American actor and comedian D.L. Hughley got his start in show business doing stand-up comedy and then became the first host of the BET show Comic View. In 1994, Hughley starred in his own HBO stand-up special.

In 2008 Hughley signed on as the host of the CNN program D.L. Hughley Breaks the News.Huffington Post: CNN to Launch News Show (October 15, 2008) CNN canceled the program in March 2009 due to "budget constraints". They have decided to keep Hughley on as a contributor to other CNN programs.Defamer: D.L. Hughley's Show Canceled (March 5, 2009)Perez Hilton: Canceled! (March 6, 2009)

From 1998-2002, he starred as "Darryl Hughley" on ABC (and later UPN) television series The Hughleys. In 1999 he co-hosted New Year's Rockin' Eve with Elise Neal and in 2003, he hosted the Comedy Central's Premium Blend.

Hughley starred alongside Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac in Spike Lee's 2000 stand-up comedy film The Kings of Comedy. In 2006, he played "Simon Stiles" on the Aaron Sorkin show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

In 2007, shortly after radio talk show host Don Imus was fired for his negative references toward the players on the Rutgers University basketball team, Hughley referred to them as "some of the ugliest women I've ever seen" during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His comments created a backlash among viewers.AV Club: Interview with D.L. Hughley (August 14th, 2007)

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1963: Born

• 1995: Double Rush

• 1998-2002: The Hughleys

• 2003: Scary Movie 3

• 2004: Soul Plane

• 2006: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

• 2007: Doubting Thomas

• 2008: D.L. Hughley Breaks the News