D. L. Hughley Biography (1963-)

Full name, Darryl Lynn Hughley; born March 6, 1963, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Charles (a Delta Air Lines maintenance worker) and Audrey Hughley; marriedLaDonna (a social work student), February 22, 1986; children: Ryan, Tyler, Kyle. Addresses: Agent: ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, comedian, producer, writer
Birth Details
March 6, 1963
Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Host, BET's Comicview, Black Entertainment Television, 1992-1993
  • Marlon, Double Rush (also known as Lickety Split), CBS, 1995
  • Darryl Hughley, The Hughleys, ABC, 1998- then UPN, 2000-2002
  • Host, Premium Blend (also known as Comedy Central's Premium Blend), Comedy Central, 2003
  • Specials
  • Math ... Who Needs It?!, PBS, 1991
  • HBO Comedy Half-Hour: D. L. Hughley, HBO, 1994
  • (As Dio Hughley) Himself, The 26th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1998
  • Host (Las Vegas), Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve '99, ABC, 1998
  • The 30th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1999
  • TV Guide Awards, Fox, 1999
  • Host, The 15th Annual Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC,1999
  • D. L. Hughley: Goin' Home, HBO, 1999
  • E! Rack-N-Roll: Behind the Scenes, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
  • The 2nd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest, syndicated, 1999
  • Canned Ham: The Original Kings of Comedy, Comedy Central, 2000
  • Host, America's Funniest Home Videos: A Tribute to Moms, ABC, 2000
  • Host, America's Funniest Home Videos: Stupid Cupid, ABC, 2000
  • All-Star Bloopers, ABC, 2000
  • The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000
  • MTV Icon: Janet Jackson, MTV, 2001
  • Host, The 2001 Essence Awards, Fox, 2001
  • Host, A Motown Christmas, 2002
  • Himself, Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (documentary), TV Land, 2002
  • Himself, Diet Coke with Lemon Celebrates 40 Years of Laughter: At theImprov, 2002
  • Himself, Richard Pryor: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary),E! Entertainment Television, 2003
  • Himself, Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny, Trio, 2003
  • Host, VH1 Big in '03, VH1, 2003
  • Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!, Comedy Central, 2003
  • Comedy Central's Bar Mitzvah Bash!, Comedy Central, 2004
  • Honoree, 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, Comedy Central, 2004
  • Also appeared in a The Best of Def Comedy Jam, HBO; Def Jam's Comedy All-Stars, HBO; MTV's Comedy Half-Hour, MTV.
  • Pilots
  • Host, Liar, CBS, 2004
  • Episodic
  • Keith, "Ain't No Business Like Show Business," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1993
  • Hank, "Slime Party," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1997
  • Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998
  • Himself, The Chris Rock Show, HBO, 1998
  • Himself, Late Night with Rita Sever, 1998
  • Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1999, 2003
  • Darryl Hughley, "Who's Your Mama?," The Parkers, UPN, 2001
  • Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
  • Himself, "Comedians Special," Weakest Link, NBC, 2001
  • Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003
  • Kevin Turk, "My Brother, My Keeper," Scrubs, NBC, 2003
  • Guest host, The Sharon Osbourne Show, syndicated, 2003
  • Himself, "Rebel without an Oz," The Osbournes, MTV, 2004
  • Also appeared in 48 Hours, ABC; Celebrity Undercover; One-Night Stand, HBO; Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, HBO; as guesthost, Later; Reggie James, The Watcher, UPN; himself, "Clash of the Comedies Week," Family Feud, syndicated; himself, Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO.
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Creator and producer, The Hughleys, ABC, 1998- UPN, 2000-2002
  • Specials
  • Executive producer, D. L. Hughley: Goin' Home, HBO, 1999
  • Film Appearances
  • Voice of Gadgetmobile, Inspector Gadget, Buena Vista, 1999
  • Derrick West, The Brothers, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
  • Rodrigo, Chasing Papi, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
  • John Wilson, Scary Movie 3, Dimension, 2003
  • Himself, Bitter Jester, 2003
  • Johnny, Soul Plane, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2004
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Specials
  • HBO Comedy Half-Hour: D. L. Hughley, HBO, 1994
  • D. L. Hughley: Goin' Home, HBO, 1999
  • Television Episodes
  • The Hughleys, ABC, 1998- then UPN, 2000-2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 23, Gale Group, 1999
    • Newsmakers, Issue 1, Gale Group, 2001
    Periodicals
    • Ebony, September, 1999, p. 158
    • Entertainment Weekly, August 11, 2000, p. 42
    • Jet, December 7, 1998, p. 54
    • Newsweek, October 26, 1998, p. 73
    • People Weekly, November 9, 1998, p. 117

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