Janet Jackson who was Willis's girlfriend Charlene DuPrey, was born Janet Dameta Jackson My name is Martine Allard. The success of the spin-off led to several Strokes/Facts crossovers in the ensuing years. The first season dealt with common topics such as various growing-up and adjustment issues experienced by Arnold and Willis, and mild culture clashes. young woman, but her acting career could never escape the long shadows cast by her sitcom No, I never foresaw any of the problems that some of my colleagues got Character actress Nedra Volz, who played housekeeper Adelaide Brubaker in the early 1980s on the Diff'rent Strokes "Conrad was the sweetest man in the world. He is known for hi. Ted Ramsey ( Le Tari) was Dudley's adoptive father, who turned up occasionally. This terrible situation actually happened to me personally in real life," Ross explains "Tonight, On a Very Special Episode,"by Lee Gambin. In April 1984, she married Lanny and on July 2nd, 1984 In 1999, she appeared in the movie Abiliene seemingly effortless way with comedy won her lots of fans during the show's prime time She was featured in a video game in 1992 in March of 1990 and Dana was allowed visitation of her son, but her husband won physical On May 26, Coleman struck his head in a fall in his Santaquin, Utah, home. As detailed by The Hollywood Reporter,Mobley was a native of Brandon, Mississippi, and a former Miss America. So while Linda Blair went on to huge stardom, Dana As part of this, Arnold's school life also gradually began to feature more in many episodes; this increased in subsequent seasons. TV credits include her first role as a waitress on The Phil Silvers Show, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Mary Tyler His father was an alcoholic who took out his frustrations on his family. He was supposed to have a series sometime in 1992 after he did a guest In 1993, he did the lead vocal in the band Bad4Good and also has He remained on the show as a regular cast member through the show's seventh season at NBC and its ill-fated move to ABC. Diff'rent Strokes and appeared in nearly 50 episodes. Coleman providing his own voice. The Kid With the Broken Halo (1982). (Coleman was featured in the 2004 season of The Surreal Life where he managed a restaurant at which daughters, Ginna and Mary Dixie. She later worked as a dietitian at the school and opened a gourmet food venture named Edna's Edibles. Soon, she began to feel that her body was, in her own words, "wrong," and that her success hinged on changing her physical appearance. Their daughter, Mary Clancy Collins, is a Senior Vice President with MGM Television. Shavar Ross played Arnold's best friend Dudley on This was Diff'rent Strokes (Theme Song) Written by Alan Thicke, Al Burton and Gloria Loring Performed by Alan Thicke Details Release date December 17, 1980 (United States) Country of origin United States Language English Filming locations Metromedia Square - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Production company Tandem Productions I It's available on However, behind the scenes, the cast of "Diff'rent Strokes" found that life rarely offered the easy answers and happy endings of a sitcom. By her own admission, Jackson has struggled for most her life with a negative body image and poor self-esteem. It's a steamy enough guided her into acting. softcore tale of a guy and a girl and another girl, and Dana shows off her curvaceous She was a frequent recurring character until the sixth season, when Charlene and Willis break up but remain friends. the show, it was an honor ! and appeared on other talk shows such as The Merv Griffin Show. space for her dancing solos in such '40s Broadway musicals as High Button Shoes and Wonderful Town. So while Linda Blair went on to huge stardom, Dana Coleman was featured in the 2004 season of The Surreal Life. She provided the voice of Adrienne Van Leydon in Itsy Bitsy Spider from 1994 to 1995. together with Media Play. A more humorous episode on pollution and the environment ("Green Hair") had Kimberly's hair turning green from acid rain. Most of that money was supposed to go into a trust fund set up by Coleman's parents in 1980. This last project was spun off into the Saturday-morning Due to a dispute regarding pay,[9][10] Coleman did not appear in the first four filmed episodes of the fourth season ("The Ski Weekend", "First Day Blues", "The Team" and "Hello Daddy? in Biloxi, Mississippi and grew up in Brandon, Mississippi. Buy Killing Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted, Dana Plato She played Mrs. Bellotti, an eccentric woman with a never-seen psychotic son named Moose. a lesbian and was only experimenting). Ted Ramsey (Le Tari) was Dudley's adoptive father, who turned up occasionally. my saying, more than a tad frightening. This same episode introduces wheelchair-aided Melanie Watson, born with osteogenesis imperfecta, as Kathy Gordon, who continued to guest-star one episode per season until Season 6. [7] Producers were keen to cast Charlotte Rae as housekeeper Edna Garrett, feeling that her more "traditional sitcom" talents would work well for the unusual line-up and that as an older character she would have good chemistry with Bain. Post your condolences on our message board. to make some contacts in the entertainment industry and landed a job as a More recently, he is trying to get on with his life and start over. Gary Coleman died of a brain hemorrhage on May 28, 2010. 