I recall a popularity rating system used by Hollywood executives, I believe it was referred to as your Q rating, believe it or not, Nancy McKeon had THE highest Q rating in Hollywood back in the day.
I was a kid through Dana's acting career and had quite a crush on her. I kept up with her exploits through the tabloids after the show ended, and was surprised to hear of her passing. I will never understand why she couldn't find anything else to fill the turmoil in her life.
I was 12 when i got into Diff'rent Strokes Dana had already passed but when i found out it was sad... these young child stars go through so much, its just horrible... R.i.p Dana and Gary
Every time I see stories of Dana Plato makes me very sad. I wish that she could’ve had more rolls and gotten away from the different strokes image. I think she was very talented and she could’ve done a lot more if given the chance.💔😭
I loved different strokes & Dana & willis & Arnold it was a good show after school before my parents got home. So sad & horrible what happened to her & gary A tragic end to both young stars.Yes I knew she had been arrested & yes I knew she got on a bad path n life still don't make her bad we all make mistakes some of us have people to help pull us out of a bad situation some don't. R.i.P Dana & Gary shine on
So sad seeing another child star taken so young. She really had so much potential. Addiction and run-ins with the law have taken so much talent far too soon. 🕊️🙏❤️
I knew about the armed robbery. I remember during that time that legendary singer and actor Wayne Newton put up the collateral for the bail money to get her out of jail. I remember he said that he did not know her, but he felt she deserved a second chance. Clearly, this young lady was beautiful, intelligent, and talented, but she lacked the maturity and the mental foundation to proceed in life. I remember they did a broadcast on her, a television movie based on Plato, years ago, and one of the things was that she thought that her money was going to last forever. Instead of investing it and living off of the interest and budgeting her money correctly. She hooked up with some knucklehead loser, and the two of them squandered her fortune and 6 years later, after Different Strokes ended, she was robbing video stores at gun point. Again, it is a shame that she didn't have a good foundation in life thanks to her mother drug issue. I guess she learned that from her, and she taught it to her son. The video indicated that he (son) committed suicide by gunshot and had a drug problem as well. It is sincerely a shame that she is no longer with us. She had such potential and was such a natural actress and a beauty. I do not believe that she committed suicide. This was clearly an accidental overdose. RIP: Dana Michelle Plato, born Dana Michelle Strain; November 7, 1964 - May 8, 1999, age 34. ✝️
Yes I was aware Dana Plato's personal issues. It played out in public back then. I felt so bad for because she was one of my celebrity crushes along side Cheryl Ladd when I was a kid RIP
It should also be noted that her mother used a loophole in the Coogan Act and had herself listed as the executor to it and she stole almost all the money that was supposed to be secure in it After her death an ammendment to the Coogan Act -- called the Plato Ammendment in her honor -- that prevents any parent/guardian access to the money
Lies, Dana's mom, Kay, had trust funds for Dana and Dana had millions of dollars, just before her mom died from a horrible rare form of cancer. But due to her mom dying, her getting divorced from her husband, a corrupt accountant stole most of her money and left her with just $250,000. He also didn't pay the IRS and Dana owned over $110,000 to the IRS. Her "Strokes" residuals was paying for that. This all from an interview she personally did in the May 8, 1990 National Enquirer, I own it.
@@cliffcorson4000 The same situation happened to Erin Moran, who played Joanie on Happy Days. Erin's parents, who were her managers, also stole most of her money.
I was never clear whether it was suicide or not. In an interview, she spoke about a movie she did called "Jack and Jill and Jill," describing a scene where she was kissing another girl. She said, "Our chests touched and suddenly it was X-rated!" like she was surprised that would give the movie an X rating. Hopefully, she is at peace now.
What you didn't mention is why she reduced to armed robbery in the first place. The people she trusted to take care of her money she made from "different strokes"stole every penny from her . People that did her taxes to people that supposedly cared for her. So in order to survive she was reduced to a petty criminal but the real criminals got away with their crime against her while she was having to face the consequences of her own crimes though no fault of her own was reduced to. You can make a lot of money in Hollywood but they find a way to get it back by surrounding you with professional thieves. Grey Coleman, attempted suicide twice because of similar issues.
This video has so much wrong. First, Dana acted alone in the video store robbery, the guy mentioned, Robert Menchaka, was the boyfriend she was with, right before she passed away, and was the guy who took photos of her, dying. So that was 1999, the Video Store was 1991. And second, Dana's adopted mom didn't squander all of Dana's money away. She was very careful with it. She had it set up in trust funds and so on. Dana's money was stolen by a corrupt accountant. And the guy Dana was married too, her son's father, Lanny, he spent a lot of her money on cars, boats and various other material items. She too spent alot on her drugs and drinking. You can go on Wikipedia and get the real facts.
