When it was revealed that she was pregnant, she was written out of Diff'rent Strokes. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Her death was ruled a suicide. At the age of 13, Dana Plato had a choice: pursue figure skating or acting (via Biography). An influential "teen idol" of the late 1970s and early 1980s,[4][5] Plato was recognized for her television work, for which she was included on VH1's list of "100 Greatest Kid Stars".[6]. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. She was later married to actor and producer Scott Atkins (Scotty Gelt) in Vancouver for one month before the marriage was annulled. Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton posted her bail and she was given five years probation. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? You were one of my best friends. In 1981, Plato appeared in the television special A Step in Time,[27] which earned her a second Young Artist Award nomination. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. Verify and try again. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. xelk.org. Search above to list available cemeteries. Add to your scrapbook. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. She made headlines and became part of the national debate over troubled child stars, particularly given the difficulties of her "Diff'rent Strokes" co-stars, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges. GREAT NEWS! 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. Toward the end of her career, she chose roles that could be considered erotic or even soft-core pornography, appearing partially nude in "Prime Suspect" (1988) and "Compelling Evidence" (1995), but her most infamous film was the 1997 pornographic movie "Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jilland Jill." Dana Plato (Dana Michelle Strain) was born on 7 November, 1964 in Maywood, California, United States, is an American actress. When she was three years old, her adoptive parents divorced and her mother started auditioning her at an early age. 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. There was a problem getting your location. 18 Jun 1908 - 20 Jan 2003. 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It is best remembered for the controversy it created over the violence and sexuality, along with that surrounding Mortal Kombat, which had eventually led to the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).[37][38]. Approximately 15 minutes after the robbery, she returned to the scene and was immediately arrested. Please enter your email and password to sign in. [50][51][52][53] Plato's body was cremated and her ashes were scattered over the Pacific Ocean. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. English diplomof.online. based on information from your browser. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. 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. 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To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. What Really Happened to the Class of '65? To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. talking about the life and tragic death of Dana Plato. Try again later. Dana Plato. Make sure that the file is a photo. Howard Stern even said that he took a piece of hair from her head to have it tested for drugsbut he later said that she took it back after the show stopped taping, so he never knew for sure whether she was really sober. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. [12] Later on in the visit, Plato said that she felt unwell and took a few doses of a hydrocodone / acetaminophen painkiller (Lortab), along with the muscle-relaxant carisoprodol (Soma),[49] and went to lie down inside her Winnebago motor home with Menchaca, which was parked outside the house. This browser does not support getting your location. Learn more about managing a memorial . Please try again later. According to Biography, Plato alleged that her accountant had stolen most of her money. Son of actress Dana Plato & musician Lanny Lambert. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Failed to remove flower. After an autopsy was performed on Plato, however, her death was ruled a suicide. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. There was a problem getting your location. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Sorry! Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. 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. [41] Although she allowed a hair to be cut for the test, Stern later claimed she asked for it back after the interview. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. She was also an accomplished figure skater, and at one point she was training for a possible Olympic team spot. AP News writes that she had overdosed on a painkiller and valium. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. © 2023 Found a Grave, All rights reserved. Popdust reports that she and her husband divorced and Plato eventually lost custody of her son. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Year should not be greater than current year. 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). 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. She is also remembered for her troubled life after "Diff'rent Strokes" when her career spiraled downward after becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol. This is a carousel with slides. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. It just has a For Sale sign on a window, according to several automotive websites. The game, "Night Trap," was not a great success, but is considered a pioneering title as it was the first game to use live actors, specifically a well-known personality, and was one of the first video game titles to have mature content and attracted controversy due to its depiction of violence. The same year, she was one of the first celebrities to star in a video game. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? She died of scleroderma at the age of 49. The game, "Night Trap," was not a great success, but is considered a pioneering title as it was the first game to use live actors, specifically a well-known personality, and was one of the first video game titles to have mature content and attracted controversy due to its depiction of violence. She is also remembered for her troubled life after "Diff'rent Strokes" when her career spiraled downward after becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol. 