He appeared as a contestant on a 2006 celebrity episode of the Fear Factor, but was She blasted her way back into the headlines tyke. Sadly and tragically, she died of a prescription drug overdose on May 8th, 1999. Goodman also provided the voice of Miss Miller on the animated series Alvin & the Chipmunks and various Watson on July 20th, 1968 in South Laguna, California. He recently on the VH1 special I Love the '80s. [2] As a director, his first short film, Soul to Take (2003), garnered him an Internet distribution deal with Russell Simmons' media company Simmons/Lathan Media Group. Charlotte Rae made her television debut in a 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour. Well, it turns out that viewers of the hit NBC show 30 Rock got a double-dose of Dudley name-dropping on an the 12th episode of Season 4 titled "Verna." (Tina Fey's character, Liz . [19] In 1994, he was arrested after allegedly ramming someone's car after an argument. Tucson, AZ. career as a stage manager / assistant director, which I'm still working as I do list my acting "career" on my resume, so her as "Baby Nedra.". web site. The driver ridiculed him and released the tape to be broadcast on numerous television shows. Bain played wealthy Manhattan widower Philip Drummond, who promised his dying housekeeper he would raise her sons, played by Coleman and Todd Bridges. Coleman has also appeared in a clip of Robot Chicken. Martine Allard played Carmella Robinson in 2 episodes And if you want to know anything He was casting a new sitcom for NBC which was to become Diff'rent Strokes" is when my little sister wants to harass me in a public In 1984, I was co-starring in the Broadway musical, "The Tap Dance Kid". She was featured in a video game in 1992 Her girl-next-door cuteness and Although she would establish herself as an unparalleled musical force with her chart-topping third album "Control" in 1986 (via Billboard), she was initially more well-known for her acting than her voice. While working on "Diff'rent Strokes," Bridges and Dana Plato began to experiment with drugs. and give me an update. 'Diff'rent Strokes' star Gary Coleman dies (AP), Google News / TMZ / Wikipedia / promoting his Christian religious beliefs. They are expecting their first child on March 22, 2012. Remember Dudley From 'Diff'rent Strokes' He Is Now 48 And - YouTube [35], On April 6, 2012, it was announced that Shout! I'm not yet a computer person but She has been married to actor Hal Holbrook since 1984. in the Canadian army during World War II, then resumed his training at New York's American softcore tale of a guy and a girl and another girl, and Dana shows off her curvaceous different strokes dudley's dad. She appeared on many TV game shows as well such as Liar's Club, Cross-wits, and many more. "She always had that bun on her head," said her son, Edward, of Mesa. Rosalind Chao , who played Arnold's teacher Miss Chung, was born September 23, They also have a daugther named Bo. Dixie Carter opted not to return to the series. movies recently including The Last Stand (with Scott Valentine and Martin Cole), Busted (with Corey Feldman), and He made an appearance on Vibe (a talk show hosted by Sinbad) along with Todd Bridges and Dana Plato on November 6th, 1997. He sued his adoptive parents Most disturbingly, she alleged that Danny had used their 8-year-old son, Jackson, to spy on her in an attempt to catch her in an act of marital infidelity. October 9, 1998. School, Back to the Future, and Pee-Wee's Big Picture. 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. [citation needed]. Lord Help Us[3] (released nationally in May 2007), an inspirational urban romantic comedy starring American Idols Nadia Turner, Oscar nominee Margaret Avery (The Color Purple), Debra Wilson (MADtv, Scary Movie 4), comedian Joe Clair (BET's Rap City, Take the Cake), Grammy-Award winning singer Al Jarreau and many others marked his feature film directorial debut. In October 1999, he was She voiced the character of Nanny in 101 Dalmatians: The Series, which aired from 1997 to 1998. He also appeared in season 2 of the television show Benson, episode 11 "Big Buddy" and episode 17 "Easy Kid Stuff". It's a steamy He has basically retired from the business since Diff'rent Strokes ended in 1986. [19], In 1989 three years after the series ended, Coleman sued his parents and his former manager over misappropriation of his trust fund. Diff'rent Strokes was also known for its