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Tyler Lambert, the 25-year-old-son of late “Diff’rent Strokes” actress Dana Plato, has committed suicide, according to several reports. The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Tulsa, Okla.,...
- Dana Plato’s Early Rise to Fame
- The Downward Spiral After Diff’rent Strokes
- Inside The Tragic Death of Dana Plato
Dana Plato was born on November 7, 1964, in Maywood, California. Initially named Dana Michelle Strain, she was adopted by Dean and Kay Plato when she was a baby. Raised in the San Fernando Valley, Dana Plato experienced the divorce of her adoptive parents when she was three years old. Plato was primarily raised by her adoptive mother after her pare...
Though Dana Plato was no longer a starring character on Diff’rent Strokes, she did have the opportunity to return on the show’s final seasons as a recurring guest star. But in the years following the birth of her son Tyler, she struggled to find other roles that would establish her as a serious actress. Before long, Plato was settling for B-movies ...
On May 7, 1999, Dana Plato made an emotional appearance on The Howard Stern Show, during which she repeatedly claimed to be sober. But if she was hoping for a supportive environment, she didn’t find it there. Many callers mocked her, and some even accused her of being “stoned” on the show. Angered and provoked, Plato offered to take a drug test to ...
Dana Michelle Plato (née Strain; November 7, 1964 – May 8, 1999) [2] [3] was an American actress. An influential teen idol of the late 1970s and early 1980s, [4] she was known for playing Kimberly Drummond on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986). Her personal struggles with substance abuse were well documented by the media and led to ...
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Jul 23, 2023 · Tragic Details About Diff'rent Strokes Star Dana Plato. Mediapunch/Getty Images. By Brent Furdyk /July 23, 2023 11:15 am EST. This feature discusses alcohol and drug misuse, addiction, and...
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Steve Helling. Published on November 7, 2019 07:20PM EST. Photo: Herb Ball/NBCUniversal via Getty. Todd Bridge s, the last surviving star of the 1980s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes, paid a sweet tribute...
May 13, 2010 · (ABC News) - The troubled legacy of 'Diff'rent Strokes' actress Dana Plato continues with the death of the actress's only son Tyler Lambert.
May 10, 1999 · The actress Dana Plato, a former child star on the NBC sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes,'' died here on Saturday at the home of her fiance's parents. She was 34. The police said Ms. Plato apparently...
