The sitcom was an immediate hit, captivating audiences with its heartwarming story and the endearing performances of its talented cast. Diff'rent Strokes became known for its ability to tackle serious ...

Coleman played Arnold Jackson on the sitcom from the ages of 10 to 18, but his character remained a child. In 1978, Coleman was cast as the precocious, preternaturally charismatic orphan Arnold ...

"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 ...

Former co-stars have released statements following the news of Gary Coleman’s death. Janet Jackson, who appeared on several episodes of Diff’rent Strokes, will “remember him as the fun, playful, ...

Best remembered for "Diff’rent Strokes" character Arnold Jackson and his "Whatchu talkin’ ‘bout?" catchphrase, Coleman chafed at his permanent association with the show but also tried to capitalize on ...

Diff’rent Strokes actor Conrad Bain has reportedly died aged 89 years old. Conrad Bain with the rest of the Diff'rent Strokes cast TMZ reports that Bain died on Monday night (January 14) in Livermore, ...

Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, has died after suffering an intercranial hemorrhage. He was ...

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 ...

The prime-time TV grid is on hiatus in print. You can find more TV coverage at: latimes.com/whats-on-tv. Fourteen years after being crowned the first “American Idol ...

PROVO, Utah - Gary Coleman, the adorable, pint-sized child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom Diff'rent Strokes who spent the rest of his life struggling on Hollywood's D-list, died Friday after ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Conrad Bain, best known for his role on the 1970s and '80s television comedy "Diff'rent Strokes" as a wealthy, white New Yorker who adopts two young black boys from ...