Oh yes, such a cute young Actress..yep we had a crush on her too...loved her series too..Kimberly was a great character. .Its sad her leaving the Series, the Armed Robery just Amazed me at the time...and I agree the industry in the industry...that's why I left it myself the industry just sucks out what they can from their child stars no on site education or schools so child stars basically lost their childhood...I got so disgusted at producers and creators Gary Marshall's destruction behind the scenes of Erin Moran's life and the sneaky theft Sherwood Schwartz did even to all the members of Giligans Island making 90 million on them while they went broke..and Dawn Wells life in the theft of her image to create her likeness for a doll...SHAMEFULL...MISS YOU MUCH DANA..AND YOUR SON NOW REST PEACEFULLY YOU TWO..🙏🙏❤🇺🇸🙏❤🇺🇸❤🇺🇸
I think he said, “whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, dad” more than he said, “whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, Willis,” or any other “whatchoo talkin bout” he uttered throughout the run of the series.
This is a great example of why we need better access to Mental Health treatment. No, not religion, with it's BS rewards, and guilt ridden punishments BS from imaginary characters, taking advantage of people in emotional stress for recruitment purposes! Real help, from real genuine empathetic, professionally educated people, with helpful answers to problems! 😅 ...
She also appeared on the Howard Stern's show, was it the day before her possible su*cide? Two days before? I hope he can live with the fact that he possibly triggered her su*cide.
@@FactsVerse maybe you can make more mysteries. A good example would be, a video about Gary Coleman. You can talk about his life. Then you can talk about his death. There is so much information and much of it is conflicting. Don’t put a conclusion at the end of the video. I mean don’t give an answer as to what you think happened. Give the facts and leave it open for discussion. People love to discuss in the comments. Todd Bridges said “ he believes Gary was unalived” I haven’t researched this in years, to see if he still stands by his statement. I just found it weird and sad , that Gary’s wife would sell his hospital photos. Who does that? If your loved one is sick, you don’t take pictures. He seemed like a sad and lonely guy,who was looking for love. He thought he found it in this lady. Thank you again for replying to my comment, I really do appreciate it.❤️❤️
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you see her in playboy? OMG, it's Woodstock
Had Dana listened to me, she would have been drugfree and recovered her career. Drug addiction was her biggest problem, poor girl.
It is so very sad, and her son was so lost he went looking for her. I really hope he found her. And i hope they were both accepted in paradise.
The very first young woman was Nancy McKeon
I recall a popularity rating system used by Hollywood executives, I believe it was referred to as your Q rating, believe it or not, Nancy McKeon had THE highest Q rating in Hollywood back in the day.
I absolutely believe this.. Nancy was wonderful... one of my idols growing up
This young lady left this world to her she deserved so much better.
She was so pretty and talented. It is a shame!
It's a shame she dabbled in drugs.
@@kevinmiller6380 I agree with that.
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I was a kid through Dana's acting career and had quite a crush on her. I kept up with her exploits through the tabloids after the show ended, and was surprised to hear of her passing. I will never understand why she couldn't find anything else to fill the turmoil in her life.
Rest in peace Dana you will. Always be Kimberly Drummond too me
Thank you so much for your beautiful message for Dana. We miss her 😥
Isn’t Nancy McKeon ( from the facts of life ) the person in the first two scenes in this video?
Yes
I was 12 when i got into Diff'rent Strokes Dana had already passed but when i found out it was sad... these young child stars go through so much, its just horrible... R.i.p Dana and Gary
Thank you so much for your beautiful message for Dana. We miss her 😢
Every time I see stories of Dana Plato makes me very sad. I wish that she could’ve had more rolls and gotten away from the different strokes image. I think she was very talented and she could’ve done a lot more if given the chance.💔😭
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. We miss Dana.
I loved different strokes & Dana & willis & Arnold it was a good show after school before my parents got home. So sad & horrible what happened to her & gary A tragic end to both young stars.Yes I knew she had been arrested & yes I knew she got on a bad path n life still don't make her bad we all make mistakes some of us have people to help pull us out of a bad situation some don't. R.i.P Dana & Gary shine on
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It’s sad what happened to Dana and her son Tyler. Rest In Peace Dana and Tyler. Rest In Peace ✌🏻 Gary Coleman.
