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A Different World Cast Members Who Died
A Different World cast members who died in real life.
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A Different World cast members who died in real life. A Different World cast members who died in real life. Originally reported by ScreenRant.
A Different World Cast Deaths
A Different World cast members have died since the show aired from 1987 to 1993.
Lou Myers
Lou Myers died aged 77 in February 2013 after complications with pneumonia.
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll died aged 84 in October 2019 after a long struggle with cancer.
Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash died aged 56 in October 1995 after a cancer diagnosis in 1995.
Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal died aged 66 in January 2004 after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume died aged 89 in October 2007 after a long career in acting.
Ted Ross
Ted Ross died aged 68 in September 2002 after complications from a stroke in 1998.
Kristoff St. John
Kristoff St. John died aged 52 in February 2019 after an accidental drowning.
James Avery
James Avery died aged 68 in December 2013 after complications during open-heart surgery.
Thomas Mikal Ford
Thomas Mikal Ford died aged 52 in October 2.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Malcolm-Jamal Warner died aged 54 in July 2025 after accidental drowning.
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A Different World cast members who died in real life.
