[10][11], On November 7, 2019, on what would have been Plato's 55th birthday, Bridges commented on Twitter about their friendship,[57] leaving a tribute to Plato:[2] "You were the one person I could always talk to. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. ", But friends said Brandis had been drinking heavily and, one pal toldPeopleafter he died, "told people that he was going to kill himself.". The otherblond-haired kid was Jonathan Brandis, a star of the original It miniseries at 12, the 16-year-old heartthrob from 1992'sLadybugsandstar of the sci-fi series SeaQuest DSV, which lasted three seasons between 1993 and 1996. Former Child Stars Nominated for Emmy Awards, Reality TV Curse: 23 Divorces That Came After Cameras Invaded, The Sad, Public Struggles of Etika and More Shocking YouTube Star Tragedies, Inside the Endlessly Bizarre Aftermath of Brittany Murphy's Sudden Death, Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, speaking out on behalf of those who didn't. Plato's son Tyler met a similar end on May 6, 2010, when he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, also in Oklahoma. Dana Plato, whose downward spiral helped propel the theory that the hit sitcomDiff'rent Strokes was cursed,has been gone for more than 20 years, having died of a drug overdose in 1999,a day after insisting onThe Howard Stern Show that she had been sober for a decadeexcept for painkillers she took four months prior, when she got her wisdom teeth removed. Oops, we were unable to send the email. The Dana Plato nude Playboy pictorial did nothing to help revive her career, however, and Dana continued to languish on the fringes of the entertainment industry. Year should not be greater than current year. On May 8, 1999, the troubled 34-year-old actress overdosed on prescription pain killers after her character, Kimberly Drummond, was written off the hit show in 1984 amid rumors of a drug problem.. In reality, Plato was adopted, and after her adoptive parents divorced, she grew up mainly with her adoptive mother. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. All rights reserved. Plato was released. He didn't leave a note but friendssaid he had been depressed aboutthe state of his careerthough the work kept trickling in, they weren't the starring parts that landed him in endless teen-magazine spreads in the first half of the '90s. That same year, she was defrauded by her accountant, who was never prosecuted. The Tulsa, Okla., office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to ABCNews.com that Lambert died last week from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. Try again later. Micara went on to record and tour with Gary U.S. Bonds and play drums on film soundtracks before changing careers to public-school teaching. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? There is a problem with your email/password. After she left with the money, the clerk called 9-1-1 and said, "I've just been robbed by the girl who played Kimberly on Diff'rent Strokes." He got Plato pregnant in 1984 and the producers felt teen pregnancy did not fit into the show's image. So he had that secure foundation.". Plato, who died at age 34, had a son, Tyler, with her former husband, rock guitarist Lanny Lambert. Plato had a son, Tyler, with her former husband, rock guitarist Lanny Lambert. All content, including text, and images contained on news.AmoMama.com, or available through news.AmoMama.com is for general information purposes only. Stann performs in Edison, NJ with the artist Southside Johnny. Weve updated the security on the site. [1] She served thirty days in jail for violating the terms of her probation and immediately entered a drug rehabilitation program. Tyler was born a year later. In 1983, she starred in the television film High School U.S.A. as Cara Ames, alongside Diff'rent Strokes co-star Todd Bridges, who played Otto Lipton. Life took a turn for the worse in 1988, when her mother died the same week that she and her husband split up. She recorded six tracks with songwriter/producer Daniel Liston Keller at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, but the recordings were shelved and not released. [12][42] She thereafter became engaged to Fred Potts, a filmmaker, but the romance ended. ", Stern said she looked fine to him, but while some callers offered words of support, a few accused her of lying about her sobriety, including one who called her an "ex-druggie, ex-con lesbian with mental-health problems.". But Renfro would still manage todrinkat night. Tyler was cremated just like his mother, and there was no memorial for him. The same friend told Whitaker that Lambert always said, "he wanted to be with Mom.". We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. She also dabbled in softcore pornography, including a 1997 feature based on her "Diff'rent Strokes" past. The two married in April 1984 but separated in January 1988, a week after her adoptive mother's death. Their only hit, "White Lies, Blue Eyes", peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1972. She then starred in the 1975 made for television film Beyond the Bermuda Triangle. In 1990 she made a brief attempt at a musical career, sponsored by producer Howie Rice. +. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. Dana Plato died in this RV outside the home of her fiancee's parents in Moore Oklahoma. He was cremated with no memorial service. Lanny Lambert. On May 7, 1999, she spoke with optimism about her new life in a radio interview on "The Howard Stern Show." Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Tyler Lambert (52311945)? In 1991, at the height of her desperation, she held up a local video store with a pellet gun, grabbing less than $200 from the register. She was later married to actor and producer Scott Atkins (Scotty Gelt) in Vancouver for one month before the marriage was annulled. 1 more All. They took a trip to visit his mother for Mother's Day in Moore, Oklahoma. Thanks for your help! Sadly and tragically, she never awoke from her sleep. In the days leading up to Lambert's suicide, a long-time family friend told Whitaker that Lambert had "become very withdrawn and hadn't talked to anybody for three or four days." Having lost his mum during the custody battle, losing her for good took a toll on Tyler. Gary Coleman poses for a portrait with co-stars Dana Plato and Todd Bridges while studying on the set of his show 'Diff'rent Strokes' in February 1980 in Los Angeles | Photo: Getty Images. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. In 1992, Plato starred in the video game Night Trap, becoming one of the first celebrities to appear in a video game. The information in this article is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It was really cool. Some callers, as well as host Howard Stern, came to Plato's defense, though Stern also referred to himself as "an enabler" and sarcastically offered Plato drugs. He only admitted to using marijuana. In 1989, the 24-year-old Bridges. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Rough-and-tumble. At 15, he started to go down the path his mother did as he had issues with drugs, alcohol, was acting out, and even had rehab stints. The information in this article is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Her later struggles with substance abuse and mental health received significant media coverage, and her personal life, in retrospect, has been described as a "tragedy". Dan Obannon confirmed what actually happened to Lambert in Famous Monster #159. 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[44] Entertainer Wayne Newton posted her $13,000 bail,[43] and Plato was given five years' probation. "I said, 'What the[bleep] are you doing?'" In 1993, she spent a month in a drug and alcohol rehab center in Las Vegas - one of several times she went into rehab. He was in and out of court and rehab before dying of a heroin overdose at 25. [I was] 18 [or] 19 years old drinking beer. What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. And by the time she was 18, she got pregnant by her then 21-year-old boyfriend, Lanny Lambert, and was written off the show. The 34-year-old actress was on the show in the first place to rebut the claims of a former roommate who had previously called in and said Plato was back on drugs. Please try again later. "I've been around a lot of addicts and alcoholics, and I remember thinking at the time, this is one of the worst cases I've ever seen," Clark said. Failed to report flower. Dana never made an impact on the TV screen until she landed the role of Kimberly Drummond in the TV hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978) from 1978 . Plato died of a drug overdose in May 1999. Astrological Sign: Scorpio, Death Year: 1999, Death date: May 8, 1999, Death State: Oklahoma, Death Country: United States, Article Title: Dana Plato Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/actors/dana-plato, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: September 15, 2022, Original Published Date: April 3, 2014. Failed to delete flower. And it was Dana Plato from 'Diff'rent Strokes'. But when Clark stopped by Renfro's home in Knoxville, Tenn., on the way to Florida, where they were going to shoot the movie, the 18-year-old had blood running down his arms and obvious track marks. "Dana passed away because of the disease. All Rights Reserved. Lambert, a cameraman and amateur songwriter, had been experimenting with drugs and alcohol, Richardson said, which she thinks contributed to his death. He is survived by his father, Lanny Lambert and Grandmother, Joni Richardson. Plato subsequently appeared in the horror films Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) and Return to Boggy Creek (1977), playing Sandra Phalor and Evie Jo, respectively. She made the interview, and was dead two days later. Sorrentino, Granato, and Pontbriand sang "White Lies" alongside music faculty at a concert of 1971 music at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. It's definitely been an eye-openerI'm going to stay clean, and, in turn, it will help me spiritually and with work. Tyler tried to get over losing his mum at such a young age, but he also became a victim of his mother's death. [32] She was eager to work on the game, and Rob Fulopone of the designers of Night Trapsaid that he and Plato had enjoyed working together. Meanwhile, legal and substance abuse problems plagued the actress. How The Gong Show and Wayne Newton Ruined Her Life. (Against all odds, Bridges, author ofKilling Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted, managed to overcome being a victim of sexual abuse as a kid, drug addiction and going on trial for attempted murderhe was acquittedandpress on in life and his career.). This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Dana Plato on the set of "Letting Go" | Photo: Getty Images. Best Known For: Dana Plato was a child actress on the television show Diff'rent Strokes. She posed for a June 1989 Playboy pictorial (a 5-page nude layout, the shots were taken in November 1988 in Arizona and appeared in the June 1989 issue of Playboy Magazine). [12] Upon waking up, Menchaca and their family discovered that Plato had died in her sleep initially assumed an accidental overdose but later ruled a suicide based on Plato's long history of substance use. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. And there are some who hit the ground running at 9 and never stopped. The only thing that she did, the mistake she made, was that she kept me in a plastic bubble. It was her. Lane Douglas Lambert (born November 18, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Haim, best known for '80s-era teen classics likeLucasandLicense to Drive(he and Feldman were in multiple films together, as well as the 2007-08 reality show The Two Coreys), died in 2010officially of pneumonia and a preexisting heart condition, though he had marijuana, cold medication and other substances in his systemhis final years having been a blur of reports about trying to get his life back on track. My two main competitors in the beginning, the blond-haired kids I went to audition with, one hung himself and the other died of a heroin overdose.". He said, 'Even though my parents divorced, I always had a good relationship