3 Diff'rent Strokes: Arnold and Dudley Get Molested Diff'rent Strokesfollowed the lives of two young brothers from Harlem, Arnold and Willis, after their mother died and they were adopted by the wealthy Mr. Drummond. MyNetworkTV's new show, Decision House with his wife, Dori Bridges on the episode titled, 'Burned Bridges' aired on November 14th, 2007. Some of her drama guest appearances included The Defenders, McMillan & Wife, St. Thanks Todd. September 2nd, 1938 in Denver, Colorado. In 2004, he was interviewed for the special features for the first season DVD release of Diff'rent Strokes. their son Tyler Edward Lambert was born. [23] In February 1991, she was arrested after robbing a Las Vegas video store armed with a pellet gun. In that notorious installment, Arnold and Dudley fall under the spell of a seemingly friendly proprietor of a local bike shop, who is actually a dangerous child molester (via Decider). Todd Bridges was born May 27, 1965 in San Francisco, CA. His parents separated when he was seven years old. He appeared as the grandpa in the 1990 movie, Postcards The sitcom stars Coleman as Arnold Jackson and Bridges as his older brother, Willis, two children from a poor section of Harlem whose deceased mother previously worked for rich widower Philip Drummond (Bain), and on her deathbed asked him to take care of her sons, their father already being deceased. bones fracture easily. the project fell through, ABC chief executive Fred Silverman was enchanted by the talented Some of her other Broadway credits included Three Wishes for Jamie (1952), The Threepenny Opera (1954) and Li'l Abner (1956). Rae received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama for her role as Helen in the 1975 CBS television movie Queen of the Stardust Ballroom. My next job was as stage production assistant on 'Living Single'. She voiced the character of Nanny in 101 Dalmatians: The Series, which aired from 1997 to 1998. If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). an 18-month-old child) gave her up for adoption as an infant and she was taken in by a Gary Coleman, who played adopted son Arnold Jackson, died in 2010 after a fall down a flight of stairs in his home. No, people no longer recognize me from the show. As the youngest sister of one of the most popular musical families in entertainment history, Janet Jackson grew up in the shadow of her famous brothers. Rae would return for the 1984 episode The Wedding. The series lasted six seasons on NBC and two on ABC. Dana Plato, who played his daughter Kimberly, died in 1999 of a drug overdose. Volz, born in Montrose, Iowa, on June 18, 1908, first hit the stage as a toddler. While many know Ross from Diff'rent Strokes, that wasn't his only acting job. The page is impressive and, if you don't mind Dana landed roles on over 100 TV commercials as a moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. It didn't last long and Gary was supposed RIP Gary. Coleman placed 8th in a field of 135 candidates, receiving 14,242 votes. fame in show business until her 60s. rockwell commander 112 interior. But the idea was dropped, both due to producers not wanting to water down the character's appeal in the main series, and deciding that the additional workload would be too much for Coleman. enough guided her into acting. in Carson City, Nevada (licensed in California '96, taking the Nevada bar in July '98). is/was a spokesperson for BellSouth. Inicio; Nota Biografica; Obra; Blogs. appeared in a few movies recently, Party (1994) and S.F.W. It's a steamy Appearing on a semi-regular basis, she effectively filled the same function as Adelaide as the older female character in many stories, and is present in many third and fourth season episodes. Most notably: Joy Luck Club (1993), Deception (1990), and Star Trek: Deep 15-year-old can retire from anything. (Dixie as well as everyone else called her Mother Gina, pronounced Jinna.) She has appeared in numerous tv movies and is magazine "Girlfriends." could be also heard announcing the show's title at the beginning of each episode. Strokes. Moore Hour, CHiPs, Just Our Luck, St. [36] Season 4 was released on November 20, 2012. Pearl thinks it was the housekeeper, Willis believes it was the teenage son, and though Kimberly's line gets faded out, it's safe to assume she suggests a character similar to her. In early 2007, she opened up a upscale The show helped me realize that I should never be afraid to speak out". At the suggestion of a friend she attended her first AA meeting after a "Sesame Street" wrap party. He appeared on Love Boat: The Next Wave on UPN on As detailed in her 2011 self-help memoir,"True You," Jackson received her first major TV role when she was cast as an abused child on Norman Lear's classic sitcom "Good Times" in 1977. Lord Help Us (released in May 2007), an inspirational In 1979, while visiting his father in California during his school's Christmas vacation, Shavar was discovered by top children's agent Evelyn Shultz. Shavar is an up and coming film director and operates his own film and television production company, Tri-Seven Entertainment. Producers immediately decided child actor Todd Bridges should play the older brother; he had appeared in a number of commercials and guest roles. Although the court awarded Coleman a $1.3 million judgment, legal costs and mounting medical expenses left him virtually penniless. Arnold and Dudley give into peer pressure and experiment with smoking. layout, the shots were taken in November 1988 in Arizona), showing off the delectable figure that she'd kept hidden for all those years. Replacing Dixie Carter in the role of Phillip Drummond's second wife, Maggie McKinney, she appeared on the show's eighth and final season after its move to ABC. As detailed in a 2009 Biography documentary, Coleman was a wisecracking, cherubic 8-year-old when he was spotted by writer/producer Norman Lear in a Chicago-area TV commercial in 1976. He has since Jack Spicer in Xiaolin Showdown and Milo Kamalani in Pepper Ann) as well as his music career. York-based films as Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) and Woody Allen's Bananas (1973). The final episode which was "The Front Page", aired on March 7, 1986. softcore tale of a guy and a girl and another girl, and Dana shows off her curvaceous [citation needed]. of 1988 and her husband reportedly left her the same week. The manager in turn left the business and I never pursued other On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. different strokes dudley's dad. actress having starred in four sitcoms throughout the 70's & 80's, as well as starring in two a bitter legal squabble between himself and his parents. Conrad Bain, the actor who played the father figure on the sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," has died, a friend of the Bain family confirmed to FOX411. Lanny Lambert in December 1983. others). Both movie franchises are very memorable and she was a big part of them. Thanks Steve! Prince of Bel Air, Married with Children, Homeboys in Outer Space, The Keenen Ivory Wayans Two unofficial docudramas were produced about the show: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released Seasons 1 and 2 of Diff'rent Strokes on DVD in Region 1 & 4. She came to the attention of nighttime talkshow host Jack Paar, who after becoming enchanted by Goodman's ditzy persona Volz appeared on a semi-regular basis, but was not added to the opening credits, instead always credited with the guest cast on the closing credits. (she had said in more recent interviews that she was not She was named Ginna, after Crying just like a kid. He They realize they don't like the effects of cigarettes, but the real persuasion to have them kick the habit comes from Arnold and Dudley give into peer pressure and experiment with smoking. Gary Collins (formerly of 'Hour Magazine'), were seen in an infomercial for Select Comfort Systems (mattresses). The final two episodes produced for the third season ("Growing Up" and "The Model") had originally been postponed due to a writer's strike,[citation needed] and the interspersing of these two episodes with the ones without Coleman taped at the start of the fourth season allowed the span of his absence to be broken down onscreen. In an attempt to boost her faltering career, Plato posed for Playboy in June 1989, but her appearance in the magazine did not help her land acting jobs. He managed the restaurant at which the other cast members worked. She has appeared in numerous movies and tv series. When that series ended production following star Beatrice Arthur's decision to leave the show in the spring 1978, Tandem Productions producer Norman Lear was keen to find a suitable sitcom for Bain to star in. The short-lived series starred James Cromwell, Richard Masur, Conchata Ferrell, Al Freeman, Jr., Jeannie Linero, Gloria Le Roy, Robin Wilson, Stan Gottlieb, Lee Bergere and Henry Calvert. Appearing on shows ranging from "The Love Boat" to "Magnum P.I.," Ross was a ubiquitous presence as a supporting actor and guest star. He Coleman played a supporting role in the controversial 2003 computer game Postal by Running With Scissors, Inc. Coleman, who played himself, appeared at a shopping mall, and one of the game's objectives was to secure his autograph. Conrad Bain was born February 4, 1923 in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada. In 2001, Bridges rescued a woman who fell from her wheelchair while she was fishing. As Sam, the son of Maggie McKinney, a new love interest and later wife of Phillip Drummond played by Dixie Carter, Danny was introduced to reverse the show's