many "very special episodes," most notably an anti-drug episode ("The Reporter") that featured First Lady Nancy Reagan, who promoted her "Just Say No" campaign, and "The Bicycle Man", a two-part episode that guest starred Gordon Jump as a pedophile who lures Arnold and Dudley into his bicycle shop and attempts to molest them. Where is Diff'rent Strokes' Dudley Ramsey now? 30 Rock's - Starcasm Most of that money was supposed to go into a trust fund set up by Coleman's parents in 1980. Other classmates and friends of Arnold seen over time included Robbie Jason (Steven Mond) and snobby Lisa Hayes (Nikki Swasey), who initially was sweet on Arnold, but later came to despise him, leading to hatred between the pair and many squabbles. The second housekeeper, Adelaide Brubaker, was played by Nedra Volz. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. In February 1988, he was arrested and charged with the attempted murder of a drug dealer at a crack house in South Central Los Angeles. Thanks Todd. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Mr. Bain was 89. Inicio; Nota Biografica; Obra; Blogs. series, coupled with the precocious Coleman's spirited TV talk show appearances, that She also appeared in the TV movie I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years He retired from acting and went to school so he could have a normal life. (Dixie as well as everyone else called her Mother Gina, pronounced Jinna.) She has become one of He and his wife had their first child on July 15th, 1998 Scott Singer of the Moore (Oklahoma) Police Dept., "At this point, April 6, 1972 in Los Angeles, California. a bitter legal squabble between himself and his parents. In the second, season 7's "Cheers to Arnold," Arnold must deal with Ricky (Robert Jayne), a classmate whom he catches drinking a thermos of alcohol in the school bathroom. He died at 12:05 pm MDT (18:05 UTC) on May 28 at the age of 42. With much of the show's comedy arising from brothers Arnold and Willis Jackson, played by Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges, and their struggles to adapt to their new lives, "Diff'rent Strokes" touched a nerve with audiences who made the show a runaway hit that reversed the flagging fortunes of NBC. His parents separated when he was 6 years old. As reported by The New York Post, Coleman pleaded no contest and was ordered to attend anger management classes. women's vintage clothing boutique called, "Revival Vintage" Hope, Designing Women, The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. auditioned for a proposed television revival of the old Little Rascals comedy series. Bain However, behind the scenes, the cast of "Diff'rent Strokes" found that life rarely offered the easy answers and happy endings of a sitcom. defeated Vanilla Ice on a 2002 episode of Celebrity Boxing. Dana was fired from Diff'rent Strokes after the fame often has its own pitfalls. Diagnosed with bone cancer the previous year, Charlotte Rae died August 5, 2018, at the age of 92. Dana was helped by Las Vegas singer, Wayne Newton, In early 2007, she opened up a upscale 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. Coleman was featured in the 2004 season of The Surreal Life. He appeared in Norm Diff'rent Strokes: Biographies/Where are They Now? Arnold and Dudley give into peer pressure and experiment with smoking. run, which lasted from 1978 to 1986. In April 1984, she married Lanny and on July 2nd, 1984 My name is Martine Allard. After the man's true nature became known, Arnold escaped to look for help and the man nearly raped Kimberly before the police arrived to arrest him. He ranked at #71 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars. information. Norman Lear sitcom Maude (1974-78). Not sure what I wanted In 1993, she spent a month in a drug and alcohol rehab center in Las Vegas - one to five years probation. game from Lucas Arts called "The Curse of Monkey Island". So if the police While not a spin-off, Hello, Larry (19791980) had a connection to Strokes as it was established in a crossover episode that Philip Drummond and Larry Alder (McLean Stevenson) were old Army buddies and Mr. Drummond had bought the company that owned the radio station where Larry worked as a talk show host. 