Wednesday, June 18 at 10PM ET/PT and Thursday, June 19 at 2AM ET/PT
Biography: Dana Plato. Chronicles the tragic life of the Diff'rent
Strokes star who died of a drug overdose at 35. Born to an unwed,
teenage mother, Plato was put up for adoption. She appeared in her
first TV ad when she was just 7, and at age 14 she was hired for
Diff'rent Strokes. Six years later she was forced to leave the show
when she became pregnant. Plato then languished in the world of
B-movies and even soft core pornography, all the while struggling
with an addiction to prescription drugs and alcohol. Plato's rise and
fall continues to have a haunting effect on the culture of child
celebrity in Hollywood. CC HD [TVPG]