darryl lynn hughley is an american actor stand-up comedian screenwriter producer talk show host
and author he is best known as the original host of bet's comic view from 1992 to 1993
the eponymous character on the abc and upn sitcom the hughleys and as one of the big four comedians
in the original kings of comedy additionally he has been the host of cnn's darryl lynn 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 he landed in ninth place on dancing with the stars
darryl lynn hughley has an estimated net worth of 12 million u.s dollars about darryl lynn
hughley's early life darryl lynn hughley was born on march 6 1963 in portsmouth virginia he is the
son of audrey and charles hughley who was a delta airlines maintenance worker he is the second of
four children darryl lynn hughley grew up in south central los angeles his teen years were troubled
as he became a member of the notorious street gang the bloods and was expelled from san pedro high
school however he eventually turned his back on gang life got his ged and obtained employment with
the los angeles times darryl lynn hughley is five feet six inch tall or 1.7 meter tall about darryl
lynn hughley's personal life in 1986 darryl lynn hughley married film producer ladonna together
they have two daughters ryan nicole hughley who was born in 1987 and tyler whitney hughley
who was born in 1991 and a son kyle Aaris who was born in 1988 darryl lynn hughley has discussed his
son's asperger syndrome on several occasions on november 9 2017 he gave an interview on angela
yee's lip service podcast in which he described having an affair early in his marriage and career
his mistress had become pregnant and had a son the infant was shaken to death by the infant's
mother's boyfriend on june 19 2020 he collapsed while performing at a club in nashville tennessee
the reported cause was exhaustion subsequent tests revealed he was positive for covet 19.
on july 30 2020 darryl lynn hughley was initiated as an honorary member of omegab psi-phi fraternity
about darryl lynn hughley's career from 1992 to 1993 darryl lynn hughley was the original
host of comic you the stand-up comedy program on b-e-t in 1993 he also appeared in the third season
of fresh prince of bel-air as will's friend keith campbell a comedian from philadelphia
from 1998 to 2002 he wrote produced and starred in the television sitcom series the hughleys
based on his real life experiences living with his african-american family in an upscale neighborhood
during 2005 he released a stand-up comedy album dl hughley notes from the g-e-d section
and had a short-lived talk show on comedy central called weekends at the dl 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 in 2008 he was the host of the b-e-t awards in june 2010 he served as a special
guest moderator of abc's the view for one day he guest starred on tbs's glory days and guest
hosted who wants to be a millionaire darryl lynn hughley's first book i want you to shut the f up
how the audacity of dopes is ruining america with contributions from michael malice was published
on july 31 2012 by crown archetype press he was a contestant on season 16 of dancing with the stars
he was partnered with two-time champion cheryl burke darryl lynn hughley's second
book black man white house and oral history of the obama years was published on june 6
2017 by william morrow his third book how not to get shot and other advice from white people
with contributions from doug moe was published on june 26 2018 by william morrow his fourth book
surrender white people our unconditional terms for peace with contributions from doug mo
was published on june 30 2020 by harpercollins and his latest book how to survive america with
contributions from doug mo was published on june 15 2021 by custom house he is now hosting a talk
show the dl hughley show that premiered on tv one on march 18 2019. darryl lynn hughley also has a
career as an on-air radio personality on july 20 2009 the darryl lynn hughley morning show
premiered on wrks more popularly known at the time as 98.7 kiss fm an urban adult contemporary
station in new york city its co-hosts included former BET news correspondent jacque reid
airing from 6 to 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
in august 2010 kiss fm dropped the show from its schedule and hughley moved on to other endeavors
on august 12 2013 reach media this indicator founded by tom joyner announced it had finalized
a deal with darryl lynn hughley to host a new nationally syndicated afternoon draw show the
darryl lynn hughley show distributed by cumulus media networks about darryl lynn hulghey's house
darryl lynn hughley owns a house in calabasas california where he lives with his family
about darryl lynn hughley's car collection darryl lynn hughley owns or has owned a bentley
continental a dodge challenger srt8 a range rover sport and a cadillac escalade well thanks for
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