Tempestt Bledsoe (born August 1, 1973) is an American actress. She is
best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable, the fourth
child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The
Cosby Show (1984â€"92). In December 2010, it was announced that
Bledsoe would be the host of Clean House on the Style Network,
replacing long-time host Niecy Nash. From September 2012 to February
2013, she was one of the stars of the NBC TV sitcom Guys with Kids,
portraying Marny.In 1984, Bledsoe was cast in the role of Vanessa
Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show. She was a regular until its
final season in 1992. She also made a one-time appearance as Vanessa
on A Different World. In 1986, Tempestt played the role of Grace
Wheeler in Season 15, Episode 4 (The Gift Of Amazing Grace), of the
ABC Afterschool Special program. In the mid-1990s, Bledsoe hosted a
daytime talk show, The Tempestt Bledsoe Show, produced by Columbia
TriStar Television and Dick Clark. She made a brief appearance in the
sitcom The Parkers, and has been featured in the recurring role of a
single mother on the ABC show The Practice. She also appeared in the
Lifetime show Strong Medicine, and South of Nowhere. Her most recent
credits include the role of Nina in the Oxygen Channel's original
television movie Husband for Hire, Steven Bochco's Raising the Bar,
and the role of Abby in the third season of Disney Channel's animated
series The Replacements. She appeared on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. It
was announced on December 1, 2010 that Bledsoe would return to TV,
replacing Niecy Nash as the host of Clean House on Style Network. Her
first episode aired on January 26, 2011. In 2012, Bledsoe was heard as
the voice of Sheriff Hooper in the Laika animated film ParaNorman. In
2014, Bledsoe appeared in the Instant Mom episode "Not Your Mother's
Day" in which she reprised her role as Vanessa Huxtable. In July 2019
Bledsoe appeared in the Netflix show Family Reunion episode #10
"Remember When Our Boys Became Men?".Bledsoe earned a bachelor's
degree in finance from New York University. Since 1993 she has been in
a relationship with actor Darryl M. Bell, who co-starred in the NBC TV
comedy A Different World, a spinoff of The Cosby Show. The couple
appeared together in the Fox Reality Channel series Househusbands of
Hollywood, which debuted August 2009. Bledsoe is a vegetarian.
best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable, the fourth
child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The
Cosby Show (1984â€"92). In December 2010, it was announced that
Bledsoe would be the host of Clean House on the Style Network,
replacing long-time host Niecy Nash. From September 2012 to February
2013, she was one of the stars of the NBC TV sitcom Guys with Kids,
portraying Marny.In 1984, Bledsoe was cast in the role of Vanessa
Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show. She was a regular until its
final season in 1992. She also made a one-time appearance as Vanessa
on A Different World. In 1986, Tempestt played the role of Grace
Wheeler in Season 15, Episode 4 (The Gift Of Amazing Grace), of the
ABC Afterschool Special program. In the mid-1990s, Bledsoe hosted a
daytime talk show, The Tempestt Bledsoe Show, produced by Columbia
TriStar Television and Dick Clark. She made a brief appearance in the
sitcom The Parkers, and has been featured in the recurring role of a
single mother on the ABC show The Practice. She also appeared in the
Lifetime show Strong Medicine, and South of Nowhere. Her most recent
credits include the role of Nina in the Oxygen Channel's original
television movie Husband for Hire, Steven Bochco's Raising the Bar,
and the role of Abby in the third season of Disney Channel's animated
series The Replacements. She appeared on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. It
was announced on December 1, 2010 that Bledsoe would return to TV,
replacing Niecy Nash as the host of Clean House on Style Network. Her
first episode aired on January 26, 2011. In 2012, Bledsoe was heard as
the voice of Sheriff Hooper in the Laika animated film ParaNorman. In
2014, Bledsoe appeared in the Instant Mom episode "Not Your Mother's
Day" in which she reprised her role as Vanessa Huxtable. In July 2019
Bledsoe appeared in the Netflix show Family Reunion episode #10
"Remember When Our Boys Became Men?".Bledsoe earned a bachelor's
degree in finance from New York University. Since 1993 she has been in
a relationship with actor Darryl M. Bell, who co-starred in the NBC TV
comedy A Different World, a spinoff of The Cosby Show. The couple
appeared together in the Fox Reality Channel series Househusbands of
Hollywood, which debuted August 2009. Bledsoe is a vegetarian.
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