Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. On May 7, 1999 she traveled to New York City, New York with her finance Robert Menchaca, where she appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" to talk frankly about her life, including her run-ins with the law, financial problems, and drug and alcohol addictions. Approximately 15 minutes after the robbery, she returned to the scene and was immediately arrested. Failed to report flower. Please try again later. Our website services, content and products are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. 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With your free account at foundagrave.com, you can add your loved ones, friends, and idols to our growing database of "Deceased but not Forgotten" records. They had been traveling together back to Hollywood. She was adopted by Dean and Kay Plato and raised in the San Fernando Valley. Interesting Epitaphs. [10][11], Plato separated from Lambert in January 1988, the same week her mother died of scleroderma. 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. After Diffrent 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. During this time, she also posed for Playboy magazine. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. In 1991 she ended up in Las Vegas, Nevada unemployed and took a job at a dry-cleaning store. You can always change this later in your Account settings. He is survived by his father, Lanny Lambert and Grandmother, Joni Richardson. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Tragic Details On Death Of K-Pop Star At Age 28. Please try again later. We have set your language to This is a carousel with slides. 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. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. 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. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. placester.com. The same year, she was one of the first celebrities to star in a video game. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. On May 7, 1999 she traveled to New York City, New York with her finance Robert Menchaca, where she appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" to talk frankly about her life, including her run-ins with the law, financial problems, and drug and alcohol addictions. Try again later. Family members linked to this person will appear here. If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. While initially considered an accident, Plato's death was later ruled a suicide - with some blaming Stern for her decision to take her own life. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 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. RELATED:How Did Yohan Die? Plato married guitarist Lanny Lambert in 1984, with whom she had one child, Tyler; the couple divorced in 1990, and she thereafter married actor and producer Scott Atkins in 1996, which lasted one month. Due to her prior suicidal tendencies and the high level of drugs in her system, her death was ruled a suicide. She was born in Maywood, California to a 16-year-old unmarried teenager who gave her up for adoption. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. [34][35] The game was a moderate success, but is considered a pioneering title because it was the first to use live actors. Bernadette Giacomazzo is an editor, writer, publicist, and photographer whose work has appeared in Teen Vogue, People, Us Weekly, The Source, XXL, HipHopDX, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Post, BET.com, and more. Check out his touching tribute below. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. 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. Dana Plato. There is a problem with your email/password. Please enter your email and password to sign in. 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She admitted to being a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, but claimed 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 the recent extraction of her wisdom teeth. Before her death, Plato was engaged to her manager Robert Menchaca, with whom she lived in a motor home in Navarre, Florida. Try again. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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. Following her appearance in the film, in the same year, Plato appeared in a cover story of the lesbian lifestyle-magazine Girlfriends. 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Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Learn more about managing a memorial . Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Maywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Failed to delete memorial. [10][11], 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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81523125/dean-plato. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [12], In 1995, during an appearance on The Marilyn Kagen Show alongside co-star Todd Bridges, she spoke of her childhood with her mother, commenting how she had not learned "reality and life skills". Plato later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she struggled with poverty and unemployment. It featured actors who at the time were unknown, as well as Bridges, who made a cameo appearance. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Weve updated the security on the site. Try again later. Adoptive father of late actress, Dana Plato. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Fatal concentrations of the painkillers carisoprodol and hydrocodone/acetaminophen. 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. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. AP News writes that she had overdosed on a painkiller and valium. CBC News described her performance in the episode as a "series highpoint".[26]. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. 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. 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. By Bernadette Giacomazzo Written on Jul 16, 2020. Her death was ruled a suicide. Sorry! It's located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is not being advertised online. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her work on the program, and also was part of two TV Land Award nominations given to its cast. [13], Plato made her television acting debut at the age of 10, making a brief appearance on the NBC television show The Six Million Dollar Man. In 1984 she became pregnant by her boyfriend, rock guitarist Lanny Lambert, and the shows producers of felt that a pregnancy would fit the shows wholesome image, so she was let go but returned for several appearances during its final season. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Although the interview started well, Plato was soon confronted with abusive calls from listeners who believed she was under the influence (via Popdust). Try again later. I will never forget you and love you forever. Try again later. 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. In 1992, Plato starred in the video game Night Trap, becoming one of the first celebrities to appear in a video game. 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. Actress. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Failed to report flower. [54], In 2000, Fox broadcast a television movie based on Plato, titled After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped. Please consult your doctor before taking any action. She served 30 days in jail for violation of the terms of her probation and immediately entered a drug program. So, I didn't learn about reality and life skills." Try again later. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. During this time, she also posed for Playboy magazine. 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 Diffrent Strokes co-stars, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges. This is a carousel with slides. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Learn more about merges. Search above to list available cemeteries. Her first excursion into the film world occurred when she was 11 in the television film Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (1975). Try again later. Please enter your email and password to sign in. It's a role she would have until 1984, when Plato was sacked from the show. Initially named Dana Michelle Strain, she was adopted by Dean and Kay Plato when she was a baby. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. There was an error deleting this problem. Plato agreed but the hair was never tested. Actress Dana Plato died via suicide at age 34. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. 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. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Posthumous Reunions. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? She eventually turned to B-movies and adult films to make ends meet. When Dana Plato initially died, the press was told that she died of an accidental drug overdose. Try again later. She is also remembered for her troubled life after Diffrent Strokes when her career spiraled downward after becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol. Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea. Throughout her life, she was arrested for various drug-related offenses. The gun was only a pellet gun and the robbery netted her $164. Failed to remove flower. 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. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Kimberly Drummond from TV's Diff'rent Strokes.Plato struggled to find her place in Hollywood after her role in Different S. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. You were one of my best friends. This account has been disabled. A system error has occurred. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Dean Plato I found on Findagrave.com. This account has been disabled. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. How Did Dana Plato Die? 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. Dana Michelle Plato (ne Strain; November 7, 1964 May 8, 1999)[2][3] was an American actress. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? based on information from your browser. To use this feature, use a newer browser. To use this feature, use a newer browser. On February 28, she entered a video store, produced a gun, and demanded the money in the register. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Please try again later. 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. In desperation, she signed over power of attorney to an accountant who disappeared with the majority of her money, leaving her with less than $150,000. 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." [28] In spite of the film being met with a mixed response from critics and viewers alike,[29][30] it gained popularity at the time of its premiere, particularly for its cast.

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