Doctors gave actor Gary Coleman just one year to live after he underwent major heart surgery last year, according to his ex-wife Shannon Price.

The "Diff'rent Strokes" star died last month after his former wife gave doctors permission to switch off his life support system, which was keeping him alive in a comatose state.

Price is still coming to terms with the actor's death, but admits she knew her life with him would be short after the former child star had heart surgery to replace his aortic valve.

She tells news show Entertainment Tonight, "After he had heart surgery they said he woul...

Former child star Todd Bridges broke down as he read an extract from his memoirs on "Oprah" on Wednesday because his own words brought back terrible memories of a childhood molestation.

Oprah Winfrey asked the ex-"Diff'rent Strokes" star to read from his book, "Killing Willis," after he revealed how the sex acts had begun when he was just 11.

The actor explained that a trusted male mentor and publicist had treated him to gifts and urged him to ignore the adulation of screaming girl fans before sexually abusing him.

Bridges started reading and lost his composure as he fought back tears. H...

Former "Diff'Rent Strokes" star Todd Bridges has opened up about his drug addiction, childhood abuse and off-screen romance with late co-star Dana Plato in a candid new book.

The former child actor, who played beloved TV character Willis on the hit 1970s and '80s show, has put pen to paper for "Killing Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted."

In the autobiography, Bridges, who claims he was physically abused at the hands of his father, pinpoints the moment that sent him into a downward spiral. The actor alleges his former male publicist performed ...

NBC will re-visit one of television's most popular comedy series -- Diff'rent Strokes -- with a movie that serves as a powerful cautionary tale about the tragedies and challenges facing the child stars of the sitcom as well as all child stars in "Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes.'"

The film premieres on Monday, Sept. 4 (8-10 p.m. ET). Original cast members Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges participated in the movie and will also appear in on-camera interviews.

"Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'" not only takes viewers beh...