverly Hills S.U.V.TV movie2009Househusbands of HollywoodHimselfTV Reality Show2026A Different World (2026)Ron JohnsonA Different World revival
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