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 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. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Please try again later. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. 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. In 1991, Plato was arrested for stealing $164 from a register with a pellet gun. When she was three years old, her adoptive parents divorced and her mother started auditioning her at an early age. 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Family members linked to this person will appear here. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. She was born in Maywood, California to an 16-year-old unmarried teenager who gave her up for adoption. Toward the end of her career, Plato chose roles that were erotic;[39] she appeared nude in Prime Suspect (1989) and Compelling Evidence (1995), and in the softcore erotic drama Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jilland Jill (1998), the title of which was changed after filming in order to tie it to Plato's past. In June 1965, the seven-month-old Dana was adopted by Dean Plato, who owned a trucking company, and his wife Florine "Kay" Plato. Eventually, Stern asked if she would take a drug test, and asked for a sample of her hair. Please reset your password. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. There was an error deleting this problem. Throughout her life, she was arrested for various drug-related offenses. Oops, we were unable to send the email. The gun was only a pellet gun and the robbery netted her $164. Per IMDb, in 1999, Plato decided to do an interview on Howard Stern's radio show (posted on YouTube) in hopes of reviving her dying career. In it, the New York Post reports, she told Stern that she was sober and no longer on drugs. Tyler was a cameraman and amateur songwriter. She is also remembered for her troubled life after Diffrent Strokes when her career spiraled downward after becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol. Try again later. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. -- was soon followed by one titled "Dana Plato Silenced," after she died of an overdose of painkillers and muscle relaxants just two weeks before the big event. Assurez-vous d'avoir autoriser Find a Grave accder votre position actuelle dans les paramtres du navigateur. [12] Upon waking up, Menchaca and their family discovered that Plato had died in her sleep initially assumed an accidental overdose but later ruled a suicide based on Plato's long history of substance use. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Nude photos of dana plato 41 Hottest Pictures Of Dana Plat. She also had the equivalent of seven tablets of the muscle relaxant in her stomach," reported the wires at the time, indicatingher overdose was deliberate. Try again later. GREAT NEWS! Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. She was raised in the San Fernando Valley. Toward the end of her career, she chose roles that could be considered erotic or even soft-core pornography, appearing partially nude in "Prime Suspect" (1988) and "Compelling Evidence" (1995), but her most infamous film was the 1997 pornographic movie "Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jilland Jill." Due to her prior suicidal tendencies and the high level of drugs in her system, her death was ruled a suicide. Sorry! The email does not appear to be a valid email address. At one point she worked at a dry-cleaning store, where customers reported being impressed by her lack of airs. Please try again later. She was also an accomplished figure skater, and at one point she was training for a possible Olympic team spot. CBC News described her performance in the episode as a "series highpoint".[26]. Year should not be greater than current year. placester.com. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. 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(bio by: William Bjornstad) Family links: Children: Tyler Edward Lambert (1984 2010)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Drug overdose, an apparent suicide. On February 28, she entered a video store, produced a gun, and demanded the money in the register. Try again later. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Learn more about merges. Toward the end of her career, she chose roles that could be considered erotic or even soft-core pornography, appearing partially nude in "Prime Suspect" (1988) and "Compelling Evidence" (1995), but her most infamous film was the 1997 pornographic movie "Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jilland Jill." She admitted to being a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, but claimed that she had been sober for more than ten years by that point, and was not using any drugs, with the exception of prescribed painkillers due to discomfort and pain from the recent extraction of her wisdom teeth. 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After "Diff'rent Strokes" was cancelled, she attempted to establish herself as a serious actress, but found it difficult to step out of the long shadows cast by her sitcom career and ended up taking roles in B-movies such as "Bikini Beach Race" and "Lethal Cowboy." When she was three years old, her adoptive parents divorced and her mother started auditioning her at an early age. Try again. There was a problem getting your location. Try again later. Maywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. She admitted to being a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, but claimed that she had been sober for more than ten years by that point, and was not using any drugs, with the exception of prescribed painkillers due to discomfort and pain from the recent extraction of her wisdom teeth. Following her appearance in the film, in the same year, Plato appeared in a cover story of the lesbian lifestyle-magazine Girlfriends. Try again later. She served 30 days in jail for violation of the terms of her probation and immediately entered a drug program. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. The two married in April 1984 but separated in January 1988, a week after her adoptive mother's death. She went to lie down inside her recreational vehicle parked outside the house and subsequently died of an overdose of the muscle-relaxant Vanadom (Soma) and painkiller Lortab at the age of 34. