Todd Bridges, the last surviving star of the 1980s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes, paid a sweet tribute to his late costar Dana Plato, who would have turned 55 on Thursday. “You were the one person I could ...

A new documentary on child star Gary Coleman is renewing focus on the tragic fate of his co-star Dana Plato. Plato was just 14 when she appeared with Coleman on the hit sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes.' But ...

Dana Plato starred in one of the most recognizable sitcoms of the of the 1970s and '80s. But amid a career reliant on comic timing, a dark tragedy took hold when Plato died at age 34. Born on Nov. 7, ...

With no TV job offers coming in, she moved from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. “She was living on the edge of poverty and unable to reach out to anyone, and it ended unfortunately with one of her more… ...

It has been almost 11 years - exactly - since child actress Dana Plato died from an overdose. Plato, best known for her role as Kimberly Drummond on Diff’rent Strokes, was forced to leave the hit ...

Former child actress Dana Plato’s drug-overdose death was ruled a suicide Friday. The 34-year-old former star of the NBC sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” died May 8 while visiting her fiance’s parents in ...

Are you a Diff'rent Strokes superfan? Do you write erotic Arnold/Dudley slash fiction? Then boy are you in luck, because the Winnebago Dana Plato overdosed in is for sale. An anonymous tipster with ...

On this date, June 6, in 1991, “Diff’rent Strokes” actress Dana Plato received a six-year suspended sentence for robbing a video store at gunpoint. Plato was one of the TV show’s three child stars who ...

Heartbreaking news for fans of the 80s hit sitcom Diff’rent Strokes. The son of Dana Plato, who played Kimberly Drummond, has committed suicide, RadarOnline.com has confirmed. What makes this news ...