The Facts of Life was a spinoff of Diff'rent Strokes that premiered in 1979. Where are the stars nearly 50 years later?

The actor didn’t quite prank his costars, but he let his sense of humor be felt on the set ...

There was one star missing from the ABC special "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes" Tuesday night. Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields from the original ...

The romantic storylines on "The Facts of Life" kept viewers glued to their seats for years. The stars of the sitcom enjoyed equally eventful love lives.

Originally conceived as a spinoff of Diff’rent Strokes, The Facts of Life now stands on its own as a hilarious, ...

“The Facts of Life” was a beloved sitcom that ran on NBC from 1979 to 1988. Featuring a colorful cast of characters, the show’s setting was Eastland School, a fictional boarding school in Peekskill, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Aug 24, 2025, 01:42pm EDT THE FACTS OF LIFE — Pictured: (clockwise from ...

Charlotte Rae as Edna Garrett on 'The Facts of Life'; Charlotte Rae attends Hallmark's 'Facts of Life Reunion' in L.A. on Feb. 12, 2016 Charlotte Rae, best known as housekeeper Edna Garrett on the ...

While Fields would love to check in on her characters Tootie and Regine, she worries that if revivals "don't get it right, you are messing with people's beloved characters" Amanda Taheri is an ...

The Facts of Life – the hit television show that became a staple of NBC's lineup in the 1980s – was a female-centric spinoff of another popular sitcom, Diff’rent Strokes. It ran for nine seasons and ...

Mindy Cohn called one of her “Facts of Life” co-stars a “greedy bitch” while blaming the unnamed actor for sabotaging a revival of the popular ’80s sitcom. “We got into talks and we hired a writer.