Darryl Lynn "D. L." Hughley (born March 6, 1963) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is perhaps best known as the star of the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys , and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The Original Kings of Comedy . He was the host of CNN's D. L. Hughley Breaks the News , a short-lived comedy show.

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Personal life

Hughley was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Audrey and Charles Hughley, who was a Delta Air Lines maintenance worker. He is a former Bloods gang member. ^[1] Hughley is married with his wife, LaDonna and they have three children: Ryan, Tyler and Kyle. ^[2] Hughley has discussed his son's asperger syndrome on several occasions. ^[3]

Career

From 1992 to 1993, Hughley was the original host of ComicView , the stand-up comedy program on BET. During 2005, he 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. ^[4]

CNN

Hughley was selected to host and write a comedic news-show on CNN which covers global happenings in politics, entertainment, sports and pop culture ^[5], titled D. L. Hughley Breaks the News, which aired its premiere episode on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 10 p.m. EDT on CNN. ^[6] 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. ^[7] According to Dr. Boyce Watkins, a frequent CNN contributor, "DL effectively took the amazing campaign of Senator Barack Obama and turned it into a modern day minstrel show." ^[8]

Radio

Recently, Hughley began a career as an on-air radio personality. On July 20, 2009, The D.L. Hughley Morning Show premiered on WRKS (more popularly known as 98.7 Kiss FM), an urban adult contemporary station in New York City. His co-hosts include former BET news correspondent Jacque Reid. ^[9] Airing from 6-10 am, the show places 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).

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Inspector Gadget	Gadgetmobile	Voice
2000	The Original Kings of Comedy	Himself
2001	The Brothers	Derrick West
2001	Inspector Gadget 2	Gadgetmobile	Voice/Video
	Chasing Papi	Rodrigo
	Scary Movie 3	John Wilson
2004	Soul Plane	Johnny
2005	Shackles	Ben Cross
2006	Cloud 9	Tenspot
	The Adventures of Brer Rabbit	Brer Fox	Voice/Video
2008	Spy School	Albert

References

1. D.L. Hughley discusses Dave Chappelle and being in the Bloods
2. D. L. Hughley Biography (1963-)
3. Hughley Discusses Blagojevich and Burris With Congressman Bobby Rush (Jan-10-2009)
4. Thousands Attend Service to Celebrate Life of Bernie Mac Chicago Defender
5. D.L. Hughley Tapped to Host CNN Show
6. Comedian D.L. Hughley to host CNN show
7. D. L. Hughley regrets end of 'D. L. Hughley Breaks the News' New York Daily News
8. DL Hughley’s Def (and Dumb) Comedy Jam on CNN
9. D.L. Hughley to host morning show on New York's Kiss-FM radio