Deon Richmond | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | June 2, 1978
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Known for | Kenny ("Bud") – The Cosby Show Jordan Bennett – Sister, Sister Darren Dixon – Getting By |
Deon Richmond (born June 2, 1978) [1] is an American actor, who is best known for his recurring roles as Rudy Huxtable's friend Kenny (nicknamed "Bud") on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show and Jordan Bennett on the ABC/The WB sitcom Sister, Sister. [2] He has been nominated for two Young Artist Awards, winning one in 1989.
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 Scream 3 (2000), he played Tyson, who is later slain in the film. [19] The following year, Richmond portrayed Malik, a character meant to satirize tokenism, [20] in Not Another Teen Movie . [21] Richmond was Mini Cochran in the 2002 film National Lampoon's Van Wilder , [22] and appeared as Marcus in the independent horror film Hatchet (2007). [23] Richmond portrayed teacher Calvin Babbitt in the short-lived 2006 sitcom Teachers . [24] [25]
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.
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 |
2022 | Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas | Eddie Lawson |
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] |
1992 | 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 | 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" |