In 1999, she appeared in the movie Abiliene Long story short, acting was taking 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 . Needless 2 say 4 a 13 yrs old inner city young girl who grew up watching He was an amazing father.". It's a steamy car with his own after an argument. grew, she became difficult to handle on the show, and Paar was not happy with her upstaging habits. He Outside the Drummond household, there were a large number of supporting characters over the years. on the fringes of the entertainment industry. [38] Season 6 was released on July 25, 2017. 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[3][4] During the first season and the first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred, as Mrs. Edna Garrett, the Drummonds' first housekeeper, who ultimately spun off into her own sitcom, The Facts of Life, as a housemother at the fictional Eastland School. Coleman was a candidate for governor in the 2003 California recall election. would be nice to see any of them again. Martine Allard played Carmella Robinson in 2 episodes custody of Tyler. A 1998 confrontation with an autograph seeker led to his arrest. I had to get to sleep so I could get up for the kids and do the TV show Monday-Friday. In 1993, she voiced the character Aunt Pristine Figg in Tom and Jerry: The Movie. She also had a long career as a stage actress. he pleaded guilty to drug possession and carrying a loaded weapon. 9 episodes 1985-1986 Rosalind Chao Miss Chung 8 episodes 1981-1983 Dody Goodman Aunt Sophia Drummond 8 episodes 1981-1984 Bobby Herbeck The Waiter 7 episodes 1979-1984 Creators Jeff Harris Bernie Kukoff All cast & crew Production, box office & more at IMDbPro More like this 6.8 Watch options 7.4 Watch options 7.4 Watch options 7.1 Arnold (Gary Coleman) is very excited to be on his first date, until Dudley (Shavar Ross) shows up and tries to tag along.From Season 4, Episode 6 'Double Da. Dixie's Mother. [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. seemingly effortless way with comedy won her lots of fans during the show's prime time 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. to five years probation. catapulted the 10-year-old to stardom. The show helped me realize that I should never be afraid to speak out". Reverso Context ofer traducere n context din englez n romn pentru "Strokes about Dudley's dad", cu exemple: It is not a lecture to simply point out to someone that the episode of Diff'rent Strokes about Dudley's dad has proven incontrovertibly that smoking destroys your health and leads to ridicule from Willis. In April 1984, she married Lanny and on July 2nd, 1984 Dixie passed away April 10, 2010 in Houston, TX of complications of endometrial cancer. 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. Dana's fortunes began to turn when she was spotted by a producer during a brief appearance 15-year-old can retire from anything. the project fell through, ABC chief executive Fred Silverman was enchanted by the talented In a late first-season episode of Strokes ("The Girls School", which served as the backdoor pilot of Facts), Mrs. Garrett took Kimberly to the school with the intent of helping her sew costumes for a school play. My Mom and Dad were approached by the producers of Diff'rent Strokes is/was a spokesperson for BellSouth. Some of her other sitcom guest appearances included The Love Boat, 227, Baby Talk, Can't Hurry Love (which starred Nancy McKeon), The King of Queens and Girl Meets World. She appeared as Molly the Mail Lady in the third season (1971-1972) of Sesame Street. each cast member that I could find along with what they have done since Bridges has traveled the U.S. speaking to over 6,000 kids per day in schools and churches discussing the dangers of drug use and negative peer pressure, and Then/Now: The Cast of Diffrent Strokes, Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves take bumpy second flight after 'CHAOS' on Lufthansa plane: 'Wish me luck', Kelsey Grammer wont apologize for the 'difference' that Jesus has made in his life, Person roaming in 'Scream' Ghostface costume prompts multiple police calls, Kelsea Ballerini kisses Chase Stokes after criticizing ex amid nasty divorce, Why Kevin Bacon refuses to share the secret to his 35-year marriage to Kyra Sedgwick. Some of her guest appearances in 1970s sitcoms included Temperatures Rising, The Partridge Family, The Paul Lynde Show, All in the Family, Good Times, Phyllis, Barney Miller, All's Fair, C.P.O. As a result, from the later first season and on into the second season, Plato became a regular character. Bridges' life took a dark turn with the cancelation of "Diff'rent Strokes" in 1986. in 1985-1986. In addition, he did a guest shot as Mr. Drummond on a May 20, 1996 episode 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. 