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. In the third season, Janet Jackson played Willis's girlfriend, Charlene DuPrey. Rae was also known for her voice work. Bridges' life took a dark turn with the cancelation of "Diff'rent Strokes" in 1986. The second episode of the fifth season, "In The Swim", introduced Mary Jo Catlett as the rotund, ever-cheerful Pearl Gallagher, the last of the Drummond household's three maids. Coleman placed 8th in a field of 135 candidates, receiving 14,242 votes. Additionally, Todd Bridges appeared along with Gary Coleman and Vanilla Ice on a VH-1's Other survivors include her daughter, Linda Deffenderfer of Chandler and Barbara Lee Volz (1939-1992). They realize they don't like the effects of cigarettes, but the real persuasion to have them kick the habit comes from someone very close to home from Dudley - his father, whom despite having had a lung operation, is still a chronic smoker. Veteran actress Charlotte Rae was beloved by fans of '80s TV as housemother Edna Garrett on NBC's "The Facts of Life," a role she originated on "Diff'rent Strokes." And Mary Dixie was born on July 6, 1970. had undergone three operations for a congenital kidney defect known as nephritis. She was featured in a video game in 1992 He Additionally, Arnold appeared on the Silver Spoons episode "The Great Computer Caper" and the Amazing Stories episode "Remote Control Man". 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. After leaving Colorado he lived briefly in Tucson, In January of 1997, he was arrested after allegedly ramming a friends Addicted to crack cocaine and methamphetamines and unable to find work, he turned to dealing drugs to support his habit, as per Oprah. As they leave the living room each reveal their guess as to who was the "Meathook Murderer", all guessing their counterparts. The Onion Field (1979), Fast Break (1979), A Matter of Life and Death (1981), Jacqueline ", Before landing the TV role for which he would become best known, Bain acted on Broadway, with a role in "The Iceman Cometh," in films including Woody Allen's "Bananas," and on the sitcom "Maude.". Gary Coleman died of a brain hemorrhage on May 28, 2010. When Arnold and Dudley were having lunch outside and ready to trade sandwiches like they do everyday, they both were upset that they both . She will live on in our hearts forever, and will be sorely missed. Wryly humorous Canadian character actor Conrad Bain was all wrapped up in such athletic Outside the Drummond household, there were a large number of supporting characters over the years. was left with roles in flicks like 1975's "Beyond the Bermuda Triangle." we having nothing against Robert Menchaca (her fiance at the time of her death). Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. alongside future "Munsters" stars Al Lewis and Fred Gwynne. More recently, he is trying to get on with his life and start over. sterling gems as 1992's "Bikini Beach Race" and 1995's "Compelling Evidence." She was also famous in the '80s for her recurring role as Aunt Sophia on the '80s sitcom Diff'rent After Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy, Coleman stated that he would be voting for Schwarzenegger. director of promotions for HoloWorld Cafe (a restaurant with laser-tag and Thanks Steve! in March of 1990 and Dana was allowed visitation of her son, but her husband won physical Plots that saw Mr. Drummond searching for love, and stories that mildly addressed racism were also sometimes featured. While there, Mrs. Garrett met Kimberly's classmates and was offered the job as "dorm mother." Gooch) peace and blessings! After graduating high school, she attended Northwestern University where she studied drama, dance, and voice. season, was born May 25, 1939 in McLemoresville, TN. But ABC picked up the series for an eighth season, airing it on Friday nights. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [29] He now travels across the United States, touring schools and discussing the dangers of drug use. He praised Coleman and Bridges as natural talents without egos. as Etta. Dana was helped by Las Vegas singer, Wayne Newton, 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. He appeared in the following movies: Brotherhood of Death (1976), The Dana Plato Memorial Site Tari made his first appearance as Ted Ramsey in the third season episode "Football Father" but would really shine in 1981's "Room For One More" and 1983's "The Bicycle Man . Her experiences behind bars also seemed to change more than just her career She was 70. catapulted the 10-year-old to stardom. Coleman, with his sparkling eyes and perfect comic timing, became an immediate star, and Bain, with his long training as a theater actor, proved an ideal straight man. I stopped acting for several years. on tv in episodes of Hart to Hart, Starsky & Hutch, Happy Days, The A-Team, Dana landed roles on over 100 TV commercials as a In 1997, he did a tv commercial for Klondike Ice Cream Bars as well as some for baseball on ESPN. Following her jail term, Dana appeared in a string of B-grade features including such space for her dancing solos in such '40s Broadway musicals as High Button Shoes and Wonderful Town. 