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Whitley Marion Gilbert-Wayne is a fictional character who appears in the American sitcom A Different World, portrayed by actress Jasmine Guy. [2] [3] [4] Warming up to whiz student Dwayne Wayne, the two have an on/off flirtation with each other until their eventual marriage near the end of the series.
After graduation, she was engaged to Dwayne and had a part-time job at E.H. Wright Industries as an assistant art buyer and as a dorm director at Hillman. After learning that Dwayne went on a date with another woman, Whitley broke off their engagement although the two reunited when Whitley cheated on her fiancé Byron Douglas III with Dwayne.
Denise sends him reeling with the news that she married a Naval lieutenant during a sojourn to Africa, and is the stepmother of a three-year-old girl. Whitley becomes depressed about her father's marriage. She believes that he will forget her as he starts a family with a new wife. Dwayne and Whitley compare notes about their personal crises.
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. [1] The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in Virginia.
Kadeem Hardison (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. The son of fashion model Bethann Hardison, he rose to prominence after landing the role of Dwayne Wayne on the television series A Different World, a spin-off of the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.
A sequel series to “A Different World” focused on Dwayne and Whitley’s daughter is in early development at Netflix. ... Tamron Hall’s 5-year-old stole her iPhone — and ordered 75 onions.
Jasmine Chanel Guy [2] (born March 10, 1962) [3] [4] is an American actress, singer, dancer, and director. She portrayed Dina in the 1988 film School Daze and Whitley Gilbert-Wayne on the NBC The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World, which originally ran from 1987 to 1993.
Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor.His diverse work on stage and screen has earned him numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards.