Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing up in the spotlight is notoriously difficult, and few child stars embodied this sad truth quite like Dana Plato. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Callers into the show weren't kind to Plato, who claimed at the time that she'd been sober for 10 years. The very next day, Plato ...

Todd Bridges, the last surviving star of the 1980s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, paid a sweet tribute to his late costar Dana Plato, who would have turned 55 on Thursday. "You were the one person I could ...

Dana Plato starred in one of the most recognizable sitcoms of the of the 1970s and '80s. But amid a career reliant on comic timing, a dark tragedy took hold when Plato died at age 34. Born on Nov. 7, ...

Dana Plato's closest friends were reaching out to her until the very end. Plato left the show in 1984, after she became pregnant with her son, Tyler. Her character on the show was written off, with ...

A new documentary on child star Gary Coleman is renewing focus on the tragic fate of his co-star Dana Plato. Plato was just 14 when she appeared with Coleman on the hit sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes.' But ...

Growing up in the spotlight is notoriously difficult, and few child stars embodied this sad truth quite like Dana Plato. The actress became a teen idol of the late '70s and early '80s thanks to her ...