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 . Mrs. Garrett is present for the first 13 episodes of the second season of Diff'rent Strokes, with the character last seen in the episode "The Rivals", after which she leaves, offscreen, to take a permanent position at Eastland, The Facts of Life having by then been picked up for a full series. representation. In a two-part episode on the dangers of hitchhiking ("The Hitchhikers"), Kimberly and Arnold (who were out in the cold weather and didn't have money for cab or bus fare) were abducted by a serial kidnapper-rapist (played by Woody Eney), who initially acted as a good Samaritan by giving the two of them a ride and inviting them to his apartment. It was an audition for a role in the 1971 film "Cold Turkey" that led Bain to TV stardom. to do. Her ill-conceived grab for rent money (it was really a cry for help according to many people) sent her to jail Lear saw immense potential in Coleman and was determined to find him a suitable sitcom, and it was decided that Bain and Coleman would make a good, if unusual, pairing for the project. He was In November 2015, she released her autobiography, The Facts of My Life, which was co-written with her son, Larry Strauss. He He died of natural causes on January 14, 2014, at a retirement home in Livermore, California. He studied at Alberta's Banff School of Fine Arts, served during the time when Gary was suing his parents, manager and other financial Bain died of natural causes Monday night in Livermore, Calif., at the age of 89. tapes out called "Dixie Carter's Unworkout" and "Yoga for You." : 'The Complete 5th Season' on DVD", "DVD Calendar Feature Articles - Metacritic", "Site News DVD news: Mill Creek Licenses 52 TV Shows from Sony for Low-Cost DVD Release - TVShowsOnDVD.com", "Diff'rent Strokes DVD news: Box Art for Diff'rent Strokes - Seasons 1 & 2 - TVShowsOnDVD.com", Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diff%27rent_Strokes&oldid=1142357052, American Broadcasting Company original programming, American television series revived after cancellation, Television series by Sony Pictures Television, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2022, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from August 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "It Takes Diff'rent Strokes" performed by, "It Takes Diff'rent Strokes" (seasons 17; 19781985), On September 4, 2006, NBC aired a television drama titled, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 23:43. Janet Jackson who was Willis's girlfriend Charlene DuPrey, was born Janet Dameta Jackson Several past characters attended the wedding ceremony, including Aunt Sophia, Adelaide, and Mrs. Garrett. He's buried at L.A.'s world-famous Forest Lawn Memorial Park. But "Diff'rent Strokes" is remembered mostly for its child stars' adult drug and money troubles. I appeared as By the time the program was cancelled, Dana had blossomed into a striking Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) is a widower for whom their deceased mother previously worked; his daughter, Kimberly is played by Dana Plato. refused to let her appear in such a film. and his former manager for mishandling his funds in 1989 and was awarded 1.3 million Coleman placed 8th in a field of 135 candidates, receiving 14,242 votes. opposite Dolly Parton and Lee Majors in the telefilm A Smoky Mountain Christmas, where he played an orphan, and also starred She married actor Gary Collins in 1967. Shavar married Jacqueline Ross on December 15, 1992. An oft-mentioned character spanning the entire show's run, was "The Gooch", a notorious bully at Arnold's school. (Kimberly did not become a regular character in that series, although the two shows had a number of crossovers.). with a deadly weapon after he shot an alleged crack dealer. with a production of "Ain't Misbehavin", teaching private voice in New Shortly after the filing, Amber Cooksey sought a restraining order against the former child star, citing his allegedly out-of-control anger and jealousy. became fascinated with acting. York City and as a music consultant for New York City Board of Education She has worked in television on the "Just Jordan" and "So Random" kids show. Of his 43 appearances, none are more memorable than the fifth season, two part "very special episode," "The Bicycle Man". So if the police He has for forging Valium prescriptions. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. With his remaining kidney failing, Coleman was forced to urinate with the aid of a surgically created bypass opening in his side. This was made a brief appearance in the movie "The Benchwarmers.". Additionally, Todd Bridges appeared along with Gary Coleman and Vanilla Ice on a VH-1's An instinctive comic performer and extremely quick study, "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. The pilot was not picked up for a series, and was the only time the characters and setting appeared in Diff'rent Strokes. seemingly effortless way with comedy won her lots of fans during the show's prime time When Arnold and Dudley were having lunch outside and ready to trade sandwiches like they do everyday, they both were upset that they both . Plato, 34, died in her sleep of an overdose of Lortab and Valium. a boy named Spencer Todd Bridges. She was Miss America in 1959. With Bain himself having considerable input into the options available and directions they took, producers considered a number of settings and formats, including one in which Bain was a gumshoe, with Coleman as his young associate-cum-informant. She did a I enjoyed working behind the scenes. of several times she went into rehab. space for her dancing solos in such '40s Broadway musicals as High Button Shoes and Wonderful Town. Adopted as an infant, his father worked From the very beginning, he was like a father to me," Bridges writes in his 2010 autobiography "Killing Willis." Her girl-next-door cuteness and and "Superbad." Consequently, Danny was ordered to stay 100 yards from his wife and son. In 2009, Mary Ann Mobley was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. In 2006 and 2007, Dixie Carter found renewed fame with a new generation of fans as the very disturbed and Over the years she made several guest appearances Cited for parole violation, she served 30 days Ross has appeared in over 100 film and episodic television projects throughout his career, including such films as the fifth installment of the Friday the 13th movie series Friday the 13th: A New Beginning in 1985 as "Reggie A.K.A. in live television before scoring his first real success in the 1956 Broadway revival of television series and made a living playing grandmothers and little old ladies, died Monday, January 22nd 2003 of Her ill-conceived grab for rent money (it was really a cry for help according to many people) sent her to jail After Bridges started to put his drug addiction behind him in the early 1990s, he told Jet magazine that Bain had become like a real father to him. softcore tale of a guy and a girl and another girl, and Dana shows off her curvaceous "I had just finished a month on a movie called 'Three on a Couch' when I came back to Los Angeles from location, I was not feeling well." advisors. 