The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett.
Main Cast of Diff'rent Strokes
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Secondary Cast of Diff'rent Strokes
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Meadowlark Lemon
Rachel Jacobs
Jon Caliri
Le Tari
Jack O'Leary
Robert Vega
Rana Ford
Scott Johnson
Jim Hartung
Steven Mond
Crew of Diff'rent Strokes
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