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NBC'S "BEHIND THE CAMERA: THE
UNAUTHORIZED STORY OF 'DIFF'RENT STROKES'" -- A CAUTIONARY TALE OF
CHILD STARDOM -- PREMIERES ON SEPTEMBER 4
Series Stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges Participated in Project and
Appear in On-camera Interviews in the Movie; Bobb'e J Thompson Stars as a
Young Gary Coleman
BURBANK August 7, 2006 NBC will re-visit one of television's most popular
comedy series -- "Diff'rent Strokes" -- with a movie that
serves as a powerful cautionary tale about the tragedies and challenges
facing the child stars of the sitcom as well as all child stars in
"Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent
Strokes,'" premiering on Monday, Sept. 4 (8-10 p.m. ET). Original
cast members Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges participated in the movie and
will also appear in on-camera interviews.
"Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent
Strokes'" not only takes viewers behind the scenes of the popular
sitcom, but also follows the lives of Coleman, Bridges and fellow star
Dana Plato in the years after the series went off the air as their
personal lives spiraled downward. In addition, it also examines the
pitfalls of child stardom.
"Diff'rent Strokes" premiered on NBC on November 3, 1978 and
concluded in 1986. Coleman and Bridges starred as Arnold and Willis
Jackson, respectively -- two orphaned children from Harlem who were
adopted by wealthy businessman Philip Drummond. The brothers' sudden
lifestyle change from poverty to the penthouse made the comedy an instant
hit for NBC.
This production which follows previous "Behind the Camera"
movies on NBC that re-created the story and era surrounding "Three's
Company," "Charlie's Angels" and "Mork &
Mindy" -- is produced by Once Upon a Time Films. Bobb'e J Thompson
("The Tracy Morgan Show") plays the young Coleman while Verda
Bridges, Bridges' real-life sister, portrays Bridges' mother.
"Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent
Strokes'" is executive-produced by Stanley M. Brooks ("Broken
Trail") and Scott W. Anderson (NBC's "Behind the Camera: The
Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'"), with Damian Ganczewski
("Broken Trail") producing. Robert Iscove ("She's All
That") directs from a script written by Greg Pincus and Susan
Rinehart.
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