The Cast of Diff'rent Strokes : Where Are They Now?

The legendary series celebrates 35 years.

Conrad Bain - His role as the adoptive dad Phillip Drummond on Diff'rent Stokes made Conrad Bain an honorary dad for generations of TV audiences. Bain later starred in the film Postcards From the Edge, the series Mr. President and the The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. His Strokes co-star Todd Bridges credited Bain as being a dad to him in real life. Bain passed away on January 14, 2013, just a month shy of his 90th birthday.(Photos from left: NBC via WENN.com, Robert Mora/Getty Images)
Gary Coleman - A superstar child actor of the '70s and '80s, Gary Coleman's career highlight was his starring role as Arnold Jackson on Diff'rent Strokes from 1978 to 1986. He also appeared on The Simpsons, The Jamie Foxx Show and Robot Chicken. Plagued by illness his entire lifetime — he was born with an atrophied kidney and the side effects of his dialysis medication permanently stunted his growth — Coleman died from a brain hemorrhage on May 28, 2010, but his legacy and the legacy of the classic sitcom still live on.    (Photos from left: Gene Arias/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images, Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

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Gary Coleman - A superstar child actor of the '70s and '80s, Gary Coleman's career highlight was his starring role as Arnold Jackson on Diff'rent Strokes from 1978 to 1986. He also appeared on The Simpsons, The Jamie Foxx Show and Robot Chicken. Plagued by illness his entire lifetime — he was born with an atrophied kidney and the side effects of his dialysis medication permanently stunted his growth — Coleman died from a brain hemorrhage on May 28, 2010, but his legacy and the legacy of the classic sitcom still live on.   (Photos from left: Gene Arias/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images, Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

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