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Friday Nov 27 | Big Time Listings

Actor Conrad Bain lists his house in Los Angeles' Brentwood area for $3.175M

Drummond on TV's "Diff'rent Strokes" - has listed his 3,805-square-foot house in Los Angeles' Brentwood area for $3,175,000. The Los Angeles Times' Lauren Beale wrote about the listing earlier this month by the immensely likable, 86-year-old Bain of his longtime post-and-beam-style, three-bedroom house in Brentwood.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Conrad Bain

Wed Nov 25, 2009

OnMilwaukee.com

Quotable quotes for the kiddos

Published Nov. 25, 2009 at 6:49 a.m. Tags: diff'rent strokes , gary coleman , the simpsons , pop culture , wonder twins , the breakfast club Over the years, I have enjoyed teaching my kids to say pop culture quips from my childhood / young adulthood that are completely irrelevant in their world.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Fantasy Island, Comedy Movies, Drama

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Curbed LA

New to Market: A. Quincy Jones in Brentwood

When you google the address for this A. Quincy Jones post & beam, the name Conrad Bain ---the patriarch of 70s-80s TV show "Diff'rent Strokes"---comes up.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Conrad Bain, Home Listing, Home

Wed Sep 16, 2009

The Phoenix

Recap from "It's Always Sunny" at the House of Blues in Boston

In reference to the O.J. Simpson verdict, Chris Rock once brilliantly said that white people hadn't been so mad since CBS cancelled M*A*S*H . He struck pop philosophy platinum with that comment; Caucasians sure do get attached to our television comedies.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Sat Sep 12, 2009

Torontoist

Deep-Fried Decline

Image courtesy of New York Fries. Being a former child star can become a fate worse than death.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Gary Coleman, The Surreal Life, Reality TV, Drama

Tue Aug 25, 2009

Los Angeles Times

CashCall agrees to pay $1 million to settle state...

Fast-money lender CashCall Inc.-- known for TV ads featuring faded child star Gary Coleman talking about his financial problems -- agreed Monday to pay $1 million to settle state prosecutors' allegations that the company ran deceptive ads and used "loan shark tactics" to collect debt from customers.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Gary Coleman, Anaheim, CA, Home, Mortgage, Gerber, CA

Mon Jul 13, 2009

Wizard Universe

Chicago Comic-Con Reunites 'Diff'Rent Strokes' Actors Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges

That's what we're talkin' 'bout, Willis! Posted 7/13/2009 GET CHICAGO COMIC-CON TICKETS NOW! In 1978, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges quickly became national sensations for their roles as Arnold and Willis Jackson on the television comedy "DIFF'RENT STROKES." The duo played African-American brothers who come to live with an older white man and his ...

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, Drama, The Drew Carey Show

Sun Jul 12, 2009

IcWales

The dark side of stardom

Twelve-year-old singing sensation Shaheen Jafargholi is on the cusp of US stardom after his heartfelt performance at the Michael Jackson memorial concert, but the path to child stardom is littered with cautionary tales.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Home Alone, Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Family, Macaulay Culkin, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Buffalo News

The daily dish... a spicy serving of celebrity news

Hilary Duff is joining the cast of "Gossip Girl" -but not on a regular basis. The CW series' spokeswoman, Melissa Burton, says the 21-year-old singer and actress will guest star next season as "a movie star looking for a typical college experience." Duff's character, named Olivia Burke, enrolls at New York University and becomes roommates with ...

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Related Topix: Gossip Girl, Entertainment, Drama, Television, New York University, Columbia University, Comedy

Sun Jul 05, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Frey gets film deal

James Frey is writing for young people, and Hollywood has signed on. Frey, a former screenwriter best known for his discredited memoir "A Million Little Pieces," is collaborating on a four-book series of teen science fiction novels that HarperCollins will publish.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Columbia University, Game Show, Survivor, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Freerepublic.com

Actor Gary Coleman's wife Shannon Price arrested for domestic violence

Gary Coleman and his wife aren't seeing eye to eye. The ex-child star's bride - who is 5-feet-5 - was busted after trashing her 4-foot-8 husband's bedroom, police said.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Gary Coleman, Santaquin, UT

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