A Different World didnt need Denise - Lipstick Alley I think Lisa was cast as Denise because Denise Nicholas, who is light skinned, was originally cast to play Claire It would make sense to have a child or two be light skinned if one of the parents is lighter because that happens in many Black families The Huxtables were also to reflect Bill's real life family
Lonette McKee exposing Janet Hubert? - Lipstick Alley Like I said in another thread, I I thought Lonette McKee and Daphne Maxwell Reid were the same person for a LONG time (add in Denise Nicholas for added interchangeability) So this is amusingly ironic to me!
Bill Withers- The Soul Man Who Walked Away: Reveals how artists are . . . In 1973, Withers married Denise Nicholas, a star of the TV show Room 222 It was a rocky relationship from the start "Their wedding day was the weirdest thing I've ever seen," Avant says "I remember her semi-crying She said, 'He doesn't love me ' I said, 'Bill, what are you doing getting married?'
The Cosby Show: Sheryl Lee Ralph was originally cast . . . - Lipstick Alley Like I said, Denise Nicholas, who was a longtime friend of Cosby's and starred with him in several projects, is fluent in Spanish and was originally cast as Clair She backed out becuase she didn't want to relocate to NYC from LA since she was in new marriage, IIRC