What Happened To Denise Huxtable From The Cosby Show?
Lisa Bonet won the hearts of many teenaged fans of The Cosby Show. Viewers watched her character, Denise Huxtable, go from an artsy, chic high school student to a misguided Hillman College student in the spinoff show, A Different World. Denise didn’t make it at Hillman and dropped out to find herself, only to come back with a divorced Navy man as her husband and an adorable step-daughter (played by Raven-Symone) in tow. A lot of people identified with Denise, who didn’t always get it right but had the best intentions for herself and others.
Lisa Bonet won the hearts of many teenaged fans of The Cosby Show. Viewers watched her character, Denise Huxtable, go from an artsy, chic high school student to a misguided Hillman College student in the spinoff show, A Different World. Denise didn’t make it at Hillman and dropped out to find herself, only to come back with a divorced Navy man as her husband and an adorable step-daughter (played by Raven-Symone) in tow. A lot of people identified with Denise, who didn’t always get it right but had the best intentions for herself and others.
In real life, Bonet also resisted the path most traveled for her own. That didn’t rub castmate and comedian Bill Cosby the right way, and the two would bump heads throughout their professional relationship, per Showbiz Cheatsheet.
As she became an adult, the actress pursued more mature roles alongside being a Huxtable. In the 1987 film Angel Heart, the then 18-year-old shared a love scene with 33-year-old Mickey Rourke (per IMDb). The role contained very revealing scenes, which is why Cosby advised the young star to not take the gig.
In a 1987 interview with Interview Magazine, Bonet explained, “My obligation wasn’t to Denise. I felt obligated to myself and my career.”