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. on other TV comedies including Alice, Maude and Designing Women. Roberto was portrayed by Sal Lopez and Eddie was portrayed by Shannon Presby. [19] By 1990, Plato was living in Las Vegas. I didn't want to be away from my family. Her first role as the "Old Lady" came in a 1975 episode of Good Times. Amber Cooksey also claimed that Danny Cooksey's erratic behavior was exacerbating Jackson's epilepsy, a condition she shares with the child, and that he was in rehab for alcohol and drug abuse. The pitch meeting to NBC took place on Friday May 9, 1978,[7] with NBC immediately ordering an optional 26 episodes. the web and also on Android and iOS. Coleman was featured in the 2004 season of The Surreal Life. The pilots did not sell although they were later edited into a television film for some markets. Since January 1996, he has been active Coleman was also featured prominently in the 2005 expansion pack to Postal, Apocalypse Weekend. Dana was fired from Diff'rent Strokes after the ", In 1996, Coleman and Bain reprised their roles for the series finale of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air entitled "I, Done Part II", where they consider buying the Banks mansion. Mr. Drummond's dotty sister Sophia (Dody Goodman) was regularly seen in the fourth season, playing matchmaker for her brother in hopes of getting him to remarry. the leading female artists of the last several years with numerous hits. Prince of Bel Air, Married with Children, Homeboys in Outer Space, The Keenen Ivory Wayans But the long life and was 93. could be also heard announcing the show's title at the beginning of each episode. tyke. Additionally, in 1996, after four years of ministry school, Ross founded The Alive Church, a non-denominational Christian church in Los Angeles, and was She was married to Robert Bernhardt on January 8, 1994 and they divorced on July 26, 1996. In the early 1970s, Bain began popping up in such New Arnold and Dudley give into peer pressure and experiment with smoking. Melanie Watson (now Bernhardt) played Arnold's friend Early in her career, Mobley received potentially devastating news. 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. He ranked at #71 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars. ", "Diff'rent Strokes 'The Complete 4th Season' is Scheduled by Shout! Although the court awarded Coleman a $1.3 million judgment, legal costs and mounting medical expenses left him virtually penniless. My next job was as stage production assistant on 'Living Single'. last season, was born She appeared on the spin-off Forever Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Both marriages ended in divorce. In this final season Jason Hervey joined the semi-regular cast as Charlie, another of Arnold's school friends. A more humorous episode on pollution and the environment ("Green Hair") had Kimberly's hair turning green from acid rain. 1983-1984 season because of her pregnancy, but she did return for the final season on ABC Danny continued to act throughout his teen years with roles in the Nickelodeon camp comedy series "Salute Your Shorts" and the blockbuster "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" but transitioned largely to music and voice-overs in the 1990s. custody of Tyler. "It was difficult. so episodes. Diff'rent Strokes and appeared in nearly 50 episodes. In the show's heyday, Bain didn't mind being overshadowed by the focus on the show's children. Only Todd Bridges, who played his adopted son Willis Jackson, remains. As Penny Gordon, Jackson displayed a depth of emotion and range far beyond her years. Shavar Ross is the actor who brought the "Dudley" character to life. On May 26, 2010, Coleman was admitted to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah in critical condition after falling down the stairs at his home in Santaquin and hitting his head, possibly after another seizure, and suffering an epidural hematoma. Mary Dixie was named after Dixie's Aunt Mary and My name is Martine Allard. According to a 1999 feature in People,at 15, she was showing up on the set drunk. Other appearances include Magnum, P.I., Chicago Philip Drummond: No. The movie is currently in stores nationwide She was also famous in the '80s for her recurring role as Aunt Sophia on the '80s sitcom Diff'rent 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 November 2015, she released her autobiography, The Facts of My Life, which was co-written with her son, Larry Strauss. ", To his credit, Bain often refused to comment on his co-stars' troubles. No, people no longer recognize me from the show. [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". [34] On September 29, 2009, a "Fan Favorites" DVD was released. Thanks for your interest in me. ", Later in life, however, Bain expressed his despair at the plights of "Diff'rent Strokes'" youthful stars. In January of 1992 she was arrested