declining ratings. On April 10, 2010, Carter died in Houston, Texas, of complications from endometrial cancer, as per ABC News. Dana's mother, Florine 'Kay' Plato, who had guided her career died of a blood disease in January He also did a voice in a Sega Saturn game called "Return to of the media and fans. The Tracy Morgan Show, and various She also had a role in the '80s daytime soap Texas. [8] The title for the series eventually became Diff'rent Strokes, inspired by the phrase "Different strokes for different folks", popularized by boxer Muhammad Ali in 1966 (Ali himself makes a guest appearance in the second season). She made her film debut in 1973 in Your Minutes Are Up as the "Free Press Lady" and went on to appear in more than Shavar married Jacqueline Ross on December 15, 1992. The cast reunited at the TV Land Awards in 2007 and 2011, where it won the award for Pop Culture Icon. were able to re-unite for lunch after contacting each other via this site). The last time that was born on August 24, 1993. for DVD", "Diff'rent Strokes And Together We'll Be Fine! . conversation, people who remember the show generally remember the long life and was 93. She was in a 1999 episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as herself. His mother took Shavar and his sister to Macon, Georgia, while his father went to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. The press and fans of the series blamed the cast's personal problems and faltering careers on what was eventually dubbed the "curse of Diff'rent Strokes" by various tabloids. (Living Single, Wayan's Brothers, Sunset Beach, Hype, The Berne Mac Show, she was arrested for the armed robbery of a Las Vegas video store (which she used Tri-Seven Entertainment - Film and Television, Production Services, Actor Services, Shavar Ross' Blog: On E! Dana's fortunes began to turn when she was spotted by a producer during a brief appearance "The first thing I ever tried was pot, and Dana made that first time possible," Bridges writes. [31] Since Charlotte Rae's death in 2018 at the age of 92, Bridges is the only living member of the original cast. Rae would return for the 1984 episode The Wedding. Kathy Gordon (in 4 episodes) who was in a wheelchair. Plato, 34, died in her sleep of an overdose of Lortab and Valium. Hope, Designing Women, The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Dudley's dad let us have a couple of sips, Man with a Plan (2016) - S04E06 Couples Therapy, American Dad! character. Other survivors include her daughter, Linda Deffenderfer of Chandler and Barbara Lee Volz (1939-1992). He was an amazing father.". Coleman occasionally is able to cash in on his camp value to members of Generation X, by appearing in cameo roles in film and TV. wrote a weekly advice column for UGO the Coleman Confidential. Cited for parole violation, she served 30 days sending me out on enough auditions and went with Gary Coleman's manager. Norman Lear sitcom Maude (1974-78). Entertainment Tomorrow, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shavar_Ross&oldid=1142302881, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 17:24. She was 70. " the press blew it out of all proportion. She provided the voice of Adrienne Van Leydon in Itsy Bitsy Spider from 1994 to 1995. Starring: Charlotte Rae, Dixie Carter, Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato, Mary Jo Catlett, Danny Cooksey. She also had a long career as a stage actress. In 2001, Martine e-mailed me with some information and an update: "I want 2 introduce myself. director of promotions for HoloWorld Cafe (a restaurant with laser-tag and Producer Al Burton had spotted Dana Plato as part of a cheerleading team auditioning on The Gong Show and felt she had a spark about her, and recommended her for the role of Drummond's daughter Kimberly. in March of 1990 and Dana was allowed visitation of her son, but her husband won physical Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. their son Tyler Edward Lambert was born. was in the short-lived Fox series, Mr. President, where he was the chief advisor to Note: The last time I heard from Steve was in 2000. Conrad He was casting a new sitcom for NBC which was to become Additionally, in 1996, after completing four years of Bible School at The Ministry Training Institute, an auxiliary of Crenshaw Christian Center, Ross founded The Alive Church, a non-denominational Christian church in Los Angeles, and was its pastor for four years. difficult to cast. However, he is still best known for playing Arnold Jackson's best friend Dudley on "Diff'rent Strokes." in jail. For three seasons, Jackson appeared as Charlene DuPrey, the squeaky-clean love interest of Todd Bridges' Willis Jackson. As a result, from the later first season and on into the second season, Plato became a regular character. Coleman sued his parents and business manager for misappropriating the approximately $18 million he had earned over the course of his career. He appeared in the following movies: Brotherhood of Death (1976), prospects -- Dana came out as a lesbian in a 1998 issue of the Sapphic pride [42] They subsequently re-released the first and second seasons on DVD on July 15, 2014. called Night Trap as a scantily clad victim. Also introduced in the third season is Philip's dotty and eccentric sister Sophia (Dody Goodman), in the episode "Junk Food Junkie". degree from UC Davis. as Pearl Sperling in The Fall Guy and as Miz Emma Tidsale, the postmistress, on The Dukes of Hazzard. pursuits as hockey and speed skating when, in his junior year of high school, he suddenly She played Mrs. Bellotti, an eccentric woman with a never-seen psychotic son named Moose. 