Dwayne Wayne
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Dwayne Wayne is a charismatic, math-loving college student best known for his flip-up glasses and evolving romance with Whitley Gilbert on the sitcom "A Different World."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Wayne canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Different World ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
A Different World Season 1
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A Different World ⓘ
surface form:
A Different World Season 2
A Different World ⓘ
surface form:
A Different World Season 3
A Different World ⓘ
surface form:
A Different World Season 4
A Different World ⓘ
surface form:
A Different World Season 5
A Different World ⓘ
surface form:
A Different World Season 6
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| associatedWithTheme |
Black higher education
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ young adult relationships ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
The Cosby Show
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surface form:
The Cosby Show universe
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| characterArc | matures from playful freshman to responsible professional ⓘ |
| createdFor | A Different World ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | popularized flip-up glasses in late 1980s and early 1990s ⓘ |
| educationInstitution | Hillman College ⓘ |
| fashionStyle | distinctive 1980s–1990s urban fashion ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
engineering
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
A Different World
ⓘ
surface form:
A Different World, Season 1
|
| friend |
Freddie Brooks
ⓘ
Kimberly Reese NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Johnson ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| hairStyle | high-top fade ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
computer programming
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mathematics ⓘ tutoring ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Whitley Gilbert ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableEpisodeEvent | crashes Whitley Gilbert’s wedding to declare his love ⓘ |
| notableFeature | flip-up glasses ⓘ |
| occupation | college student ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charismatic
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funny ⓘ intelligent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kadeem Hardison ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Whitley Gilbert ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipType | on-again, off-again romance with Whitley Gilbert ⓘ |
| seriesSetting | historically Black college or university (HBCU) ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| timePeriodOfFiction | late 1980s to early 1990s ⓘ |
| worksAs | tutor ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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