Was there any chance that Dana Plato could've turned things around - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 10-05-2020, 05:20 AM

At least from a showbusiness angle? I bring this up because Drew Barrymore recently said that Hollywood blacklisted her for a while due to her drug addiction issues. While I don't have absolute evidence that Dana Plato herself, got blacklisted, it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case after Dana was fired from Diff'rent Strokes in 1984 for getting pregnant. Looking at her IMDb page, it appears that the highest profile acting gig that she received following DS was guest starring on Growing Pains in 1985 as a Madonna impersonator. Her subsequent acting gigs were on the really low-budget, B-movie scale. Night Trap was perhaps the most noteworthy among this bunch.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-05-2020, 06:36 AM

I think it would have been unlikely for Dana to have landed an acclaimed or popular role while she was using drugs, while she was still notorious for committing armed robbery. Her reputation had become toxic to her own career.

80s Dude · 10-05-2020, 10:05 PM

Doing porn (and being proud of it) probably didn't help her career.

10-05-2020, 05:20 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,640	Was there any chance that Dana Plato could've turned things around At least from a showbusiness angle? I bring this up because Drew Barrymore recently said that Hollywood blacklisted her for a while due to her drug addiction issues. While I don't have absolute evidence that Dana Plato herself, got blacklisted, it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case after Dana was fired from Diff'rent Strokes in 1984 for getting pregnant. Looking at her IMDb page, it appears that the highest profile acting gig that she received following DS was guest starring on Growing Pains in 1985 as a Madonna impersonator. Her subsequent acting gigs were on the really low-budget, B-movie scale. Night Trap was perhaps the most noteworthy among this bunch.
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10-05-2020, 06:36 AM	#2
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	I think it would have been unlikely for Dana to have landed an acclaimed or popular role while she was using drugs, while she was still notorious for committing armed robbery. Her reputation had become toxic to her own career.
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10-05-2020, 10:05 PM	#3
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,811	Doing porn (and being proud of it) probably didn't help her career.