1980s version of The Twilight Zone. in January of 1992, when In 1978, Coleman In January of 1997, he was arrested after allegedly ramming a friends Following the cancellation of Diff'rent Strokes in 1986, Coleman, Bridges and Plato encountered difficulty in finding other acting jobs. Her birth Dana moved in with rock guitarist In 1961, she became a regular on the NBC comedy "Car 54, Where Are You?" The backdoor pilot episode on Diff'rent Strokes titled The Girls School on May 4, 1979, led to the spin-off series The Facts of Life. Bain Additionally, in 1996, after four years of ministry school, Ross founded The Alive Church, a non-denominational Christian church in Los Angeles, and was He was casting a new sitcom for NBC which was to become She played the recurring role of Sylvia Schnauser, the wife of Officer Leo Schnauser (Al Lewis), in 10 episodes of Car 54, Where Are You? In November 2015, she released her autobiography, The Facts of My Life, which was co-written with her son, Larry Strauss. 1983-1984 season because of her pregnancy, but she did return for the final season on ABC Two hour-long episodes on the first season DVD are presented in their edited, two-part syndicated versions. Also first appearing in the second season was Arnold's best friend Dudley Johnson (Shavar Ross), first seen in the episode "Teacher's Pet". on TV's "The Gong Show." Despite having made $25,000 an episode while on the series, she was often broke and was working as a cashier at a dry cleaning store. "Sesame Street's" early call time and busy shooting schedule proved difficult for Rae to manage. It leaves you with such a helpless feeling. By the time the program was cancelled, Dana had blossomed into a striking This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. I love them all.". Bridges' more high-profile role was as Monk, a shell-shocked Vietnam veteran, conspiracy theorist, and nephew of Chris's boss Doc on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. so episodes. web site. He appeared in Kid Rock's "Cowboy" video. Todd Bridges Shortly after the filing, Amber Cooksey sought a restraining order against the former child star, citing his allegedly out-of-control anger and jealousy. He has basically retired from the business since Diff'rent Strokes ended in 1986. Dixie Carter opted not to return to the series. He is survived by three children: Jennifer, Kent and Mark. Shavar Ross was born March 4, 1971 in the South Bronxm New York. Rae was also known for her voice work. 1980, Ross landed his first recurring television role on NBC's Diff'rent Strokes as "Dudley", the best friend of Gary Coleman's character, "Arnold Jackson". Ross enjoyed a long career and was a familiar face throughout the 1990s on such shows as "Growing Pains" and "Family Matters." She was featured in a video game in 1992 hired as an intern/on-air personality show Mojo and Betsy In the Morning for 93.7 KRQ in Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 Episode 12. Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) Football Father (1980) From the very beginning, he was like a father to me," Bridges writes in his 2010 autobiography "Killing Willis." series Friday the 13th: A New Beginning in 1985 as "Reggie". [26] Her son, Tyler, died by suicide in 2010. The second housekeeper, Adelaide Brubaker, was played by Nedra Volz. and his sister to Macon, Georgia, while his father went to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. child, including appearances for KFC, Arco and Dole bananas. Small Claims Court (11/19/80 - #305) . small part in "Exorcist II: The Heretic," a film that has been voted one of the worst of all Bridges was offered the role without needing an audition. The who posted the $13,000 bail for her. According to Sgt. Coleman's role was almost certainly based on a 1998 incident in which Coleman punched a fan who sought his autograph while he was at a shopping mall. I appeared as She has become one of and seemingly spontaneous malaprops, invited the lady to become a semi-regular on The Tonight Show. custody of Tyler. and shattering lows. Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout, Shout! Crying just like a man. representation. Diff'rent Strokes" is when my little sister wants to harass me in a public Hailed for its fearless writing and the charisma of its three young leads, the show attracted guest stars ranging from the legendary Muhammad Ali to first lady Nancy Reagan, who used the sitcom as a springboard for her famous "Just Say No" anti-drug initiative. The fifth season also introduced a new recurring character in Arnold's class at school, that of Lisa Hayes (Nikki Swasey). The cast of series regulars on "Diff'rent Strokes" grew by two in Season 6 with the addition of Dixie Carter and . She appeared in the 1994 movie Serial Mom Dogs), and she's done a lot of public TV spots for another organization that trains assistance dogs. Women on the Moon (1987), and Hollywood Shuffle (1987) and She died on August 5, 2018, at her home in Los Angeles, California. of Disney's Kids Inc. in 1988. Her final appearance which is the episode "Bulimia", dealt with the revelation of Kimberly's eating disorder, and won praise both for Plato's performance and the sensitivity of the writing. Wikipedia entry for Dana Plato She returned for The Facts of Life Reunion television movie, which aired on ABC on November 18, 2001. . He is known for his recurring television role as Dudley Johnson, Gary Coleman's best friend in the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, Alex "Weasel" Parks in the ABC sitcom Family Matters, and as "Reggie the Reckless" in the fifth installment of the Friday the 13th movie series Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985). and "Superbad." After the series ended Bridges developed an addiction to cocaine. Bridges' life took a dark turn with the cancelation of "Diff'rent Strokes" in 1986. Coleman secretly wed his girlfriend of five months, Shannon Price, 22, on August 28, 2007. No, I don't still keep in touch with anybody from the show, although it Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Early in her career, Mobley received potentially devastating news. Addicted to crack cocaine and methamphetamines and unable to find work, he turned to dealing drugs to support his habit, as per Oprah. The book was the first opportunity for Charlotte fans to explore the fascinating story of her extraordinary life: poignant and hilarious, a story of courage and triumph, one that speaks for a generation of women breaking barriers, taking on challenges, overcoming personal tragedy, and paving the way for others. For the past few years, she has been the voice of "Mrs. Summary: Arnold and Dudley succumb to peer pressure and ignore warnings against cigarette smoking, only to have the harsh realities brought to light by Dudley's father, a chronic smoker. Since January 1996, he has been active the bowling team. The introduction of Maggie and Sam had not boosted ratings, and in the spring of 1985, in the face of sagging ratings, NBC cancelled Diff'rent Strokes. to do. In 1993, she voiced the character Aunt Pristine Figg in Tom and Jerry: The Movie. [25] Plato died of a drug overdose in 1999 at age 34. Grammy-Award winning singer Al Jarreau and many others marked his feature film directorial debut. but the scheme backfires when Drummond insists on a personal inspection of Arnold's grades, on "Diff'rent Strokes." Cast: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Danny Cooksey, Mary Ann Mobley, and Todd Bridges . Although in her first appearance, in the episode "Cyrano De Jackson", she is sweet on Arnold, in subsequent appearances, the pair were enemies, often squabbling and trading insults, a recurring theme until the end of the series (although Lisa's final appearance, in the penultimate episode of the show's run, "The Photo Club", sees the pair addressing their differences and striking a truce of sorts). became fascinated with acting. "), with a separately filmed cameo tagged on to the end of one episode explaining that he was away in the country visiting some of Mr. Drummond's relatives. Her experiences behind bars also seemed to change more than just her career "It's painful," Bain revealed. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. After the cancellation of Diff'rent Strokes in 1986, Coleman His parents separated when he was 6 years old. #55. herself. was left with roles in flicks like 1975's "Beyond the Bermuda Triangle." Scott Singer of the Moore (Oklahoma) Police Dept., "At this point, [5] The fictional detective Bulldog Drummond served as inspiration for what would have been Bain's character, and although this concept was ultimately dropped, the surname "Drummond" was retained to become the surname of Bain's character in Diff'rent Strokes. Two years later, Ross became a voice actor for Hanna-Barbera and voiced Our Gang kid Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas from the animated TV series version of The Little Rascals. small part in "Exorcist II: The Heretic," a film that has been voted one of the worst of all All rights reserved. "Diff'rent Strokes" Football Father (TV Episode 1980) Shavar Ross as Dudley Johnson. "I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Conrad as we were looking forward to celebrating his 90th birthday next month," Bridges told FOX411 in a statement.
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