So sad seeing another child star taken so young. She really had so much potential. Addiction and run-ins with the law have taken so much talent far too soon. 🕊️🙏❤️
Sad but true. May Dana find peace. Which of her roles appealed to you the most?
A well told but tragic story of 2 of the many child stars who tragically can't transition to adult careers
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I loved her in the video game called *Night Trap*
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@@FactsVerse actors who would not do a sequel to a movie or show.
So sad. ❤👍
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I knew about the armed robbery. I remember during that time that legendary singer and actor Wayne Newton put up the collateral for the bail money to get her out of jail. I remember he said that he did not know her, but he felt she deserved a second chance. Clearly, this young lady was beautiful, intelligent, and talented, but she lacked the maturity and the mental foundation to proceed in life.
I remember they did a broadcast on her, a television movie based on Plato, years ago, and one of the things was that she thought that her money was going to last forever.
Instead of investing it and living off of the interest and budgeting her money correctly.
She hooked up with some knucklehead loser, and the two of them squandered her fortune and 6 years later, after Different Strokes ended, she was robbing video stores at gun point.
Again, it is a shame that she didn't have a good foundation in life thanks to her mother drug issue. I guess she learned that from her, and she taught it to her son. The video indicated that he (son) committed suicide by gunshot and had a drug problem as well. It is sincerely a shame that she is no longer with us. She had such potential and was such a natural actress and a beauty. I do not believe that she committed suicide. This was clearly an accidental overdose.
RIP: Dana Michelle Plato, born Dana Michelle Strain; November 7, 1964 - May 8, 1999, age 34. ✝️
2:05 is from “The Facts of Life.” That’s a very young Molly Ringwald, who was in the early seasons of the show.
Yes I was aware Dana Plato's personal issues. It played out in public back then. I felt so bad for because she was one of my celebrity crushes along side Cheryl Ladd when I was a kid RIP
It is too bad that the lack of acting work for an adult actress led Dana to rob a video store to also support a possible drug habit.
It's was another one of Dana Plato's bad decisions that led her to rob a video store.
She was on the cover of Playboy magazine.
She posed nude because she was desperate for cash.
I know she did a porno, I don't remember the playboy
She was in one of the most controversial games of the 90s, night trap
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Wow, I didn't know I shared the same exact birthday with her, and today is my/our birthday
RIP
This is so sad.
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Sad. Disfunction breeds more disfunction.
It should also be noted that her mother used a loophole in the Coogan Act and had herself listed as the executor to it and she stole almost all the money that was supposed to be secure in it
After her death an ammendment to the Coogan Act -- called the Plato Ammendment in her honor -- that prevents any parent/guardian access to the money
Yet Gary Coleman's parents, who managed him, stole and spent all his money as well, and he had to get emancipated from them.
@@dhenderson1810 yup they were told by Plato's mother how to do it
Lies, Dana's mom, Kay, had trust funds for Dana and Dana had millions of dollars, just before her mom died from a horrible rare form of cancer. But due to her mom dying, her getting divorced from her husband, a corrupt accountant stole most of her money and left her with just $250,000. He also didn't pay the IRS and Dana owned over $110,000 to the IRS. Her "Strokes" residuals was paying for that. This all from an interview she personally did in the May 8, 1990 National Enquirer, I own it.
@@cliffcorson4000 The same situation happened to Erin Moran, who played Joanie on Happy Days. Erin's parents, who were her managers, also stole most of her money.
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I was never clear whether it was suicide or not. In an interview, she spoke about a movie she did called "Jack and Jill and Jill," describing a scene where she was kissing another girl. She said, "Our chests touched and suddenly it was X-rated!" like she was surprised that would give the movie an X rating. Hopefully, she is at peace now.
I've seen JJ&J and it was more than "chests touching".
@@williamjones6031any good?
Didn't suck@@dqreps
Why are there shows of "the facts of life"? I dont understand
What you didn't mention is why she reduced to armed robbery in the first place. The people she trusted to take care of her money she made from "different strokes"stole every penny from her . People that did her taxes to people that supposedly cared for her. So in order to survive she was reduced to a petty criminal but the real criminals got away with their crime against her while she was having to face the consequences of her own crimes though no fault of her own was reduced to. You can make a lot of money in Hollywood but they find a way to get it back by surrounding you with professional thieves. Grey Coleman, attempted suicide twice because of similar issues.
I was completely bummed when I heard of her passing. She was special to me because she was the spitting image of my HS girlfriend.
