Darryl M. Bell (sometimes credited as Daryl Bell; born May 10, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role as Brother X-Ray Vision in the 1988 Spike Lee film, School Daze and as Ron Johnson, Jr. on the NBC sitcom, A Different World. Additionally, he starred on the short-lived UPN sitcom, Homeboys in Outer Space as Morris Clay.Bell is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He pledged into the fraternity through Delta Zeta Chapter in Spring 1982.Bell attended Syracuse University. He is in a 20-year-long committed relationship with actress Tempestt Bledsoe, who co-starred in the NBC TV comedy The Cosby Show. The couple appeared together in the Fox reality TV series Househusbands of Hollywood, that debuted in August 2009.Bell graduated from Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey in May 1981, where he was one of four African American students, accounting for 1% of the school's enrollment.Bell's father, Travers J. Bell, Jr., was the founder of the first black firm on the New York Stock Exchange.
"A Different World" (1987-93), “Living Single” (1996), “Homeboys in Outer Space” (1996 – 1997), “Cosby” (1997), “Beverly Hills S.U.V.” (2004),“Househusbands of Hollywood” (2009),
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Darryl M. Bell and Tempest Bledsoe have been together since 1993 but have never married. They choose not to marry, citing the divorce rate of friends and acquaintances. ("Househusbands of Hollywood", 2009). They are living together.
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He pledged into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Delta Zeta Chapter) in Spring 1982. He portrayed a fraternity member on both A Different World (1987) (Kappa Lambda Nu) and in School Daze (1988) (Gamma Phi Gamma). Ironically, actual members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., were featured in both productions, but he portrayed a member of a fictional fraternity.
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Attended and graduated from Syracuse University in 1986. He was awarded the Chancellor's Citation from Syracuse for prominent alumni
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Dark Party
2013
Danny
Beverly Hills S.U.V.
2004
TV Movie
X2 - Wolverine's Revenge
2003
Video Game
Bravo Leader (voice, as Daryl Bell)
Brother
2000/I
Yamomoto's Henchman
New Jersey Turnpikes
1999
Bug
For Your Love
1999
TV Series
Floyd Huxtable III
Cosby
1997
TV Series
Julius
Homeboys in Outer Space
1996-1997
TV Series
Morris Clay
Living Single
1996
TV Series
John
Black Scorpion
1995
TV Movie
E-Z Street
Mr. Write
1994
Lawrence
School Daze
1988
Big Brother X-Ray Vision
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bill Cosby: Far from Finished
2013
TV Special documentary executive producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
It's Hot in Here: UPN Fall Preview
1996
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The More You Know
1989
TV Series
Himself
Ebony/Jet Showcase
1989
TV Series
Himself
The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
1988
TV Special documentary
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Comedy
Unsung Hollywood
2015-2016
TV Series documentary
Himself
Steve Harvey
2016
TV Series
Himself
Oprah: Where Are They Now?
2014
TV Series
Himself
Bill Cosby: Far from Finished
2013
TV Special documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Way Black When
2010
TV Movie
Himself
Househusbands of Hollywood
2009
TV Series
Himself
The Ford HBCU Business Classic
2009
TV Movie
Himself
I Was a Network Star
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze'
2005
Video documentary short
Himself (as Daryl Bell)
College Daze
2005
Video documentary short
Himself (as Darryl Bell)
Making a Mark
2005
Video documentary short
Himself (as Darryl Bell)
Biography
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
A Different World (1987-1993) as Ronald 'Ron' Johnson / Ron Johnson
Homeboys in Outer Space (1996-1997) as Morris Clay
$1.5 Million
