Fictional character
Fictional character
Dwayne Wayne First appearance Reconcilable Differences Last appearance When One Door Closes...: Part 2 Created by Bill Cosby Portrayed by Kadeem Hardison Full name Dwayne Cleophus Wayne Gender Male Occupation Student Family Adele Wayne (mother) Woodson Wayne (father) Spouse Whitley Marion Gilbert-Wayne Nationality American
Dwayne Wayne is a fictional character who appears in the American sitcom A Different World , portrayed by actor Kadeem Hardison .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
He is known for his trademark flip up eyeglasses/shades and making unsuccessful advances on numerous women throughout his freshman year.[ 7] [self-published source ]
Maggie Lauten, portrayed by actress Marisa Tomei who left the show after one season, was to have an interracial relationship with Dwayne.[ 8]
Dwayne Wayne has an on off relationship with Whitley Gilbert-Wayne .[ 9] They eventually get married and visit Los Angeles, which coincided with the 1992 riots following the verdict in the Rodney King trial.[ 10]
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^ Spencer, Jon M. (1 June 1995). The New Colored People: The Mixed-Race Movement in America . NYU Press. ISBN 9780814739808 . Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via Google Books.
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