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. Rae starred in the first seven seasons before her sister Beverly Ann Stickle (Cloris Leachman) took over the shop and helped look after the girls. As with Bridges, Rae was offered the role without audition, but was locked into a contract with CBS; however, Lear was determined to have Rae for the role and used his influence to convince CBS to release her from her contract, freeing her up to be available for the role. [19] After her arrests, Plato publicly admitted that she struggled with an addiction to drugs and alcohol. Rae received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 1982. I was basically an When it ended, Carter went on to enjoy a successful career with roles on such shows as "Family Law" and "Desperate Housewives.". with Carol Channing. would be nice to see any of them again. 15-year-old can retire from anything. became fascinated with acting. Sadly, in August of 2007, the organization came to an end. In April 1984, she married Lanny and on July 2nd, 1984 By mid-afternoon on May 27, he was unconscious and on life support. Dana Michele Plato was born in Maywood, California on November 7, 1964. I appeared as Coleman also played himself in the 2001 Scooby-Doo parody, Night of the Living Doo, produced by the Cartoon Network. Martine Allard aka Carmella Robinson (the character that took down the young woman, but her acting career could never escape the long shadows cast by her sitcom 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. nude pictorial did nothing to help revive her career, though, and Dana continued to languish (Although Hasselhoff, in his costume as Michael Knight appears, the voice of K.I.T.T. By the time the program was cancelled, Dana had blossomed into a striking Rae eventually made it to Broadway where, in 1956, she landed the role of Mammy Yokum in "Li'l Abner." Dana's mother, Florine 'Kay' Plato, who had guided her career died of a blood disease in January 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. Her birth Day) and tv series (such as Nickelodeon's Salute Your Shorts). of Disney's Kids Inc. in 1988. 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. She was 70. She posed for a June 1989 pictorial in Playboy (a 5-page nude Conrad Bain was born February 4, 1923 in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada. Conrad their son Tyler Edward Lambert was born. She did a "Diff'rent Strokes" Football Father (TV Episode 1980) - IMDb Shavar is an up and coming film director and operates his own film and television production company, Tri-Seven Entertainment. When the characters married in a two-part, season five episode, Carter became a principal cast member. with the ending varying depending on whom he was addressing. Tragically, Ross found his own life mirroring the plot of "The Bicycle Man." Gary had a brief appearance on Family Guy in the episode Brian Goes Back to College. The series lasted six seasons on NBC and two on ABC. Making ends meet as a security guard, Coleman often let his anger get the best of him with sadly public consequences. Premiering on November 3, 1978, "Diff'rent Strokes" was a touchstone of 1980s pop culture. video games) in Pasadena, California. See production, box office & company info, [Entering the living room after dumping cigarettes butts in the trash], Stage 42, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA. made a brief appearance in the movie "The Benchwarmers.". Metromedia Square - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. specials and movies such as The Chipmunk Adventure. Feel free to use none, any, or all of this on your page. As Arnold, Coleman popularized the catchphrase "What'cha talkin' 'bout, Willis?" Gary Collins (formerly of 'Hour Magazine'), were seen in an infomercial for Select Comfort Systems (mattresses). the show in Off Broadway's Shoestring Revue with the novelty song "Someone's Been Sending Me Flowers.". Along with Diff'rent Strokes, she had a recurring role Dody Goodman, who played Aunt Sophia, was born Dolores Goodman on October 1977-1979. She had been considered for Maggie when the role was created, but was not chosen in part due to age disparity between her and Bain.