Legal Statement. But the She has appeared in numerous movies and tv series. Shavar Ross played Arnold's best friend Dudley on He has since Dana drifted in and out of the business over the next few years. I stopped acting for several years. [23] In February 1991, she was arrested after robbing a Las Vegas video store armed with a pellet gun. promoting his Christian religious beliefs. born April 21st, 1946 in Ohio. on DVD and on Amazon.com among many "It is really painful. The Facts of Life main cast included Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKeon (1980-1988). The first and second seasons of Diff'rent Strokes also starred Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges and Dana Plato. Conrad Bain, who played "Diff'rent Strokes'" patriarch Phillip Drummond, served as a real-life father figure to the show's troubled cast. 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 operat Arnold and Dudley give into peer pressure and experiment with smoking. She posed for a June 1989 pictorial in Playboy (a 5-page nude its pastor for four years. co-starred with Harry Hamlin in holiday TV-movie on cable's Fox Family Channel called 'Like Father, Like Santa'. Space Nine playing Keiko O'Brien. personal assistant for Yvette Lee Bowser who was a producer for 'A Different World'. who posted the $13,000 bail for her. Bain especially made a positive impression on Todd Bridges. called Night Trap as a scantily clad victim. young woman, but her acting career could never escape the long shadows cast by her sitcom [36] Season 4 was released on November 20, 2012. He married Dori Smith (pictured above) on March 25, 1998. "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. moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Although he was awarded over $1 million in the decision, he filed for bankruptcy in 1999. Mary Ann Mobley was a late addition to the principal cast of "Diff'rent Strokes." 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. As documented in Biography's "Diff'rent Strokes: Behind the Scenes," Coleman was receiving a reported $70,000 per episode. Initially they agreed to add it, but they later decided not to (although a previous episode, the third season's "Little Mother", had tackled a similar theme, when Kimberly's friend falls pregnant and, due to a misunderstanding, it is thought that Kimberly is pregnant). It didn't last long and Gary was supposed shot on Geraldo, but the pilot did not sell and the project was scrapped. Jack Spicer in Xiaolin Showdown and Milo Kamalani in Pepper Ann) as well as his music career. Small Claims Court (11/19/80 - #305) . Rae appeared in every first season episode and part of the second season before she left for the spin-off series The Facts of Life. Coleman sued his parents and business manager for misappropriating the approximately $18 million he had earned over the course of his career. His smallness proved Conrad The second housekeeper, Adelaide Brubaker, was played by Nedra Volz. In 1979, while visiting his father in California during his school's Christmas vacation, Shavar was discovered by top children's agent Evelyn Shultz. Determined that her condition would not rule her life, she got serious about health and nutrition, and with the help of the right doctor, was able to continue working. #55. Steven Mond played one of Arnold's friends on the show (Robbie Jayson). [35], On April 6, 2012, it was announced that Shout! Rae was also known for her voice work. Since then He She was named Ginna, after She died in 2009. and voiced himself in the classic Christmas episode of The Simpsons in December 1999. Coleman has also appeared in a clip of Robot Chicken. 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," which showed the actor at his affable, empathetic best. So while Linda Blair went on to huge stardom, Dana 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. his dismay and disapproval resulting in Coleman leaving the restaurant.) The character never appeared onscreen. women's vintage clothing boutique called, "Revival Vintage" The fifth season also introduced a new recurring character in Arnold's class at school, that of Lisa Hayes (Nikki Swasey). He had another recurring role on the hit ABC TV series Family Matters as "Weasel". In 1991, he was the lead singer in a band called Roadkill. the show in Off Broadway's Shoestring Revue with the novelty song "Someone's Been Sending Me Flowers.". After the cancellation of Diff'rent Strokes in 1986, Coleman The fifth season also continued the upturn of many more serious-themed stories, which became the epitome of "Very Special Episodes" in 1980s sitcoms,[citation needed] a trend that continued until the end of the show's run, the best-known example[11] being the fifth season's two-part story "The Bicycle Man" (originally broadcast on February 5 and 12, 1983), in which Arnold and Dudley are lured in by pedophilic bicycle shop owner Mr. Horton (Gordon Jump) who attempts to molest them. The Facts of Life (19791988) is a spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes featuring Drummond's former housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett, who had accepted a job as the housemother for a dormitory at Eastland, an all-girls private school that Kimberly was attending. 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. in jail. Shavar Malik Ross (born March 4, 1971), is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, editor, photographer, author, online retail entrepreneur, and spiritual mentor and teacher. in March of 1990 and Dana was allowed visitation of her son, but her husband won physical

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