Todd Bridges

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Todd Anthony Bridges (born May 27, 1965) is an American actor.

Willis Jackson of the Diff'rent Strokes is known for his appearance on the television series World's Dumbest. He appeared on television shows from 2008 to 2013.

Early life

Bridges was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Betty Alice Pryor, an actor, producer, and manager, and James Bridges Sr., a talent agent. Jimmy Bridges and his niece Brooke Bridges are both actors.

Personal life

Spencir Bridges' son Spencir Bridges (born July 15, 1998) from his marriage to ex wife Dori Bridges (née Smith) is also a former child actor who appeared in the film Daddy Day Camp and an episode of iCarly. Bo Bridges, Bo Bridges' daughter from previous marriages, is also a bridges daughter.

Stella Kline, a 51-year-old paraplegic woman who almost drowned while her wheelchair rolled into a lake while fishing, was saved by Bridges and his brother James in 1998. "I was thanking God that he was there, and you know, everyone's been hearing nothing but bad things about Todd Bridges on TV and in the papers..." says Kline. He has a heart of gold. Bridges remarked: "We felt God sent us there at the right time to save this lady's life because there was no one else around."

Bridges said he was sexually assaulted at age 11 by a publicist who was also a family friend at a 2010 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

He married designer Bettijo Hirschi on September 25, 2022.

As a 15-year-old actor on Diff'rent Strokes, Bridges began smoking marijuana. Bridges battled a crack cocaine and methamphetamine addiction in his twenties. To help with his heroin use, he bought and sold medications. Bridges were arrested for criminal attack and cocaine use.

Bridges was fined $240 for holding a concealed weapon in 1983. When charged with making a bomb threat, he received a suspended sentence in 1987.

Bridges was arrested and charged with the attempted murder of Kenneth "Tex" Clay, a Los Angeles drug dealer whose charges were denied by Bridges, in 1989. Bridges pleaded not guilty and was represented by Johnnie Cochran, a respected defense lawyer who argued that Bridges was an injured youth who had been lured to opioids by an exploitative entertainment industry and was now being framed. Bridges was not at the shooting, according to a witness, and the jury dismissed all charges against him.

After Burbank, California police officers discovered methamphetamines and a loaded firearm in his car, bridges were arrested on December 29, 1992 on suspicion of transporting narcotics for sale and ownership of a loaded weapon. He was released on $10,000 bail. After years of use, bridges stopped using drugs on February 24, 1993.

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Career

Bridges appeared on The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, and the historic miniseries Roots. He was a regular on the Barney Miller spinoff Fish. It was playing Willis Jackson on the long-running NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, which made him a household name, as well as Conrad Bain, Charlotte Rae, Dana Plato, and Gary Coleman. Bridges became the last surviving original cast member after Rae's death in 2018. (As of 2022, two actresses who joined the regular cast are still living: Mary Jo Catlett and Danny Cooksey.)

Bridges were featured in the 2002 special Celebrity Boxing with friend Vanilla Ice, whom he defeated. Bridges appeared on a celebrity episode of Fear Factor in 2006, but was disqualified after the first stunt. He appeared on the Fox reality show Skating with Celebrities in 2006, but was disqualified in the second episode because he was using roller skates rather than ice skates. On the American version of the game show 1 vs. 100 in January 2007, he appeared as a member of the "mob" on the American version of the game. In the MyNetworkTV show "Burned Bridges," he and his wife Dori Bridges appeared in the November 14, 2007 episode of "Burned Bridges." Chris Hates has appeared on UPN/The CW's Everybody Hates Chris for the past few years.

Bridges appeared on TruTV Presents: The World's Dumbest, on which he continues to appear as a regular commentator in March 2008. On October, he debuted as a contestant on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling on CMT (coached by former wrestler Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake). Mr. Not So Perfect, Mr. Bridges' wrestling persona. He beat Tonya Harding with a lead pipe in one episode. After defeating Harding, the judges lauded him for his athleticism and cunning. Dennis Rodman defeated Bridges after being in the finals with Butterbean and Dustin Diamond. Bridges was the host of a live game show titled Lovers or Losers: The Game Show at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in 2015. Bridges was unveiled as a HouseGuest in the third season of Celebrity Big Brother in 2022.

Bridges have appeared in many music videos. In Penny Ford's single "Change Your Wicked Ways" (1984), his first appearance was in his "Change Your Wicked Ways." In Moby's 2002 music video for "We Are All Made of Stars" and "Howlin' for You," he appeared in "We Are All Made of Stars" and "We Are Not Made of Stars" and "Howlin' for You" for the Black Keys.

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