Other cast members included Charlotte Rae and Mary Jo Catlett as housekeepers for the Drummond family; Dixie Carter and Mary ...

Coleman played Arnold Jackson on the sitcom from the ages of 10 to 18, but his character remained a child. In 1978, Coleman was cast as the precocious, preternaturally charismatic orphan Arnold ...

"Gary went from being cute to ugly," the stylist said on Peacock's new documentary about the child star. Diff'rent Strokes hairstylist Joann Stafford Chaney recalls that once Coleman's father Willie ...

For Mrs. Garret in "The Facts of Life," NBC CEO Fred Silverman chose to cast Charlotte Rae, who played Mrs. Edna Garrett from "Diff'rent Strokes." Here's why.

Former co-stars have released statements following the news of Gary Coleman’s death. Janet Jackson, who appeared on several episodes of Diff’rent Strokes, will “remember him as the fun, playful, ...

Kevin Hart is set to play Arnold Jackson in an ABC special recreating episodes of the iconic sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes." Arnold was originally played by Gary Coleman (left). Getty Images Kevin Hart is ...

Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, has died after suffering an intercranial hemorrhage. He was ...

Best remembered for "Diff’rent Strokes" character Arnold Jackson and his "Whatchu talkin’ ‘bout?" catchphrase, Coleman chafed at his permanent association with the show but also tried to capitalize on ...

The quote is from the theme song of the sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” which first aired in 1978 with a cast of three child stars, Gary Coleman (Arnold Jackson), Todd Bridges (Willis Jackson), and Dana ...

The prime-time TV grid is on hiatus in print. You can find more TV coverage at: latimes.com/whats-on-tv. Fourteen years after being crowned the first “American Idol ...