Very interesting, thank you so much for sharing your life story. We would love to see a picture of your HS GF ❣❣
This video has so much wrong. First, Dana acted alone in the video store robbery, the guy mentioned, Robert Menchaka, was the boyfriend she was with, right before she passed away, and was the guy who took photos of her, dying. So that was 1999, the Video Store was 1991. And second, Dana's adopted mom didn't squander all of Dana's money away. She was very careful with it. She had it set up in trust funds and so on. Dana's money was stolen by a corrupt accountant. And the guy Dana was married too, her son's father, Lanny, he spent a lot of her money on cars, boats and various other material items. She too spent alot on her drugs and drinking. You can go on Wikipedia and get the real facts.
Thank you for the correct info.
I remember when I heard the news back in the 90s that she passed away . They tickles racism drugs sex kidnapping and disability like the love boat
Oh yes, such a cute young Actress..yep we had a crush on her too...loved her series too..Kimberly was a great character. .Its sad her leaving the Series, the Armed Robery just Amazed me at the time...and I agree the industry in the industry...that's why I left it myself the industry just sucks out what they can from their child stars no on site education or schools so child stars basically lost their childhood...I got so disgusted at producers and creators Gary Marshall's destruction behind the scenes of Erin Moran's life and the sneaky theft Sherwood Schwartz did even to all the members of Giligans Island making 90 million on them while they went broke..and Dawn Wells life in the theft of her image to create her likeness for a doll...SHAMEFULL...MISS YOU MUCH DANA..AND YOUR SON NOW REST PEACEFULLY YOU TWO..🙏🙏❤🇺🇸🙏❤🇺🇸❤🇺🇸
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I wish I had a baby 👶 her. She was so good😏
I think he said, “whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, dad” more than he said, “whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, Willis,” or any other “whatchoo talkin bout” he uttered throughout the run of the series.
It is not good to include video and photos unrelated at random.
What about Willis
The first woman you show isn’t Dana.
5:06 Jonathan Brandis
3:52 4:00 4:02 she gets 5 year probation. Then a blk girl gets 16 years fir being in a car after her friend stole 300 from a house . Wow
So was her son Jonathan Brandis?
very sad.... RIP
This is a great example of why we need better access to Mental Health treatment.
No, not religion, with it's BS rewards, and guilt ridden punishments BS from imaginary characters, taking advantage of people in emotional stress for recruitment purposes!
Real help, from real genuine empathetic, professionally educated people, with helpful answers to problems! 😅
...
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Idk what religion had to do with that... yes we need more mental health treatment
@@nenep1872 If she got real help, then maybe a different story, and so many people turn to religion, that is not real help!
She also appeared on the Howard Stern's show, was it the day before her possible su*cide? Two days before? I hope he can live with the fact that he possibly triggered her su*cide.
I feel like Gary Coleman died under suspicious circumstance. It should be investigated.
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@@FactsVerse oh my goodness!! You actually responded to me !❤️❤️Thats absolutely incredible! Thank you so much ! You really made my day !❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@FactsVerse maybe you can make more mysteries. A good example would be, a video about Gary Coleman. You can talk about his life. Then you can talk about his death. There is so much information and much of it is conflicting. Don’t put a conclusion at the end of the video. I mean don’t give an answer as to what you think happened. Give the facts and leave it open for discussion. People love to discuss in the comments. Todd Bridges said “ he believes Gary was unalived” I haven’t researched this in years, to see if he still stands by his statement. I just found it weird and sad , that Gary’s wife would sell his hospital photos. Who does that? If your loved one is sick, you don’t take pictures. He seemed like a sad and lonely guy,who was looking for love. He thought he found it in this lady. Thank you again for replying to my comment, I really do appreciate it.❤️❤️
Why didn't you mention the Howard Stern thing???? She died *the next day!*
What Howard Stern thing?
@@ccastaneda669 Do you really not know????
Plato went on Howard Stern, and callers slut-shamed her and said horrible things to her on-air, the day before she died.
@@dhenderson1810 Thanks, bro. You are exactly correct. Never should have happened. Never, never, *never.*
@@dhenderson1810 Howard Stern was the cause of Dana Plato's suicide.
Coleman and Shannon used to host wild parties
same age as me
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Not true about the armed robbery. She did that herself.
She was in uncle buck
She wasn't in uncle buck.
@@platosplace my mistake
First
🤫🤔 Wow first !. Please explain to the rest of us mere mortals, why this is important ?.....
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She looked like that broad from little house on the prairie
Melissa Gilbert? Is that who you think she looks like