Lisa Bonet

A Different World came as a spinoff of The Cosby Show through the ‘80s and into the ‘90s. Lisa Bonet played an eager young girl, Denise, who was much-beloved by fans. They were shocked when they heard the news of her leaving in 1991.

She was making a solid income of $35,000 an episode, when she became pregnant with her first child. Bill Cosby preferred that Debbie not be pregnant on the show, which Lisa agreed to. Later, she would be marry  rock musician Lenny Kravitz, with whom she’d have more children.