- Charlotte Rae
Charlotte Rae (born April 22 1926) is an American actress and singer known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life", in which she appeared from 1979 until 1986. Born Charlotte Rae Lubotsky, the second of three daughters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rae attended but did not complete her studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. - Molly Ringwald
Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She became popular with teenage audiences in the 1980s, as a result of her starring roles in the John Hughes movies "Sixteen Candles", "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink". - Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Diane Whelchel (born on May 29, 1963 in Littlefield, Texas, raised for most of her childhood in Fort Worth, Texas), is an American actress best known for her role in the television series "The Facts of Life" as the preppy and wealthy Blair Warner. - Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award, nine-time Emmy and Golden Globe winning American actress of stage, film and television. She has won eight primetime Emmy Awards-more than any other female performer-and one Daytime Emmy Award. - Kim Fields
Kim Victoria Fields (born May 12, 1969 in New York, New York) is an American actress. She was one of the first successful African American child actresses on television. Fields was discovered by an acting agent for the sitcom "The Facts of Life" after appearing in a commercial for Mrs. Butterworth's pancake syrup. From 1979 to 1988, she played Tootie Ramsey on the program. This was Field's most notable role. - Mindy Cohn
While she has tried her hand at other roles, including the voice of Velma Dinkley in Cartoon Network Studios ' What's New Scooby-Doo and its direct-to-video feature spinoffs, she has not approached the success she enjoyed with The Facts of Life . She has come to peace with that, although she had said on an E! True Hollywood Story that she hated being "everybody's chubby best friend." - MacKenzie Astin
Astin was born Sean Patrick Duke ] in Santa Monica, California. He is the son of actors Patty Duke and John Astin , although his biological father is Michael Tell , a music promoter and writer of Jewish heritage who divorced Patty Duke shortly before her marriage to Astin. At the time of his birth, it was widely assumed that his biological father was Desi Arnaz, Jr . , although this has been stated as incorrect. - Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce (born 1954) is an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards for both his novels and short stories. He grew up in a small mining village just outside of Coventry to a working class family. After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from the University of Leicester in 1980, Joyce worked as a youth officer for the National Association of Youth Clubs until 1988. - Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress, perhaps most widely known for her role in the television sitcom "Mad About You". Hunt began her career in the 1970s as a child actress. Her early roles included an appearance as Murray Slaughter's daughter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", and a regular role in the television series "The Swiss Family Robinson". - Peter Parros
Peter Parros (born November 11 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor and screenwriter. He appeared on "Santa Barbara" in 1992, "One Life to Live" as Dr. Ben Price #2 from 1994-1995 and "As the World Turns" as Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Robert Harris from 1996 - 2005. His best known TV role is on the 1980s TV series "Knight Rider" as "RC3", a.k.a. Reginald Cornelius III, in the 4th and final season of the series. - Gloria Loring
Gloria Loring (born Gloria Jean Goff on December 12, 1946 in New York City) is an American singer and actress. She began her music career at age 14, singing with a folk group known as Those Four. She went on to perform on a wide range of shows in the 70's, from "The Carol Burnett Show" to the Academy Awards ceremony. Loring was married to actor Alan Thicke ("Growing Pains") from 1970 until 1983, … - Geri Jewell
Geri Jewell (born September 13, 1956 in Buffalo, NY) is an actor and comedian born with cerebral palsy. She is most famous for her roles on the television program "The Facts of Life." and on HBO's "Deadwood". Jewell also works as a motivational speaker. In 2006, she was awarded a National Rehabilitation Hospital Victory Award. - Julie Piekarski
Julie Piekarski (born January 2, 1963, St. Louis, Missouri), is best known for her role on the popular television show "The Facts of Life". Piekarski got her first big break in the show business world as a Mouseketeer on "The New Mickey Mouse Club" in 1977. After gaining popularity working for Disney, she grabbed a major television role as Sue Ann Weaver in sixteen episodes of "The Facts of Life" from 1979-80. - Felice Schachter
Felice Schacter (born 17 November 1963, in Queens, New York) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Nancy on the hit sitcom The Facts of Life for its first season, appearing sporadically afterwards. - Julie Anne Haddock
