Who Is Still Alive From ‘Diff’rent Strokes’?

Diff’rent Strokes is nearing its 50th anniversary: The NBC-turned-ABC sitcom debuted 47 years ago, on November 3, 1978.

The core of the story was the interplay between wealthy white New York City widower Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) and his adoptive sons, Arnold (Gary Coleman) and Willis Jackson (Todd Bridges), and biological daughter, Kimberly (Dana Plato).