Cliff Huxtable (Reimagined)

Heathcliff Huxtable was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Russell, was a professional jazz trombonist. His mother, Anna, was a homemaker. Both of Cliff's parents were originally from Raleigh, North Carolina. After Cliff graduated from high school, he went on to Howard University. There, he was a track and field athlete. Cliff also began dating fellow classmate, Claire Hanks.

He graduated from Howard with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Soon after, Cliff was accepted into the Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program and was subsequently commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy Reserve. He then went on to attend the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. A little while later, Cliff married Claire.

After earning his medical degree, he entered active duty service in the U.S. Navy and was promoted to Lieutenant. Cliff then went through a year-long internship at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. Afterwards, he was assigned as a general medical officer to Naval Hospital Pensacola. Cliff later returned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth to undergo an obstetrics and gynecology residency. Upon obtaining his certification from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, he was assigned as a staff obstetrician-gynecologist to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune.

With numerous commendations, Cliff left the Navy after twenty years of distinguished service at the rank of Commander. He then moved to Brooklyn with Claire and their five children: Sondra, Denise, Theodore (Theo), Vanessa, and Rudith (Rudy). Cliff and Claire purchased a brownstone house in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood at 10 Stigwood Avenue.

While Claire, an attorney, joined the Kings County District Attorney's Office as a prosecutor, Cliff opened an OB/GYN practice in an office annexed to the Huxtable home.