Jump to content

Deon Richmond

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Rdactyl (talk | contribs) at 06:09, 26 October 2009 (corrected placement of credits.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Deon Richmond

Deon Richmond (born April 2 1978) is an American actor from New York City; he is best known for his semi-regular childhood role as Rudy Huxtable's friend Kenny (nicknamed "Bud") on the popular NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. Another notable role would be his appearance as Tamera Mowry's character Tamera's boyfriend Jordan Bennett on the hit series Sister,Sister.

After The Cosby Show, Richmond went on to appear in films such as Scream 3, Van Wilder, Trippin'', Not Another Teen Movie, and the independent horror film Hatchet. He appeared in the Kool & the Gang video for the song "Cherish" as a young child. His television work includes supporting roles in sitcoms such as Getting By and Sister, Sister, and Teachers. Richmond also played a young Eddie Murphy in the beginning scenes of Eddie Murphy Raw. Deon also appeared in the Kris Kros Music Video Warm It Up Kris in the mid 1990's. Because of their physical similarities, he is often confused with Dulé Hill, co-star of the USA Network show Psych.


Deon attended the Professional Childrens' School in Manhattan for middle-school and high school. He was born and raised in the Harlem section of New York City and moved to Los Angeles at age 17.