“In the Heat of the Night” Cast, What Happened to Each of Them
TLDR: In the Heat of the Night ran for seven seasons and turned Carroll O’Connor’s southern police chief into one of television’s most respected lawmen. … Read more
Melissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson End Their Decades Long Feud
TLDR: Melissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson played devoted sisters on Little House on the Prairie for nine seasons while barely getting along off camera, … Read more
“Little House on the Prairie” Cast, What Happened to Each of Them
TLDR: Little House on the Prairie turned a cast of mostly unknown actors into household names between 1974 and 1983, and decades later their real … Read more
Kami Cotler Couldn’t Fake a Cough for Gunsmoke, So She Became Elizabeth Walton Instead
TLDR: Kami Cotler played Elizabeth Walton on The Waltons from 1972 to 1981, growing up from age seven to sixteen on the show. She walked … Read more
Why The “Facts of Life” Reboot Never Happened, Even Though It Almost Did Twice
TLDR: The Facts of Life almost came back twice. A 2018 corporate reboot backed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessica Biel’s production companies quietly stalled and … Read more
The “Facts of Life” Cast Grew Up On Camera and Somehow Turned Out Fine
TLDR: The Facts of Life ran on NBC from 1979 to 1988 for nine seasons. Lisa Whelchel (Blair) became a Christian author and finished as … Read more
Conrad Bain Graduated with Don Rickles and Founded a Credit Union Before He Was Mr. Drummond
TLDR: Conrad Bain was born on February 4, 1923, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts alongside Don Rickles … Read more
What Happened to Charlotte Rae after “Facts of Life”
TLDR: Charlotte Rae was born Charlotte Rae Lubotsky on April 22, 1926, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She originated Mammy Yokum in the original Broadway production of … Read more
What Happened to the “Diff’rent Strokes” Cast Is One of Television’s Darkest Stories
TLDR: Diff’rent Strokes ran on NBC and then ABC from November 3, 1978, to March 7, 1986, for eight seasons and 189 episodes. Gary Coleman … Read more
Todd Bridges Was Acquitted of Attempted Murder and Then Rebuilt His Life From Scratch
TLDR: Todd Bridges played Willis Jackson on Diff’rent Strokes from 1978 to 1986 and spent the years immediately after the show in crack cocaine addiction … Read more
Gary Coleman Made $2.5 Million a Season and Died With Almost Nothing
TLDR: Gary Coleman earned approximately $2.5 million per season at the height of his fame on Diff’rent Strokes. By the time he reached adulthood, virtually … Read more
Dana Plato Was Training for the Olympics When Diff’rent Strokes Found Her
TLDR: Dana Plato played Kimberly Drummond on Diff’rent Strokes from 1978 until 1984, when she was written off the show after becoming pregnant. She died … Read more
Ron Masak Turned Down the White Sox to Become the King of Commercials
TLDR: Ron Masak was born in Chicago on July 1, 1936. Rogers Hornsby spotted him at 16 and the White Sox offered him $8,500 to … Read more
William Windom Won the Emmy, Played Commodore Decker and Became Jessica Fletcher’s Best Friend
TLDR: William Windom was born in Manhattan on September 28, 1923, served as a paratrooper in World War II, and made his Broadway debut in … Read more
What happened to Jerry Orbach from “Murder She Wrote”
TLDR: Jerry Orbach was born in the Bronx in 1935, originated Billy Flynn in Chicago on Broadway, played Harry McGraw on Murder, She Wrote, and … Read more
Tom Bosley Played America’s Dad for a Decade and Then Became Cabot Cove’s Sheriff
TLDR: Tom Bosley was born in Chicago on October 1, 1927, won a Tony Award for playing Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia on Broadway in 1960, and … Read more