Troubled Times
With the show off air, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Dana Plato all had a lot of difficulty in getting additional roles in Hollywood. All three would go on to also experience various legal problems while both Bridges and Plato struggled with drug addiction. In addition to that, the press and fans blamed the cast’s own personal problems and their poor careers on what was then known as the “curse of Diff’rent Strokes”.
Troubled Times
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Made for TV
Fox did a one-hour television movie broadcast in 2000, After Diff’rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped. This film actually starred quite a lot of unknown actors and focused a lot on Dana Plato’s life after the show and her death.
Made For TV
