I weas just wondering what was the reason for Dana Plato Leaveing Diff'rent Strokes

As far as I can recall she said something about being tired of playing a 12 year old girl for 5 years and wanted more adult roles

Did she ever do Do guess Stint's

She left because she was pregnant. The producers thought it was out of character to have Kimberly be pregnant and unwed. So they fired her. And yes, she did guest star in several episodes afterword.

I disd not know that she was Pregnant

Indeed she was. And her life went downhill from there.

and she was arrested for robbing a Video Store.

and she was arrested for robbing a Video Store.
that was long after the show had gone off the air

That was long after the show had gone off the air.
Like I said, her life went to hell from there.

that was long after the show had gone off the air
Regardless, her life was hell. Anyone who resorts to robbery has got some issues. And Dana had her share unfortunately. She is dead now so nothing but sadness came out of all that.

what year was Dana was Arrested

Like I said, her life went to hell from there.
But at least her soul went to heaven where she doesn't have to worry about this anymore, I'm sure.

Whatever became of her child?

I heard something that Dana and Todd used to Date

and she was arrested for robbing a Video Store.

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Child star Dana Plato went from wholesome '80s fame to a tragic downfall. I visit her former Las Vegas apartment and the site of the infamous 1991 video store robbery that made national headlines and many rumored had been demolished.

Watch as we explore the hidden history behind her struggles and the dark reality of being a forgotten Hollywood talent.

In this episode:
• The tragic aftermath of Diff'rent Strokes and the pitfalls of child stardom

• Touring the apartment complex where Dana Plato lived while working as a dry cleaner

• Visiting the strip mall where Dana Plato robbed Lake Video in The Lakes neighborhood

• The bizarre twist of Wayne Newton paying her bail and her final years

Jason Green explores the Las Vegas locations tied to Dana Plato's life, including a former cleaners where employment was once a public spectacle.

By revisiting the apartment complex and surrounding neighborhood, this investigation provides context on the challenging period leading up to a notorious incident that shaped the actor's public legacy.

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In the early '90s, Diff’rent Strokes actress Dana Plato made headlines in Las Vegas for holding up a video store. (Part 1 of 2)

Diff'rent Strokes was an American television situation comedy, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series starred Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two black kids from Harlem taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman and widower, Phillip Drummond played by Conrad Bain, for whom their deceased mother previously worked, and his daughter, Kimberly played by Dana Plato.

She had fallen on hard times by early 1991 and was working the counter at Al Phillips on West Flamingo Road. With meager wages and desperate for money, she put on a disguise that consisted of nothing more than a hat and sunglasses and entered a video store near her apartment.

"I had the door open," Lake Video clerk Heather Dailey told News 3 in February of 1991. "She came in, stopped at the counter and she pulled out a gun."

Dailey recognized Plato immediately but handed over the $160 she had in the register. When Plato left with the money, Dailey called 911 and told the operator "I've just been robbed by the girl who played Kimberly on Diff'rent Strokes"

Plato was arrested just 15 minutes later, near the scene of the crime.

"And they caught her coming back after her glasses that she dropped when she jumped over the wall," Dailey told News 3.

Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton promptly put up the $13,000 bail for Plato.

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