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Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
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As NBC's hit sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" proves a long-running hit for a network desperately in need of one, its young stars: Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Dana Plato face all sorts of trouble off-camera. Gary battles with his parents over the management of his salary, Todd runs into trouble with the law countless times, and Dana's career after the show meets with despair and tragedy.
09-04-2006
1h 28m
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Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Robert Iscove
Writer:
Gregory K. Pincus
Production:
Once Upon a Time Films, Nomadic Pictures
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Bruce A. Young
Bruce A. Young (born April 22, 1956) is an American television and film actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Capt. Simon Banks in the UPN sci-fi police drama The Sentinel. He also played mercenary M.B. Nash in Jurassic Park III. In addition, he played the character of Moselle, a pool player who loses to Vince (played by Tom Cruise), in The Color of Money. His other film and television credits include Basic Instinct, Into Temptation, E/R, Highlander: The Series, Quantum Leap, NYPD Blue, Undisputed, Cold Case, Ghost Whisperer, Risky Business, Grey's Anatomy and Prison Break. Another notable role Young played was a self-defense instructor in the movie "Enough".
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Lorena Gale (May 9, 1958 – June 21, 2009) was a Canadian actress, playwright and theatre director. She was active onstage and in films and television since the 1980s. She also authored two award-winning plays, Angélique and Je me souviens.
She appeared in such movies as Another Cinderella Story, Ernest Goes to School, Fantastic Four, Traitor, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Mermaid Chair, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. She has guest starred on programs such as The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Smallville and Kingdom Hospital. Until August 2005, she starred as Priestess Elosha on the SciFi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.
Her play, Angélique, the story of executed slave Marie-Joseph Angelique, was the winner of the 1995 duMaurier National Playwriting Competition in Canada. Gale's final film role was a librarian in Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins.
Jason Schombing (born March 23, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and voice actor who has been in television and film since the early nineties, making appearances in crime shows and an episode of The X-Files. Since then he has had a recurring role in Stargate and several roles on the big screen, as well as portraying Marty Malone in The Godfather: The Game.
Teryl Rothery (born November 9, 1962) is a Canadian actress and voice actress. She is best known for her roles as Dr. Janet Fraiser on Stargate SG-1, Muriel on Virgin River, Dr. Jen 'JL' Lancaster on The Good Doctor, and Grace Sherman on Cedar Cove,.
She began her career as a dancer at age thirteen when she performed in her first musical, "Bye Bye Birdie". Her role in "Annie Get Your Gun" earned her a Most Outstanding Performer award with her theater company.
Over the years, she has guest starred on TV series including The Outer Limits, The X Files, First Wave, The Dead Zone, Eureka, Smallville, Fairly Legal, Psych, The Killing, Rush, Supernatural, iZombie, Good Witch, Impostors, Bates Motel, and multiple mini-series. She has appeared in movies such as Masterminds (1997) with Patrick Stewart, and Mr. Rice's Secret (2000) with David Bowie. She has also appeared in numerous Hallmark and TV movies, as well as voiced for anime and animated TV series and movies.
She's had major and co-starring roles as Muriel on Virgin River, Dr. Jen 'JL' Lancaster on The Good Doctor, Grace Sherman on Cedar Cove, and Celia Hudson on Nancy Drew.
She's had other recurring roles as Dawn Kannerman on Upload, Patricia Holden on Travelers, Robin O'Brien on Chesapeake Shores, Henrietta on Wayward Pines, Helen Bouchard on When Calls the Heart, Cathy McDonald on Cult, Jean Loring on Arrow, Layne Monroe on Hellcats, Evelyn on Caprica, Gwen on The Guard, Carol Bloom on Kyle XY, Linda the Realtor on Dead Like Me, and Mary (Jeremiah's mother) on Jeremiah.
Jerry Wasserman (Born November 2nd, 1945) is an American character actor with over 200 credits to his name in Film and television. Some of his credits include Look Who's Talking (1989), Christina's House (2000), I, Robot (2004) and Watchmen (2009). He also appeared on two episodes of the X-Files.
Brittney "Britt" Irvin was born on November 10th, 1984 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. She began dancing ballet when she was 6-years-old and, shortly after, started taking music more seriously and began singing in festivals. She decided she wanted to start acting, too. When she turned ten, she claimed roles in two musicals, "Show Boat" and "A Christmas Carol". Shortly thereafter, she did voice work in the television series, Nilus the Sandman (1996). She also did several commercials in-between.
