Deon Richmond
Deon Richmond | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Known for | Kenny ("Bud") –The Cosby Show Jordan Bennett – Sister, Sister Darren Dixon – Getting By |
Deon Richmond (born April 2, 1978)
Career
He is the son of Shirley Richmond.[3] His earliest roles include an appearance in the music video for the 1985 Kool & the Gang song "Cherish" and commercials for fast food chains Burger King and McDonald's.[3]
In 1986, Richmond made his debut as Kenny, also known by the alias Bud, on sitcom The Cosby Show.[4] He made his first appearance in the episode "Theo's Flight", and after appearing occasionally during season 3 Richmond was promoted to a recurring role the following season.[5] Alongside the other child actors on the series, he won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble Performance in 1989.[6] Richmond would go on to appear in 32 episodes of the show until it ended in 1992.[7]
Richmond played a young Eddie Murphy in the beginning scenes of the film Eddie Murphy Raw (1987),[3] appeared in the film Enemy Territory as Chet[8] and had a small role in the Spike Lee film Mo' Better Blues.[9] He portrayed a young drug dealer in the 1988 TV movie The Child Saver co-starring Alfre Woodard,[10][11] and 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 had previously appeared together on The Cosby Show.[12][13] 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.[14] While acting on Sister, Sister, he earned his second Young Artist Award nomination in 1999.[15]
Richmond starred in Trippin' (1999) as Gregory Reed, a high school senior who tends to daydream instead of focusing on his life.[16] One reviewer claimed Richmond was "great" in the role.[17] In an otherwise negative review, another critic viewed Richmond as "appealing" and that he "worked well" with co-star Maia Campbell.[18]
During the 2000s, Richmond appeared in several films throughout the decade. In
Richmond acted less frequently in the 2010s. He guest starred in the series finale of Psych in 2014, portraying the boss of Gus.[26] Richmond also appeared in the comedy film FDR: American Badass! (2012) as George.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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1987 | Eddie Murphy Raw | Young Eddie Murphy |
Enemy Territory | Chet | |
1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Tyrone |
1998 | High Freakquency | Coffee Boy |
1999 | Trippin' | Gregory Reed |
2000 | Scream 3 | Tyson Fox |
2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Malik |
2002 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder
|
Mini Cochran |
2003 | The Blues
|
Shorty |
2005 | One More Round | Celebrity Audience Member 1 |
2006 | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas | Red |
Hatchet | Marcus | |
2011 | Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury | Jimmy Fontaine |
The Legend of Awesomest Maximus | Jamal | |
2012 | FDR: American Badass! | George |
2018 | What Matters | Black |
TBA | Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas | Eddie Lawson |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986–92 | The Cosby Show | Kenny (also nicknamed "Bud") | 32 episodes, (NBC) |
1988 | The Child Saver | Jackie Watson | TV movie, (TCM) |
1989 | Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Thomas Jefferson III | TV movie, (TCM)[27] |
1990 | Moe's World | Moe | TV movie[28] |
1993 | American Playhouse | Nat Crawford | Season 11 Episode 5, Hallelujah (PBS)[29] |
1993–94 | Getting By | Darren Dixon | 31 episodes, (ABC/NBC) |
1994 | Me and the Boys | T.C. | Season 1 episodes 9, Bad Influence (ABC) |
1995 | The Parent 'Hood | Troy | Season 1 Episode 2, The Rake, the fake and Gopher Snake (WB) |
On Our Own | Kevin | Two Episodes, (ABC) | |
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
|
Lewis | Season 4 Episode 3, R.O.T.C. (ABC) | |
1996 | Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
|
Louis | Season 4 Episode 14, Coach Counselor (ABC) |
1997-99 | Sister, Sister | Jordan Bennett | 34 episodes, (WB) |
2006 | Teachers
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Calvin Babbitt | Five Episodes, (NBC) |
2007 | It's a Mall World | Evan | TV mini-series, (MTV) |
2014 | Psych | Gus's New Boss | Season 8 Episode 10, "The Breakup" (USA) |
One Love | Chris Benson | 2 episodes | |
2019 | That Show Called Arif | Deon Richmond | Episode: "The Incident" |
References
- The San Diego Union Tribune. May 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "This Bud's For You!". TMZ. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ ISSN 0012-9011.
- ISSN 0021-5996.
- Toledo Blade. August 21, 1987. p. 9.
- Young Artist Awards. Archived from the originalon July 16, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ISBN 9780810863484.
- ^ Nowlan, Robert A.; Wright Nowlan, Gwendolyn (1991). The Films of the Eighties. McFarland & Company. p. 169.
- ^ Thompson, Bryan (December 18, 1993). "Deon Richmond stars in Hallelujah". Indianapolis Recorder. pp. B1–2.
- ^ Bobbin, Jay (January 15, 1988). "'Hill Street' star in new show". Rome News-Tribune. p. 30.
- ^ Gertel, Elliot B. (March 23, 1988). "The Child Saver". The Jewish Post. p. 13.
- Gainesville Sun. p. 6.
- The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ISBN 9780307483201.
- Young Artist Awards. Archived from the originalon November 28, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- Ocala Star-Banner. p. 9.
- ^ Sheppard, Matt (May 14, 1999). "Trippin a Humoristic Light-hearted Movie". The South Seattle Sentinel. p. 10.
- The Deseret News. p. C3.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (April 11, 2011). "Scream: The Story So Far". IGN. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ISBN 9780814331156.
- ISBN 9780740726910.
- ISBN 9781557835284.
- ^ Savlov, Marc (September 7, 2007). "Hatchet". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ISBN 9781557836847.
- Toledo Blade. p. D-3.
- ^ Bierly, Mandi (March 27, 2014). "'Psych' series finale: James Roday on landing dream guest star, ending". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ISBN 9780786403776.
- ^ "TV". The Item. July 19, 1992. p. 7C.
- Ocala Star-Banner. p. 14C.
External links
- Deon Richmond at IMDb