Julie Anne Haddock (born 1964) is a former American actress best known for her role in the television series "The Facts of Life" as tomboy "Cindy Webster." Though she has had other roles in both film and television, her acting career effectively ended after the first season of "The Facts of Life", when her character was quietly written out of the show. The producers explained they wanted to take the series in a new direction, … - John Lawlor
John Lawlor is an American actor. His best known role is Headmaster Steven Bradley on the television series "The Facts of Life" from 1979 to 1980. He also guest-starred in "L.A. Law", "Knots Landing", "Mr. Belvedere", "Barney Miller", "Phyllis", "The Rockford Files", "Ellery Queen", "Baa Baa Black Sheep, and "Alice". He appeared in the movies "National Lampoon Goes to the Movies" (1982), … - Don Defore
Donald John DeFore (August 25, 1913 - December 22, 1993) was born, according to Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion, in 1917 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was an American actor who played "the regular guy" and "the good, ol' boy next door" in many films in the 1940s and 1950s. DeFore's film appearances include: "Thirty Seconds over Tokyo" (1944), opposite Spencer Tracy and Van Johnson, "The Affairs of Susan" (1945), "Dark City" (1950), … - Philip McKeon
Philip McKeon (born November 11 1964) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Tommy Hyatt, the son of the title character, in the long-running sitcom "Alice", from 1976 to 1985. McKeon was born in Westbury, New York to Barbara and Donald McKeon. His younger sister is "Facts of Life" actress Nancy McKeon. McKeon's professional career began when he was 4. His parents took him and Nancy, … - Paul Vogt
Paul Vogt (born December 16 1964, in Buffalo, New York Graduated from "Kenmore East Senior High School" in 1982) was, from 2002 to 2005, one of the lead actors on the comedy sketch-show "MADtv". He left the show because he had an out in his contract after 3 years. He worked in several other theater and television productions; he has also guest starred on "Chicago Hope" and "The In-Laws", both with his twin brother. - Jimmy Baio
Jimmy Baio (born March 15, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. He is the cousin of actor Scott Baio. Mainly a supporting actor, he first appeared onscreen in 1976 at the age of 14. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he made many guest appearances on TV shows such as "The Facts of Life", "Fantasy Island" and "The Love Boat", but his most notable role was probably that of Billy Tate in the controversial TV series "Soap". - Louise Beavers
Louise Beavers (March 8 1902 - October 26 1962) was a prolific African-American film actress. Beavers appeared in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1930s, most often in the role of a maid, servant, or slave. She was a native of Madeira, Ohio. Among the many films she appeared in were "Freaks" (1932), "She Done Him Wrong" (1933), "General Spanky" (1936), "Holiday Inn" (1942), "Mr. - Megan Follows
Megan Follows (born Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows on March 14, 1968) is a Canadian actress. Follows (whose first name is pronounced "Mee-gan") is best known to international audiences for her role as Anne Shirley in the acclaimed 1985 Canadian television miniseries "Anne of Green Gables" and its two sequels. - Bill Macy
Bill Macy (born Wolf Marvin Garber, May 18 1922, Revere, Massachusetts) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Walter Findlay, Bea Arthur's long-suffering husband on the 1970s television sitcom "Maude". Macy, before his success in "Maude", was something of an entertainment journeyman, performing in comedy clubs, playing bit parts in movies as well as television shows, … - Loren Lester
Loren Lester is an American actor of stage, screen, and voice, best known for his portrayal of DC Comics superhero Robin (Dick Grayson) and Nightwing in the numerous "Batman" animated series and features in the DC Animated Universe. He began his career as a teenager (of which one of his early recurring roles was "Roy" in the fifth season "The Facts of Life". - Danny Simon
Danny Simon (December 12, 1918, New York City - July 26, 2005, Portland, Oregon) was an American television writer and comedy teacher. He was also older brother to acclaimed American playwright Neil Simon. The elder Simon wrote for television shows including Your Show of Shows, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Phil Silvers Show, Make Room for Daddy, My Three Sons, The Carol Burnett Show, The Kraft Music Hall, Diff'rent Strokes, and The Facts of Life. - Steve Taylor
Roland Stephen Taylor (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and film director born in Brawley, California, and reared in Denver, Colorado. - Nicolas Coster
Nicolas Coster (born December 3, 1934 in London, United Kingdom) is a British-born American actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor on nighttime television series. Coster was born to an American mother and a father from New Zealand. In daytime, he first appeared in the NBC soap opera "Young Doctor Malone." Later, he created the role of Professor Paul Britton on "The Secret Storm", … - Roger Perry
