Hughley, D. L. 1963– (Dio Hughley)

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HUGHLEY, D. L. 1963–
(Dio Hughley)

PERSONAL

Full name, Darryl Lynn Hughley; born March 6, 1963, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Charles (a Delta Air Lines maintenance worker) and Audrey Hughley; married LaDonna (a social work student), February 22, 1986; children: Ryan, Tyler, Kyle. Education: G.E.D., 1988. Avocational Interests: Jazz, swimming.

Addresses: Agent— ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager— 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor, comedian, producer, and writer. Appeared in comedy clubs; appeared in television commercial for 1–800–CALL–ATT, 2002; previously worked as a telemarketer and sales manager for the Los Angeles Times.

Awards, Honors: Image Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, People's Choice Award nomination, favorite male performer in a new television series, 1999, all for The Hughleys; Image Award nomination, outstanding performance in a variety series/special, 2000, for D. L. Hughley: Goin' Home; CableACE Award nomination, best comedy special.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, BET's Comicview, Black Entertainment Television, 1992–1993.

Marlon, Double Rush (also known as Lickety Split ), CBS, 1995.

Darryl Hughley, The Hughleys, ABC, 1998—then UPN, 2000–2002.

Host, Premium Blend (also known as Comedy Central's Premium Blend ), Comedy Central, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Math … Who Needs It?!, PBS, 1991.

HBO Comedy Half–Hour: D. L. Hughley, HBO, 1994.

(As Dio Hughley) Himself, The 26th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1998.

Host (Las Vegas), Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve '99, ABC, 1998.

The 30th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1999.

TV Guide Awards, Fox, 1999.

Host, The 15th Annual Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1999.

D. L. Hughley: Goin' Home, HBO, 1999.

E! Rack–N–Roll: Behind the Scenes, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

The 2nd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest, syndicated, 1999.

Canned Ham: The Original Kings of Comedy, Comedy Central, 2000.

Host, America's Funniest Home Videos: A Tribute to Moms, ABC, 2000.

Host, America's Funniest Home Videos: Stupid Cupid, ABC, 2000.

All–Star Bloopers, ABC, 2000.

The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000.

MTV Icon: Janet Jackson, MTV, 2001.

Host, The 2001 Essence Awards, Fox, 2001.

Host, A Motown Christmas, 2002.

Himself, Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (documentary), TV Land, 2002.

Himself, Diet Coke with Lemon Celebrates 40 Years of Laughter: At the Improv, 2002.

Himself, Richard Pryor: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Himself, Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny, Trio, 2003.

Host, VH1 Big in '03, VH1, 2003.

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!, Comedy Central, 2003.

Comedy Central's Bar Mitzvah Bash!, Comedy Central, 2004.

Honoree, 100 Greatest Stand–Ups of All Time, Comedy Central, 2004.

Also appeared in a The Best of Def Comedy Jam, HBO; Def Jam's Comedy All–Stars, HBO; MTV's Comedy Half–Hour, MTV.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Host, Liar, CBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Keith, "Ain't No Business Like Show Business," The Fresh Prince of Bel–Air, NBC, 1993.

Hank, "Slime Party," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1997.

Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998.

Himself, The Chris Rock Show, HBO, 1998.

Himself, Late Night with Rita Sever, 1998.

Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1999, 2003.

Darryl Hughley, "Who's Your Mama?," The Parkers, UPN, 2001.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001.

Himself, "Comedians Special," Weakest Link, NBC, 2001.

Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003.

Kevin Turk, "My Brother, My Keeper," Scrubs, NBC, 2003.

Guest host, The Sharon Osbourne Show, syndicated, 2003.

Himself, "Rebel without an Oz," The Osbournes, MTV, 2004.

Also appeared in 48 Hours, ABC; Celebrity Undercover; One–Night Stand, HBO; Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, HBO; as guest host, Later; Reggie James, The Watcher, UPN; himself, "Clash of the Comedies Week," Family Feud, syndicated; himself, Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO.