Diff'rent Strokes News

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.

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.

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

VH1 used to air music videos and documentary series like "Behind the Music." But now like its sister company MTV, the channel is all reality, all the time.

Some of our favorite child stars have fallen and risen again, while others saw tragic ends.

The latest entry in the Broadway touring season, 'Avenue Q' is both rude and moderately lewd and a Tony Award-winning best musical.