D.L. Hughley, aka Darryl Lynn Hughley, was born on March 6, 1963, in Portsmouth, Virginia. He is the son of Audrey Hughley, a Delta Air Lines maintenance worker, and Charles Hughley. After D.L. was born, the family moved to California after only two months in Portsmouth. He grew up in South Central, Los Angeles, and as a teenager, he was involved with the street gang The Bloods. He was expelled from San Pedro High School, but he turned away from gang life and obtained his GED. He later began working for The Los Angeles Times.
Personal Life
Hughley and LaDonna Hughley have been married since February 1986. Ryan, Tyler, and Kyle are their three children. Kyle was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome as a child, which Hughley has extensively discussed. Hughley revealed an affair early in his marriage in an interview on Angela Yee’s podcast, Lipservice, in November 2017. He unknowingly fathered a child with his extramarital lover. Tragically, the infant was killed by his mother’s boyfriend when he was only nine months old.
Ladonna learned of the tragedy and, deeply saddened and affected by the situation, began providing financial assistance to his ex-lover. LaDonna did this completely unaware of D.L., and she kept it a secret from him for many years. Hughley collapsed while performing at a Nashville club on June 19, 2020. He was later found to be positive for COVID-19. He had been asymptomatic, and his son and some of his radio show crew tested positive for COVID as well.
Career
Hughley began hosting a BET stand-up comedy show called “ComicView” in 1992. He became well-known as the show’s host in 1993. In 1998, he got his own show, “The Hughleys,” in which he starred as well as wrote and produced. The show aired 89 episodes over four seasons on ABC and UPN until 2002. He hosted a Comedy Central talk show called “Weekends at the D.L.” for a short time and released a comedy album in 2005.
D.L. has appeared in the film “Scary Movie 3m,” as well as voiced the Gadgetmobile in “Inspector Gadget” and “Brer Fox in The Adventures of Brer Rabbit.” He has appeared as Turk’s Brother in episodes of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Scrubs,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Glory Daze,” and “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.” Hughley appeared as a special guest moderator on ABC’s “The View” in June 2010. He also appeared as a guest host on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”
Hughley was chosen to host and write a CNN comedy news show about global events in politics, pop culture, entertainment, and sports. The show, “D.L. Hughley Breaks the News,” debuted in October 2008. Hughley chose to end the show in March 2009, after only five months, citing a desire to return to Los Angeles to be closer to his family. He continued to work for CNN as a contributor from Los Angeles.
Highley appeared on the 16th season of “Dancing with the Stars” in 2013. Cheryl Burke was his partner. Hughley has hosted the TV One talk show “The D.L. Hughley Show” since March 2019.
In 2009, he launched The D.L. Hughley Morning Show on New York City’s WRKS radio station. Hughley’s show was later cancelled after competing directly against fellow King of Comedy Steve Harvey’s Morning Show. Hughley moved on after Kiss FM dropped the syndicated programme from its schedule in August 2010. On August 12, 2013, REACH Media announced that it had finalised a deal with Hughley to host a new nationally syndicated afternoon drive show called “The D.L. Hughley Show.”
Hughley is the author of four books. The book “I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up: How Dopes’ Audacity is Ruining America” was released in July 2012. In June 2017, he released his second book, “Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years.” He published “How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice from White People” in June 2018. Hughley will release “Surrender, White People!: Our Unconditional Terms for Peace” on June 30, 2020.
Net Worth
D.L. Hughley is a $10 million net-worth American actor, stand-up comedian, radio host, and author. D.L. Hughley is best known for being the first host of BET’s “ComicView” in the early 1990s. D.L. is a member of The Original Kings of Comedy, which also includes Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac.
Facts
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Date of Birth | Mar 6, 1963 (60 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Los Angeles |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) |
| Profession | Talk show host, Actor, Television producer, Stand-up comedian, Screenwriter, Commentator, Film Producer, Voice Actor |
| Nationality | United States of America |
