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Deon Richmond
Born (1978-06-02) June 2, 1978 (age 45)
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) is an American actor from New York City 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. He has been nominated for two Young Artist Awards, winning one in 1989.

Career

He is the son of Shirley Richmond. 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.

In 1986, Richmond made his debut as Kenny, also known by the alias Bud, on sitcom The Cosby Show. 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. Alongside the other child actors on the series, he won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble Performance in 1989. Richmond would go on to appear in 32 episodes of the show until it ended in 1992.

Richmond played a young Eddie Murphy in the beginning scenes of the film Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), appeared in the film Enemy Territory as Chet and had a small role in the Spike Lee film Mo' Better Blues. .....

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. 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. While acting on Sister, Sister, he earned his second Young Artist Award nomination in 1999.

Richmond starred in Trippin' (1999) as Gregory Reed, a high school senior who tends to daydream instead of focusing on his life. One reviewer claimed Richmond was "great" in the role. In an otherwise negative review, another critic viewed Richmond as "appealing" and that he "worked well" with co-star Maia Campbell.

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. The following year, Richmond portrayed Malik, a character meant to satirize tokenism, in Not Another Teen Movie. Richmond was Mini Cochran in the 2002 film National Lampoon's Van Wilder, and appeared as Marcus in the independent horror film Hatchet (2007). Richmond portrayed teacher Calvin Babbitt in the short-lived 2006 sitcom Teachers.

Richmond acted less frequently in the 2010s. He guest starred in the series finale of Psych in 2014, portraying the boss of Gus. .....

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
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 ...! George
2018 What Matters Black
TBA Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas Eddie Lawson

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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)
1990 Moe's World Moe TV movie
1993 American Playhouse Nat Crawford Season 11 Episode 5, Hallelujah (PBS)
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"

See also

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