", "As River grew, he did become more and more uncomfortable being the poster boy for all good things," mom Heart Phoenix toldEsquire in 1994. Life took a turn for the worse in 1988, when her mother died the same week that she and her husband split up. She even offered on the air to take a drug test. Dana Plato (1964-1999) - Find a Grave Memorial Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. She was adopted by Dean and Kay Plato and raised in the San Fernando Valley. Dana Plato at the Video Software Dealers Association Convention on July 24, 1994 in Las Vegas | Photo: Getty Images. 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He didn't study his lines. A British band, once known as "Bullet", often is mistakenly given credit for "White Lies, Blue Eyes". You can always change this later in your Account settings. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Approximately fifteen minutes after the robbery, Plato returned to the scene and was immediately arrested. Was a cameraman and amateur songwriter. Dana Plato. [14] During her years on Diff'rent Strokes, Plato struggled with drug and alcohol problems; she admitted to drinking alcohol, using cannabis and cocaine, and suffered an overdose of diazepam when she was aged 14. True Hollywood Story. But he also said Lambert thought he had a closer relatonship with his mother than he really did. Production was delayed a day while they got Renfro out of jail. She claimed the accountant was never found nor prosecuted despite an exhaustive search, and that he had also stolen more than $11 million of other people's money. After the mid '70s they became a successful pop disco songwriting duo. Lanny Lambert's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl [43], On February 28, 1991, Plato entered a video store, produced a pellet gun, and demanded the money in the cash register. "I don't know if it's reflective of child actors exactly, but more about whether child actors have enough of a familial foundation to withstand the difficulties," Rob Reiner, who directed Phoenix in Stand by Me, toldThe Guardianin 2018. "I like long vacations. Try again later. [32] She was eager to work on the game, and Rob Fulopone of the designers of Night Trapsaid that he and Plato had enjoyed working together. Having landed the role of Kimberly Drummond in "Diff'rent Strokes" in 1978, she quickly became a child star of the '80s. He was so good, you would kind of forgive him for being a f--k-up. Lambert died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head last Thursday in Tulsa, Okla., says his grandmother, Joni Richardson. ", Asked about the allegations both he and Feldman had made about being sexually abused as kids by men still working in Hollywood to that day, Haim said, "That's life in this world. and the Sunshine Band and trumpet for Wild Cherry. Failed to report flower. In 1993, she spent a month in a drug and alcohol rehab center in Las Vegas - one of several times she went into rehab. Plato was released. Dana Plato's Son Echoed Her Tragic Fate & Took His Own Life 2 Days Bullet disbanded some time before 1975. Dana Plato was born on November 7, 1964, in Maywood, California. Dana Plato's Son Tyler Lambert Tkes His Own Life Just Two Days Before Lanny Lambert - Dana Plato's Ex-Husband Age, Biography + Net Worth The Best Performances In Movies Nobody Talks About. She got sentenced to five years of probation and lost custody of Tyler in the process. Life went on a downward spiral with Plato appearing on the cover of Playboy in 1989 and then some B-Rated movies. Her girl-next-door cuteness and seemingly effortless way with comedy won her lots of fans during the show's prime time run, which lasted from 1978 to 1986. Is. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. To get closer to his mother, he tattooed her name on his arm right across his fingers. Dana Plato with guitarist boyfriend, Lanny Lambert, circa 1983. Dan Obannon confirmed what actually happened to Lambert in Famous Monster #159. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. In 1984 she became pregnant by her boyfriend, rock guitarist Lanny Lambert, and the show's producers felt that a pregnancy would not fit the show's wholesome image, so she was let go but returned for several appearances during its final season. Thereafter, Plato appeared recurringly on Diff'rent Strokes from 1985 to 1986, the show's end;[25] in season 8, the episode which aired on January 17, 1986, was Plato's final appearance on the show, which showed her character suffering from bulimia. To use this feature, use a newer browser. [41] Although she allowed a hair to be cut for the test, Stern later claimed she asked for it back after the interview. Rough-and-tumble. All content, including text, and images contained on news.AmoMama.com, or available through news.AmoMama.com is for general information purposes only. Lane Douglas Lambert (born November 18, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. That's what I say to people. Following her appearance in the film, in the same year, Plato appeared in a cover story of the lesbian lifestyle-magazine Girlfriends. Dana never made an impact on the TV screen until she landed the role of Kimberly Drummond in the TV hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978) from 1978 . I thought you might like to see a memorial for Tyler Edward Lambert I found on Findagrave.com. Plato later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she struggled with poverty and unemployment. Tyler Lambert. After his death, his grandmother revealed that he struggled with his mother's death, and their lives had been wrapped around him. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. He died on 6 May 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. O'Bannon: "Finally, returning to Lambert & Parker's murders, when we see the result of the creature's attack we notice that her bare legs are hung midair but we are not shown why. (Dana did grab a small part in "Exorcist II: The Heretic," a film that has been voted one of the worst of all time. She was raised in San Fernando Valley and was an accomplished figure skater before acting, having trained for the Olympic Games. Actress: Diff'rent Strokes. (Against all odds, Bridges, author ofKilling Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted, managed to overcome being a victim of sexual abuse as a kid, drug addiction and going on trial for attempted murderhe was acquittedandpress on in life and his career.). Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Plato's breakthrough feature was the Academy Award-winning film California Suite (1978), in which she played Jenny Warren. She came to fame as a child star but found out soon enough that early fame often has its own pitfalls. . Her death was a tragic coda to what was unarguably a hard life, fleeting perks of fame aside. Later that month, the deputy state medical examiner ruled Plato's death a suicide; she didn't leave a note, but he factored in her history of drug abuse and depression as well as the amount of medication found in her system. Plato appeared regularly on the show throughout its run, notably top-billed for four years. Please reset your password. "When I saw Leonardo DiCaprio in This Boy's Life and What's Eating Gilbert Grape? "The more people said, 'Leo's not working, he's running around with his friends,' the more I wanted to do it. [12][42] She thereafter became engaged to Fred Potts, a filmmaker, but the romance ended. Following her jail term, Dana appeared in a string of B-grade features including such sterling gems as 1992's "Bikini Beach Race" and 1995's "Compelling Evidence." [7][8][9], On May 8, 1999, Plato was found dead from an overdose of prescription drugs at the age of 34, which was later ruled a suicide. Plato made her film debut at the age of 13, appearing as Sandra Phalor in the horror film Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), for which she was uncredited, and also starred as Evie Joe in the horror film Return to Boggy Creek in the same year;[15] both films were received negatively by critics. At that time, I had been playing with Joey Stann and the late George Ruiz at an upper-Manhattan club called Churchill's Plum. Son of actress Dana Plato and Lanny Lambert. (Price and Coleman had continued to live together after divorcing in 2008 and she had the power to make medical decisions for him.). He had something I don't understand.". Deadly Disneyland - When the Happiest Place on Earth Goes Rogue. [47] Many callers to the show insulted Plato and questioned her sobriety, which angered and provoked her, and she defiantly offered to take a drug test on the air. "He was a gorgeous little boy. Her acting career began with numerous commercial appearances, and her television debut came at the age of 10 with a brief appearance on the television series The Six Million Dollar Man (1975). The song was recorded by lead singer Ernie Sorrentino using studio musicians and released by their label Big Tree Records under the name Bullet. In 1991, she was arrested attempting to rob a video store at gunpoint, and the following year she was arrested for forging a Valium prescription. Dana Plato, whose downward spiral helped propel the theory that the hit sitcomDiff'rent Strokes was cursed,has been gone for more than 20 years, having died of a drug overdose in 1999,a day after insisting onThe Howard Stern Show that she had been sober for a decadeexcept for painkillers she took four months prior, when she got her wisdom teeth removed. The 25-year-old Tyler was Plato's son with Lanny Lambert. Tyler was just 14 when his mother overdosed on prescription pills (Vanadom and Vicodin). Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? The rareexample of a child actor whocontinued on an ever-upward trajectory andwhose star at 45 remains as lofty as ever, Leodidhis share ofpartying as a youngster, because he couldbut he didn't get into the drug scene, because he was also fully aware of what happened on the other side of the world-is-your-oyster-at-20 coin. The documentary focused on what happened to her after the show, including her death. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Try again later. So she gave me a ride to my pad. I had too much beer. She started at the age of seven with commercials and made her acting debut at ten. It was while they were filmingBully in Fort Lauderdale that Renfro was arrested after hot-wiring a yacht but forgetting to untie it from the dock before he tried to steer off. Lambert, 25, committed suicide on May 6, just days before Mother's Day and the 11th anniversary of Plato's 1999 death from a drug overdose. Johnny Whitaker, Plato's former manager and a friend of the family, told ABCNews.com he once tried to intervene in Lambert's drug use. She was arrested again in 1992 for forging a diazepam prescription. "I don't know if that was true, but I remember him saying that. All rights reserved. The information in this article is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Plato married guitarist Lanny Lambert in 1984, with whom she had one child, Tyler; the couple divorced in 1990, and she thereafter married actor and producer Scott Atkins in 1996, which lasted one month. Granato, Pontbriand, and Sorrentino are both musically active in South Florida. Dana Plato was a child actress on the television show Diff'rent Strokes. Plato's son Tyler met a similar end on May 6, 2010, when he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, also in Oklahoma. In desperation, she signed over power of attorney to an accountant who disappeared with the majority of her money, leaving her with less than $150,000. On May 6, 2010, two days before the eleventh anniversary of Plato's death, her 25-year-old son Tyler died by suicide. Jennifer Garner Loves This Drugstore Skin Tint, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Dana Plato, Birth Year: 1964, Birth date: November 7, 1964, Birth State: California, Birth City: Maywood, Birth Country: United States. in 1984. Dana Plato - Biography Astrological Sign: Scorpio, Death Year: 1999, Death date: May 8, 1999, Death State: Oklahoma, Death Country: United States, Article Title: Dana Plato Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/actors/dana-plato, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: September 15, 2022, Original Published Date: April 3, 2014. They ask, 'Where you been, Corey?' He died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. Judy Garland, a child performer in vaudeville before she signed with MGM as a teenager, was one of the young studio stars prescribed amphetamines to stay awake and barbiturates to help her sleep. And then she started talking about television; she was talking about a television show. Copyright 2003, Reel Reviews. news.AmoMama.com does not support or promote any kind of violence, self-harm, or abusive behavior. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her work on the program, and also was part of two TV Land Award nominations given to its cast. [55] In 2006, NBC aired the television film Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Diff'rent Strokes, which was based on the lives of the child stars who had worked on the show. After agreeing to enter a drug-diversion program following another arrest in 2006, Renfro talked to reporters about being 30 days sober. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Learn more about managing a memorial . On May 7, 1999, Plato made an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, where she announced that she was engaged to 28-year-old Robert Menchaca, and that he was managing her career. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. "Dana did absolutely adore her son," Whitaker said. [36] Night Trap received mixed to negative reviews upon release, and in retrospective has continued to polarize critics and audiences. She was later married to actor and producer Scott Atkins (Scotty Gelt) in Vancouver for one month before the marriage was annulled. In the days leading up to Lambert's suicide, a long-time family friend told Whitaker that Lambert had "become very withdrawn and hadn't talked to anybody for three or four days." Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Coroner officials in Oklahoma today ruled the troubled ex-Diff'rent Strokes star committed suicide--intentionally overdosing on a toxic batch of painkillers. Well. Even after the interview, Plato would never seem to get over the negativity and seemed depressed about how things were unfolding for her.The next day, while returning to California, Plato and Menchaca would stop at Menchaca's mother's home in Moore, Oklahoma for a Mother's Day visit. A system error has occurred. Lanny Lambert was the husband of 'Diff'rent Strokes' star Dana Plato. Lanny Lambert is a rock guitarist who is famous as the former partner of Dana Michelle Plato, an American actress who is an influential "teen idol" of the late 1970s and 1980s. We were sitting out in her truck, and then we started making out. Plato was married to Lanny Lambert, the father of her son Tyler Lambert,for seven years before they divorced in 1991. The record was released on the Big Tree Records label under the name "Bullet" in December 1971. As "White Lies" quickly ran up the charts, guitarist Paul Granato was recruited along with keyboard/trumpet player Roget Pontbriand, and other members of the New York band Riverside Drive, to fill out a touring band. Dana Michelle Plato led quite an interesting life, full of dizzying heights and earth-shattering lows. Plato died of a drug overdose in May 1999. Phoenix, coincidentally, turned down the lead inThe Basketball Diaries, despite being an admirer of the book,and he was lined up to star inTotal Eclipseboth roles that then went to DiCaprio. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. "She deliberately got pregnant while doing the series," his co-star Conrad Bain told People. [21][22][23] In 1984, following the birth of her son Tyler, Plato was dismissed from her starring role due to both that and struggles in her personal life, which producers felt would negatively impact their "wholesome family comedy". Sadly and tragically, she never awoke from her sleep. Toxicology test results are still. He was in and out of court and rehab before dying of a heroin overdose at 25. Some callers, as well as host Howard Stern, came to Plato's defense, though Stern also referred to himself as "an enabler" and sarcastically offered Plato drugs. Plato attempted to establish herself as a serious actress, but found it difficult to achieve success. Dana Plato - IMDb To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Tyler was cremated just like his mother, and there was no memorial for him. Dino told podcast host Doc Coyle of BAD WOLVES (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The manager who worked [at the shop] was really cool. Her later struggles with substance abuse and mental health received significant media coverage, and her personal life, in retrospect, has been described as a "tragedy". Lanny Lambert was the husband of 'Diff'rent Strokes' star Dana Plato. Born Dana Michelle Strain on the 7th November 1964 in Maywood, California USA, she was an actress best known to the world for playing Kimberly Drummond in the sitcom "Different. He was suffering from intracranial brain bleeding and was on life support in the intensive care unit of a Provo, Utah hospital, Coleman's spokesman said. Plato had a son, Tyler, with her former husband, rock guitarist Lanny Lambert. No matter how public, the stars have always found a way to suffer in silence. My two main competitors in the beginning, the blond-haired kids I went to audition with, one hung himself and the other died of a heroin overdose.". Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. In 1989, the 24-year-old Bridges. What you see is what you get. She was let off easy, facing no jail time and only five years of probation. She played Kimberly Drummond on the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes but was cut from the show when she became pregnant. Is the best of the young guys," Brad Pitt said afterward.
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