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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. [2] 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.
Jackson appeared from the show's third season (1980–1981) until 1984, through the show's sixth season. Bridges' role as Willis Jackson started to fade, because of casting changes in the 1984–1985 season, when Danny Cooksey was added as Sam McKinney, his and Arnold's new younger stepbrother. Bridges did not appear as often in the show's ...
Gary Wayne Coleman was born [1] in Zion, Illinois, on February 8, 1968.He was adopted by W. G. Coleman, a fork-lift operator, and Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner. [2] Due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a kidney disease, and the corticosteroids and other medications used to treat it, his growth was limited to 4 ft 8 in (142 cm), [3] [4] and his face kept a childlike appearance even ...
Child star Gary Coleman charmed the country with his famous line: “Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?” At the height of his career, Coleman earned $100,000 per episode in Diff’rent Strokes ...
The film presents interviews with a range of talking heads, including former Diff’rent Strokes costar Todd Bridges who played Willis Jackson. Coleman shot to international fame on the beloved ...
I can still hear Arnold (Gary Coleman) delivering one of his most famous lines, “Watchu talkin’ bout Willis?” (complete with a side-eye, of course). Buy on Amazon 37.
Willis Jackson 2 episodes 1980-1981 Here's Boomer: Turk/Benny 1981 Rosie: Willis Roverman Episode: "Failure, Failure, Failure" 1983 High School U.S.A. Otto Lipton TV movie 1988 Twice Dead: Petie 1991 The New Lassie: Deputy Kirby Episode: "Twin Pekes (Aka Justice)" 1992 The Ben Stiller Show: Todd Bridges 2 episodes 1997 L.A. Heat: Trevor Episode ...
'GARY', which premieres Aug. 29 on Peacock, is set to explore Coleman's rise to fame as the child star of 'Diff’rent Strokes' and the dark sides of his personal life that fans never saw