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Find out the full cast and crew of the classic sitcom starring Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges. See the directors, writers, producers, and more who worked on the show.
Lydia Drummond (mother; deceased) Arnold Jackson (adopted brother) Willis Jackson (adopted brother) Sam McKinney (stepbrother) Maggie McKinney Drummond (stepmother) Nationality. American. Kimberly Drummond was portrayed by Dana Plato. She was the only biological child and daughter of wealthy widower, Phillip Drummond ( Conrad Bain ).
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. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, respectively, who are two boys from Harlem taken in by a wealthy Park Avenue businessman and his daughter.
Diff'rent Strokes is a comedy drama series about a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted two African American orphans from Harlem. The main cast includes Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain, Dana Plato, and Charlotte Rae.
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- 1978-11-03
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- 30
Find out who played the main characters and guest stars in the sitcom about a millionaire who adopts two orphans. See the list of directors, writers, producers and production companies of Diff'rent Strokes.
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Silverman cast Coleman as Arnold Jackson on the upcoming sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, which moved to NBC along with Silverman in the fall of 1978. It was this extraordinarily popular series, coupled with the precocious Coleman's spirited TV talk show appearances, that catapulted the 10-year-old to stardom.