The Tragic Story of “Diff'rent Strokes” Actress Dana Plato, Who Died at 34

Just over a decade after her eight-season run on Diff’rent Strokes, the actress died in May 1999 at age 34 from a suspected drug overdose. As PEOPLE reported at the time, Plato had been spending time ...
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'Diff'rent Strokes' Star Gary Coleman Dead at 42

Actor removed from life support after intracranial hemorrhage. May 28, 2010— -- Gary Coleman, the former child actor and star of the 1980s TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," has died after an ...
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Gary Coleman 'would have gotten out' of Hollywood if he knew his 'life would be like this'

Peacock's documentary "Gary" reveals the "Diff'rent Strokes" star desired later in his career to have "a normal life, and have friends." Ryan Coleman is a news writer for Entertainment Weekly with ...
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“Diff'rent Strokes” star Gary Coleman threatened to slap show's hair stylist

"Gary went from being cute to ugly," the stylist said on Peacock's new documentary about the child star. Diff'rent Strokes hairstylist Joann Stafford Chaney recalls that once Coleman's father Willie ...