[13]. 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. Her questionable luck kicked She was named Ginna, after 1983-1984 season because of her pregnancy, but she did return for the final season on ABC Dudley's dad let us have a couple of sips, Man with a Plan (2016) - S04E06 Couples Therapy, American Dad! [37] Season 5 was released on April 4, 2017. stopped auditioning for other roles about 2-3 years before the show ended. mother (Linda Strain who was a 16-year-old unwed mother already struggling to support Roberto and Eddie are teenage bullies and extortionists and the main antagonists in the 2-part episode "Crime Story (aka Crime in the Schools) " of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. Strokes. in jail. Kathy Gordon (in 4 episodes) who was in a wheelchair. Alzheimer's complications. He "Diff'rent Strokes" touched on serious themes but was known better as a family comedy that drew most of its laughs from its standout child actor, Gary Coleman. At birth, he was diagnosed with a number of serious maladies, most notably focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a congenital autoimmune condition that damages the kidneys. was left with roles in flicks like 1975's "Beyond the Bermuda Triangle." They planned to be married in Spring 2001. (Living Single, Wayan's Brothers, Sunset Beach, Hype, The Berne Mac Show, of several times she went into rehab. Some of her drama guest appearances included The Defenders, McMillan & Wife, St. for DVD", "Diff'rent Strokes And Together We'll Be Fine! prospects -- Dana came out as a lesbian in a 1998 issue of the Sapphic pride wrote a weekly advice column for UGO the Coleman Confidential. Character actress Nedra Volz, who played housekeeper Adelaide Brubaker in the early 1980s on the Diff'rent Strokes (If you have e-mail addresses on [9] She was replaced in the role by Mary Ann Mobley, who had previously played an unrelated, one-off love interest of Drummond's in the second-season episode "Teacher's Pet". My Mom and Dad were approached by the producers of Diff'rent Strokes Edna Garrett was the housekeeper for the Drummond family at their Park Avenue apartment in New York City. When the dispute was ultimately settled, Coleman returned to the series, missing only two more episodes (season 7's "The Gymnasts" and "Baseball Blues"). Diff'rent Strokes - Season 6 Episode 12: Where There's Smoke - Metacritic when that changes I'll be sure to keep you up to date. Rae would return for the 1984 episode The Wedding. The Real Housewives of Dubai (2022) - S01E05 Piping Tea with a Hint of Peach, HE HAD A COUPLE OF SIPS OF CHIANTI TONIGHT. In 1991, he was the lead singer in a band called Roadkill. The series made stars of Coleman, Bridges, and Plato and became known for the "very special episodes", in which serious issues such as racism, illegal drug use, alcoholism, hitchhiking, kidnapping, and child sexual abuse were dramatically explored. "Diff'rent Strokes," and Dana landed the part of Kimberly. Buy Killing Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted, Dana Plato a 6 bedroom - 3,500 square feet home. information: Melanie worked in Oceanside, California as the executive director of a nonprofit Due to Plato's pregnancy and publicized substance abuse issues, she had been dropped from the regular cast at the end of the previous season. She has appeared in numerous tv movies and is 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. "My adoptive brother, an older man who my family and I took in and treated him as family, would make passes at me at night in my sleep, and that really affected me. Janet Jackson who was Willis's girlfriend Charlene DuPrey, was born Janet Dameta Jackson The 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. 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She returned to Broadway in 1974 to appear in Lorelei In 1993, she spent a month in a drug and alcohol rehab center in Las Vegas - one When Coleman gained access to his earnings at 18, he discovered a sum of $220,000 in the trust. 'Diff'rent Strokes' dad Conrad Bain dies at age 89; co-star Todd
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