with both of them.' By the age of 7, Dana was appearing in television commercials and films, as well as training to be a figure skater. There was a problem getting your location. [12][clarification needed], On May 7, 1999, the day before she died, Plato appeared on The Howard Stern Show. Actress Dana Michelle Strain was born on November 7, 1964, in Maywood, California. Plato survived as best she could between extreme poverty and occasional odd jobs in Las Vegas. Johnny Whitaker, Plato's former manager and a friend of the family, told ABCNews.com he once tried to intervene in Lambert's drug use. Bullet disbanded some time before 1975. But his financial troubles, including a bankruptcy filing in 1999, continued to be notorious, and he worked as much as he couldand shows were usually happy to have him, such as when he was on The Hughleys in an episode called "Whatchoo Stalkin' About, Willis?" Dana Plato and actors Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges at the 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on January 27, 1980 | Photo: Getty Images. "I don't know if that was true, but I remember him saying that. Jennifer Garner Loves This Drugstore Skin Tint, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Dana Plato, Birth Year: 1964, Birth date: November 7, 1964, Birth State: California, Birth City: Maywood, Birth Country: United States. Verify and try again. From there, she dabbled in softcore pornography, including a 1997 feature based on her "Diff'rent Strokes" past. She turned plenty of heads with her scintillating performance in the 1997 straight-to-video epic "Different Strokes." Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Actress: Diff'rent Strokes. Plato married the father of her child, rocker Lanny Lambert, in April of that year. This is a carousel with slides. She also could've been Regan inThe Exorcist, but Plato's mother didn't think it would've been an appropriate working environment for a child. Dana and Lanny would divorce in March of 1990 and Dana was allowed visitation of her son, but her husband won physical custody of Tyler.A New Low. You were one of my best friends. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. It was a cool moment.". The daughter of an unwed mother, Dana was adopted by Dean and Kay Plato as an infant and raised in the San Fernando Valley. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! "He's all dehydrated and feels terrible," Clark recalled shooting the next day. Her acting career began with numerous commercial appearances, and her television debut came at the age of 10 with a brief appearance on the television series The Six Million Dollar Man (1975). She died of an overdose on May 8, 1999, at age 34. Please enter your email and password to sign in. It was while they were filmingBully in Fort Lauderdale that Renfro was arrested after hot-wiring a yacht but forgetting to untie it from the dock before he tried to steer off. And when the toxicology reports come in, I'm sure they will show something.". But rehab didn't take for Plato, who died of an overdose on May 8, 1999, at age 34. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. "It was also about avoiding the tornado of chaos, of potential downfall. It's a steamy softcore tale of a guy and a girl and another girl, and Dana shows off her curvaceous figure and lust for her fellow femmes in a series of sensual scenes.The End. "I think he was the best. Nonetheless, Lambert struggled every Mother's Day. Phoenix had also mentioned beingsexually abused as a little boy when his family was still a part of the Children of God cult, a group he later called "disgusting. I didn't see her after that. [12], In 1995, during an appearance on The Marilyn Kagen Show alongside co-star Todd Bridges, she spoke of her childhood with her mother, commenting how she had not learned "reality and life skills". At the end of the film, where Bridges and Coleman appear, they stand near Plato's grave. Portrait of Dana Plato in the '80s | Photo: Getty Images. EU Users: Click here to revoke your choice, California Notice / Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Production was delayed a day while they got Renfro out of jail. Before undertaking any course of treatment please consult with your healthcare provider. And we made kind of a little connection. So she had some friends that came over. "He was a gorgeous little boy. In 1995, she was in a play called "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" where she received passing grades. Dana's parents divorced when she was 3, and was raised primarily by her adoptive mother, who began taking her to casting calls when she was still a baby. Learn all about Lanny Lambert on AllMusic. Family members linked to this person will appear here. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dana Plato R.I.P you are free my friend."[58]. And we would always invite some people over. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. In 1991, she was arrested attempting to rob a video store at gunpoint, and the following year she was arrested for forging a Valium prescription. It's going to help me in all phases of my life.". Pontbriand relates that "a booking agent named John Apostle was asked to put a band together. and the Sunshine Band and trumpet for Wild Cherry. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Dana Plato and Kirk Cameron on set | Photo: Getty Images. She died on the 8th of May 1999 in Moore, Oklahoma, United States. [20], When Plato made a brief appearance on The Gong Show, she was spotted by a producer who helped cast her as Kimberly Drummondthe older sister of adopted brothers Arnold and Willis Jacksonon the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. When it was revealed that she was pregnant, she was written out of Diff'rent Strokes. In the note, Tyler revealed that the only moments he was happy were when he was high and didn't have to think about the past or when he was drunk and unable to think about the past. "The more people said, 'Leo's not working, he's running around with his friends,' the more I wanted to do it.
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