D. L. Hughley

D. L. Hughley

Hughley at the 72nd Peabody award, May 2013.
Born Darryl Lynn Hughley
March 6, 1963
Los Angeles
Occupation Actor/Comedian
Years active 1991–present
Spouse(s) LaDonna Hughley (1986–present; 3 children)

Darryl Lynn "D. L." Hughley (/ˈhjuːɡliː/; born March 6, 1963) is an American actor, political commentator and stand-up comedian. D.L. Hughley is best known as the original host of BET's ComicView from 1992-1993, the eponymous character on the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys and performed in The Original Kings of Comedy. Additionally, he has been the host of CNN's D. L. Hughley Breaks the News, a correspondent for The Jay Leno Show on NBC, and a local radio personality and interviewer in New York City. In early 2013, D.L. Hughley landed in 9th place on Dancing with the Stars.

Early life

Hughley was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Audrey and Charles Hughley, who was a Delta Air Lines maintenance worker.

Career

From 1992 to 1993, Hughley was the original host of ComicView, the stand-up comedy program on BET. In 1998, through 2002, he wrote, produced and starred in the television sitcom series, The Hughleys. During 2005, he released a stand-up comedy album "D.L. Hughley: Notes From The GED Section" [1] and had a short-lived talk show on Comedy Central called Weekends at the D.L.. He is a member of The Original Kings of Comedy, and has also had roles on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and on NBC's Scrubs as Turk's brother. He was the host of the 2008 BET Awards. He also attended the funeral of one of his best friends and fellow King of Comedy, Bernie Mac. At the service, he gave a tearful speech during the eulogy.[2]

It was announced in June 2010 that NBC has ordered a game show pilot that Hughley will host entitled Who's Bluffing Who? Also in June 2010, Hughley served as special guest moderator of ABC's "The View" for one day.[3]

Hughley is scheduled to guest-star on TBS's Glory Daze[4] as well as guest host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.[5] Hughley has filled in for Meredith Vieira as a guest host on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Hughley's first book, I Want You to Shut the Fuck Up: How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America, with contributions from Michael Malice, was published on July 31, 2012 by Crown Archetype Press.[6]

Hughley was a contestant on Season 16 of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with two-time champion Cheryl Burke.[7]

CNN

Hughley with Robert De Niro in January 2009.

Hughley was selected to host and write a comedic news-show on CNN which covers global happenings in politics, entertainment, sports and pop culture,[8] titled D. L. Hughley Breaks the News, which aired its premiere episode on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 10 p.m. EDT on CNN.[9] On March 9, 2009, CNN announced Hughley would be ending the show due to a desire to work in Los Angeles and be closer to his family. He plans to continue his work with CNN as a Los Angeles-based contributor for the network.[10]

Radio

Hughley also has a career as an on-air radio personality. On July 20, 2009, The D.L. Hughley Morning Show premiered on WRKS (now WEPN), more popularly known at the time as 98.7 Kiss FM, an urban adult contemporary station in New York City. His co-hosts included former BET news correspondent Jacque Reid.[11] Airing from 6–10 am, the show placed Hughley in direct competition with his fellow "King of Comedy" Steve Harvey, whose nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show airs in New York on WBLS (Kiss FM's longtime rival). There were plans to take Hughley's show into syndication as well, but a dispute regarding his salary erupted between Kiss FM's parent company and the potential syndication company. In August 2010, Kiss FM dropped the show from its schedule, and Hughley moved on to other endeavors.[12]

On August 12, 2013, REACH Media, the syndicator founded by Tom Joyner, announced it had finalized a deal with D.L. to host a new nationally syndicated afternoon drive show, The D.L. Hughley Show, distributed by Cumulus Media Networks.[13]

Personal life

Hughley and his wife, LaDonna, have two daughters, Ryan and Tyler, and a son, Kyle.[14] Hughley has discussed his son Kyle's Asperger syndrome on several occasions.[15]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1999 Inspector Gadget Gadgetmobile Voice
2000 The Original Kings of Comedy Himself
2001 The Brothers Derrick West
2003 Inspector Gadget 2 Gadgetmobile Voice/Video
Chasing Papi Rodrigo
Scary Movie 3 John Wilson
2004 Soul Plane Johnny
2005 Shackles Ben Cross
Weekends at the D. L. Host
2006 Cloud 9 Tenspot
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit Brer Fox Voice/Video
2008 Spy School Albert
D. L. Hughley Breaks the News Host
2012 D.L. Hughley: Reset Host

Television

Year Title Role Episodes and notes
1993 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Keith Guest role
1998–2002 The Hughleys Darryl Hughley Lead actor
2001 The Parkers Darryl Hughley Crossover appearance
2003 Scrubs Kevin Turk Guest star
2003 Premium Blend Himself Host
2006–2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Simon Stiles Lead Actor
2010 Hawaii Five-0 Skeet Guest star
2011 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Guest host
2012 DL Hughley: The Endangered List DL Hughley Executive producer, Star,[16] won a Peabody Award[17]
2012 Match Game Himself Pannelist
2013 Dancing with the Stars Himself Contestant
2013 Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host Himself Co-host

References

  1. ↑ COMEDY CENTRAL® RECORDS RELEASES "D.L. HUGHLEY: NOTES FROM THE GED SECTION" CD HITTING STORES TUESDAY, JUNE 21. Comedycentral.com (2005-06-13). Retrieved on 2013-01-01.
  2. ↑ Thousands Attend Service to Celebrate Life of Bernie Mac Chicago Defender
  3. ↑ "NBC Orders Game Show Pilot Hosted by D. L. Hughley". TVGuide.com.
  4. ↑ "Exclusive: D.L. Hughley, Gina Gershon Enroll in TBS's Glory Daze". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive: D.L. Hughley to guest host Millionaire". Facebook.com. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  6. ↑ D.L. Hughley and Michael Malice (2012) I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up: How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America, Crown Archetype ISBN 0307986233.
  7. ↑ "Dorothy Hamill and Andy Dick among 'Dancing' stars". New York Post. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "D.L. Hughley Tapped to Host CNN Show". TV Guide. 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  9. ↑ "Comedian D.L. Hughley to host CNN show". CNN. 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  10. ↑ D. L. Hughley regrets end of 'D. L. Hughley Breaks the News' New York Daily News
  11. ↑ Hinckley, David (2009-07-15). "D.L. Hughley to host morning show on New York's Kiss-FM radio". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  12. ↑ "D.L. Hughley Morning Show officially off WRKS New York". Radio-Info.com. 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  13. ↑ Lance Venta (2013-08-26). "RadioInsight — D.L. Hughley To Host Syndicated Afternoon Show". Radioinsight.com. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  14. ↑ D.L. Hughley: Biography. Tvguide.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-01.
  15. ↑ Hughley Discusses Blagojevich and Burris With Congressman Bobby Rush. Transcripts.cnn.com (2009-01-10). Retrieved on 2013-01-01.
  16. ↑ Comedy Central Premieres DL HUGHLEY: THE ENDANGERED LIST Today, 10/27 – BWWComedyWorld.com. Comedy.broadwayworld.com (2012-10-27). Retrieved on 2013-01-01.
  17. ↑ 72nd Annual Peabody Awards, May 2013.

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