Deon Richmond (born April 2, 1978) is an American actor from New York City; he is best known for his semi-regular childhood role as Rudy Huxtable's friend, Kenny on The Cosby Show. Among Richmond's earliest roles was an appearance in the music video for the 1985 Kool & the Gang song "Cherish". In 1987, Richmond portrayed a young Eddie Murphy in the beginning scenes of the film Eddie Murphy Raw, and also appeared in the film, Enemy Territory. Richmond appeared in the Kris Kross music video "Warm It Up" in 1992. He played the role of Darren Dixon in the 1993-94 sitcom Getting By.