Roger Perry (born May 7, 1933 in Davenport, Iowa) is an American film and television actor whose career began in the late 1950's. Perry was a fixture on American television during the 1960's through the 1980's making many guest appearances. One of his best known roles was that of Captain John Christopher in the classic "Star Trek" episode "Tomorrow is Yesterday". - Ray Colcord
Ray Colcord is a film and TV composer living in Los Angeles, most famous for hit TV series such as The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, My Two Dads, Dinosaurs, and Boy Meets World. He is a governor of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and a past President of the Society of Composers & Lyricists. He has received ASCAP, BMI, and Dramalogue awards. Prior to his film career, Ray Colcord worked as an A&R (Artists & Repertoire) representative for Columbia Records, … - Robert Romanus
Robert Romanus (b. Robert Romano on July 17,1956), also billed as Bob Romanus, is an American actor who has starred in film and television. He is best remembered for his role in the 1982 comedy "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" as the ticket scalper Mike Damone, and as Natalie Green's boyfriend Snake on "The Facts of Life". He also starred in the 1985 film "Bad Medicine". - Dean Cameron
Dean Cameron (born Dean Eikleberry on December 25, 1962, in Morrison, Illinois) is an American television and film actor. He is probably best known as Francis Gremp, also known as Chainsaw, in the 1987 Mark Harmon comedy "Summer School". Dean has starred in some short-lived television series like "Spencer" (1984), "Fast Times" (1986, a spinoff of the hugely popular 1982 film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High)", … - Bruce Penhall
Bruce Penhall (b. August 17,1957 in Balboa, California, USA) is an American Speedway racer who also starred in television and in film. he was the "World Motorcycle Speedway" champion of 1981-1982 and rode for the highly successful Cradley Heath (England) Speedway team. - David Wallace
David Wallace (b. November 23, 1957, in Miami, Florida, USA) is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. His first television role was in the 1980 tv movie "The Babysitter" with Stephanie Zimbalist and William Shatner. David starred on the soap operas "Days of Our Lives" as Todd Chandler from 1985-1986, and "General Hospital" as Dr. Tom Baldwin Sr. from 1987-1993. - Casey Siemaszko
Casey Siemaszko (b. Kazimierz Siemaszko on March 17, 1961) is an American actor. Siemaszko was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Polish American father and an English mother. His most well-known film roles are "Back to the Future" and "Back to the Future Part II" as 3-D, "Stand By Me" as Billy Tessio, "Young Guns" as Charley Bowdre and as Curley in "Of Mice and Men". - Peter Nelson
Peter Nelson (born September 10, 1959) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as the evil Visitor youth leader Brian in the 1983 NBC mini series "V" and the 1984 sequel "V: The Final Battle" as Brian. His film credits range include "Purple Haze" (1982), "The Last Starfighter" (1984), "The Expendables" (1988), "Crime Zone" (1988), and "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" (1990). - Woody Brown
Woody Brown (born February 26, 1956, in Dayton, Ohio) is an American actor, best known for his role as Skipper Weldon in the 1980s television series "Flamingo Road". Other TV credits include: "Love of Life", "The Love Boat", "Knight Rider", "The Facts of Life", "Dynasty", "JAG" and "Roswell". - Jsu Garcia
Jsu Garcia (born in New York City) is a Cuban-American actor who has starred in many films. Jsu is credited in many of his movies as Nick Corri. His first movie role was in the 1984 horror classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street" as Rod Lane. Jsu's other films are "Gotcha!" (1985), "Wildcats" (1986), "Traffic" (2000), "Along Came Polly" (2004) and his most recent movie "Spiritual Warriors" (2005). - Dana Kimmell
Dana Kimmell (born October 26, 1959) is an American actress who has starred in movies and on television. She played Dawn Marshall on "Texas" and appeared on "Days of our Lives" as Diane Parker from 1983-1984. Dana starred in some movies, her big role was in the 1982 horror classic "Friday the 13th Part 3" as Chris Higgins, and her other big role came in 1983 in the action movie "Lone Wolf McQuade" playing Chuck Norris's daughter Sally McQuade. - Robert Rusler
Robert Rusler (b. September 20,1965 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA) is an American film and television actor. His first film was the 1985 hit comedy film "Weird Science" as Max; he is also well known for his role in the 1985 horror film "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge" as Grady. Robert has starred on some tv series, such as the short lived 1990 series "The Outsiders" as Tim Shepard, and in the 1993 short lives series "Angel Falls", … - Joseph McMillan Johnson
Leading Hollywood art director Joseph McMillan Johnson (1912 - 1990) was born in Los Angeles. He graduated from USC with a degree in architecture before attending Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He was working for well-known architect Kem Weber when he was hired by David O. Selznick in 1938. He worked as a sketch artist for designs on "Gone with the Wind" in 1939, …
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