Todd Bridges was born on May 27, 1965 in San Francisco, California. In the early days of his career, Bridges appeared as an actor in The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie and Roots. However, it was his success on the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes (1978-1986) that launched his career as an actor. He was featured in 169 episodes of the show, his most successful show to date. He has gone on to star in a number of other television shows, however, he often only appears in one or two episodes.
His time on the TV screens allowed him to easily transition over to become a movie actor. Bridges has appeared in almost 50 movies since the year 1989, and is still starring in movies to this day. He won TV Land’s Anniversary Award in 2007 for his work on TV show Roots, which was celebrating its 30th anniversary. He also won the Feature Film Award in 2008 for Best Actor for his work on the movie Frankie D (2007).
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