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. In 1983, she starred in the television film High School U.S.A. as Cara Ames, alongside Diff'rent Strokes co-star Todd Bridges, who played Otto Lipton. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . There was an error deleting this problem. Thanks for your help! In 1991 she ended up in Las Vegas, Nevada unemployed and took a job at a dry-cleaning store. When Dana Plato initially died, the press was told that she died of an accidental drug overdose. What they do not know, however, is that they have just buried Cody on a sacred Indian cemetery. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. On the day before she died, she went onThe Howard Stern Show. [48], On May 8, 1999, Plato and Menchaca were returning to California and stopped at Menchaca's mother's home in Moore, Oklahoma, for a Mother's Day visit. During this time, she also posed for Playboy magazine. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Try again. Family members linked to this person will appear here. On May 7, 1999, Plato appeared on The Howard Stern Showin one of the most infamous episodes of the show, which you can see above. Per ABC News, she was rumored to have been experimenting with drugs off-set. The gun was only a pellet gun and the robbery netted her $164. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Sadly, it seems that this was the beginning of the end for the former child star. Weve updated the security on the site. At the end of the film, where Bridges and Coleman appear, they stand near Plato's grave. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Plato's last works include Desperation Boulevard (1998), in which she appears as herself and which appears to be based on her life; Silent Scream (1999), in which she appears as Emma Jones; and Pacino Is Missing (2002), which was released after her death, in which she appears as an attorney. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Verify and try again. Dana Plato was born Dana Michelle Strain on November 7, 1964, in Maywood, California, to Linda Strain, a teenager who was already caring for an 18-month-old child. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. She made headlines and became part of the national debate over troubled child stars, particularly given the difficulties of her "Diff'rent Strokes" co-stars, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges. Approximately 15 minutes after the robbery, she returned to the scene and was immediately arrested. Her death waslater determined to be suicide by drug overdose. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. 11 Strict Rules That Elon Musk Makes His Girlfriends & Wives Follow, Justin Bieber Suspected As The Father Of Kourtney Kardashian's Son Reign (Instead Of Scott Disick), Why Kate Moss Was 'Scared' & 'Couldn't Get Out Of Bed For Weeks' After Working With Mark Wahlberg. During this time she was spotted by a producer during a brief appearance on the daytime television's "The Gong Show," and won her role on "Diff'rent Strokes" and the show was an immediate hit. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Her first excursion into the film world occurred when she was 11 in the television film Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (1975). There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Actress. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Please enter your email and password to sign in. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Web: Lucas County, Ohio, U.S., Blade Obituary Index, 1842-2014, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Learn more about merges. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Adoptive mother of late actress, Dana Plato. Sorry! 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. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. There was an error deleting this problem. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. And tragically,she died in 1999 at the young age of 34. To use this feature, use a newer browser. That same year, she gave birth to her son Tyler, and married the baby's father. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Learn more about managing a memorial . Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea. Votes: 279. At the age of seven, she began doing television commercials for companies as diverse as Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dole, and Atlantic Richfield. GREAT NEWS! Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. She was born in Maywood, California to a 16-year-old unmarried teenager who gave her up for adoption. Please try again later. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Her death was ruled a suicide. She had stolen $164. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. On February 28, she entered a video store, produced a gun, and demanded the money in the register. Failed to remove flower. Learn more about merges. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. But while she was certainly talented, she was equally troubled. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. The same year, she was one of the first celebrities to star in a video game. Please enter your email and password to sign in. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. After "Diff'rent Strokes" was cancelled, she attempted to establish herself as a serious actress, but found it difficult to step out of the long shadows cast by her sitcom career and ended up taking roles in B-movies such as "Bikini Beach Race" and "Lethal Cowboy." She went to lie down inside her recreational vehicle parked outside the house and subsequently died of an overdose of the muscle-relaxant Vanadom (Soma) and painkiller Lortab at the age of 34. Failed to report flower. He was cremated with no memorial service. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Dana Plato I found on Findagrave.com. There was an error deleting this problem. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. [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. based on information from your browser. In 1977 she made her film debut in "Return to Boggy Creek." Try again later. She is best remembered for her role as Kimberly Drummond on the television sitcom Diffrent Strokes, that aired on NBC from November 1978 to May 1985 and on ABC from September 1985 until March 1986. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Verify and try again. She was adopted by Dean and Kay Plato and raised in the San Fernando Valley.
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