Not too long after these accomplishments, Brittney starred in two TV movies in 1996, Panic in the Skies! (1996) and The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996). Before landing her two-year role on the 1998-99 series, Little Men (1998), Brittney did guest roles on shows such as Sleepwalkers (1997), NightMan (1997) and The Outer Limits (1995). After a guest role on Stargate SG-1 (1997), Brittney made the TV movie, The Wonderful World of Disney: Angels in the Infield (2000).
After this, Brittney's career has taken off, her having done many other TV movies and guest appearances since then, including So Weird (1999), where she met her good friend, Alexz Johnson. Brittney's most recent roles include the MTV movie, Wasted (2002), and guest roles on Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! (2001), Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) and The Outer Limits (1995) (again). Brittney is also an accomplished singer and voice-over artist (she's done countless voice-overs for many TV series, including Sabrina, the Animated Series (1999) and Madeline: My Fair Madeline (2002).
Colin Alexander Cunningham (born 1966) is an American television and film actor. Cunningham is best known for his roles as John Pope in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies and as Major/Lt.Col Paul Davis on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.
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Shedrack Anderson III (born February 4, 1977) is an American actor. Shedrack Anderson III appeared in the hit teen series Just Deal as the lovable Jermaine Green. He starred as Tommy in Lifetime's Gracie's Choice alongside Diane Ladd and Anne Heche. He made his film debut as one of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's Hook. He then starred in Warriors of Virtue 2, and guest starred on the television series Boston Public, The Parkers, Hollywood Lives, Hip Hop Massive and The Division. Anderson is a recurring star on Disney's hit show Phil of the Future. Anderson attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where he was honored with the Emerging Artist of the Year Award from PBS. After high school, he attended the Juilliard School in New York, where he became interested in dance. He was a member of Ballet Hispanico of New York and became an assistant choreographer for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Shedrack has starred in many films,tv shows and documentaries.Shedrack wrote, directed, and stars in the upcoming film Blood River with fellow lost boy Dante Basco. He was also a lead in the third series of The Rookie, a spin-off of 24 Shedrack began his own production company in 1999 to produce his own films.
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Gary Wayne Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010) was an American actor, known for his childhood role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986) and for his small stature as an adult. He was described in the 1980s as "one of television's most promising stars". After a successful childhood acting career, Coleman struggled financially later in life. In 1989, he successfully sued his parents and business advisor over misappropriation of his assets, only to declare bankruptcy a decade later.
Todd Anthony Bridges (born May 27, 1965) is an American actor. He portrayed Willis Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, and had a recurring role as Monk on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Bridges worked as a commentator on the television series TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest... from 2008 to 2013.
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Saul Rubinek is a German-born Canadian actor, director, producer, and playwright. He is widely known for his television roles, notably Artie Nielsen on Warehouse 13, Donny Douglas on Frasier, Lon Cohen on A Nero Wolfe Mystery, and Louis B. Mayer on The Last Tycoon. He also starred in the films Against All Odds (1984), Wall Street (1987), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Unforgiven (1992), Nixon (1995), True Romance (1993), The Express (2008), Barney's Version (2010), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
Rubinek was born in Föhrenwald, Germany, in 1948. His parents were Polish Jews who had been hidden by Polish farmers during World War II. They immigrated to Canada after the war.
Rubinek began his acting career in theater, appearing in several productions with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Theatre Passe Muraille. He made his television debut in 1977, with a guest appearance on the series Baretta.
In 1984, Rubinek starred in the film Against All Odds. He followed that up with roles in the films Wall Street (1987), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), and Unforgiven (1992).
In 1995, Rubinek starred in the film Nixon. He received critical acclaim for his performance, and he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
In 1998, Rubinek directed his first feature film, Jerry and Tom. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
From 2009 to 2014, Rubinek starred as Artie Nielsen on the Syfy series Warehouse 13. The series was a critical and commercial success, and it ran for five seasons.
In 2013, Rubinek starred as Louis B. Mayer on the Amazon Prime series The Last Tycoon. The series was based on the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Rubinek is a five-time Genie Award nominee, winning Best Supporting Actor for Ticket to Heaven (1981). He is also a two-time Gemini Award nominee.
Rubinek is married to Elinor Reid, a playwright and producer. They have two children.
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Malcolm Stewart (born May 15, 1948) is a Canadian actor. Stewart graduated from the University of Vermont.
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