The judge sentenced Plato to 30 days in jail, followed by a drug rehab program. It was a devastating blow for the family. The interview began to go downhill however, when the phones were opened up to callers. Lanny Lambert was given custody of Tyler. On May 7, 1999, she spoke with optimism about her new life in a radio interview on "The Howard Stern Show." The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Her death was a tragic coda to what was unarguably a hard life, fleeting perks of fame aside. She fell into drug addiction and died of an overdose in 1999. He was 25 years old.Lambert died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head last Thursday in Tulsa, Okla., says his grandmother, Joni Richardson. Resend Activation Email. Plato had actually credited her arrests in the early 1990s (she got probation for the Rx and robbery offenses) for saving her life. Physically and actually, they didn't.". [16][17][18] Better received was the family-comedy film California Suite (1978), in which Plato played Jenny Warren; the film was also a commercial success,[19] and earned accolades from the Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. Production was delayed a day while they got Renfro out of jail. [32] She was eager to work on the game, and Rob Fulopone of the designers of Night Trapsaid that he and Plato had enjoyed working together. In a last-ditch attempt to revive her career, Plato hired a new accountant to manage her money and had breast augmentation surgery. Dana Plato at the Hollywood Collectors Show | Photo: Getty Images. She fell into drug addiction and died of an overdose in 1999. I doubt he read the whole script, but when you turned on the camera, he was magic. And I was just talking to her, trying to figure out who she was. Micara went on to record and tour with Gary U.S. Bonds and play drums on film soundtracks before changing careers to public-school teaching. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Try again later. Growing up, she struggled to establish herself and to land new roles. English You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. As DiCaprio acknowledged almost a decade ago, there were people whocame up around the time he did who didn't make it in the end. But I'm getting back into my zone on-set, and it is absolutely what I've been lacking for years. She was. Along with Bobby Flax led the early '70s pop rock group Bullet. (Originally published Nov. 7, 2019, at 3 a.m. PT). Plato's drug addiction eventually took her life -- she died after overdosing on Vanadom and Vicodin. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. At the time Lambert only admitted to using marijuana, Whitaker said. So she had some friends that came over. Try again later. Tyler tried to get over losing his mum at such a young age, but he also became a victim of his mother's death. From there, she dabbled in softcore pornography, including a 1997 feature based on her "Diff'rent Strokes" past. It's definitely been an eye-openerI'm going to stay clean, and, in turn, it will help me spiritually and with work. But his financial troubles, including a bankruptcy filing in 1999, continued to be notorious, and he worked as much as he couldand shows were usually happy to have him, such as when he was on The Hughleys in an episode called "Whatchoo Stalkin' About, Willis?" Lambert was just 14 when his mother took her own life, overdosing on prescription pills on May 8, 1999. He is survived by his father, Lanny Lambert and Grandmother, Joni Richardson. From 1978 until 1984, when she got pregnant and was written out of the show, Plato starred onDiff'rent Strokes as Kimberly Drummond, the big sister to adopted brothers Willis and Arnold, played by Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman, both ofwhose post-Strokes lives are also the stuff of child-stardom-gone-wrong legend. Lanny Lambert and Dana Plato were married for 5 years. Sorry! He is the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Menu. I thought, 'Wow, this kid is insanely talented, if he doesn't have some kind of familial moorings, he's going to fall off the deep end.' She posed for a June 1989 Playboy pictorial (a 5-page nude layout, the shots were taken in November 1988 in Arizona and appeared in the June 1989 issue of Playboy Magazine). Following her jail term, Dana appeared in a string of B-grade features including such sterling gems as 1992's "Bikini Beach Race" and 1995's "Compelling Evidence." Lane Lambert - Wikipedia After Plato discovered she was pregnant in 1984, the network decided the actress no longer fit their wholesome image.