CAST OF FACTS OF LIFE SERIES

The original Diff’rent Strokes aired for seven seasons on NBC, between 19, before relocating to ABC for its eighth and final season, which wrapped in 1986. That was followed by a second installment in December 2019, featuring a new reenactment of All in the Family and a classic episode of Good Times. Producers and Hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear have managed to get Friends icon Jennifer Aniston on board, alongside Gabrielle Union and Allison Tolman. The first Live in Front of a Studio Audience special aired May 2019, and recreated episodes of All in the Family and The Jeffersons. I keep wondering when this will start to feel like work!” Reliving and reimagining them feels like pure joy. She went on to appear in a host of TV shows, including Hot in Cleveland, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Middle, Charles in Charge and 21 Jump Street.

CAST OF FACTS OF LIFE SERIES

Part of the magic of Norman’s iconic TV series is that they resonate with audiences today just as much as they did decades ago. The Facts of Life was Cohns first acting gig and it put her on the map. In the end, though, The Facts of Life wound up outlasting its predecessor Diff’rent Strokes by one season while making teen icons out of its lead actresses: Lisa Whelchel, who played spoiled. Added Washington, “It has been an honor and highlight of my career to collaborate with the legendary Norman Lear, Jimmy Kimmel, ABC and Sony. “Other than with my family, there’s no place I’d rather be in my 100th year than on a soundstage at Sony with these glorious actors reliving what our company had produced all those years ago and sharing it with the millions of viewers who could use a little laughter,” executive producer Norman Lear said in a statement. Rae was the housekeeper in Diffrent Strokes, and this spinoff was made for her. The legendary Norman Lear - whose Embassy Television produced both Diff’rent Strokes and Facts of Life - will return as an executive producer, alongside Jimmy Kimmel, Brent Miller, Kerry Washington, Will Ferrell, Justin Theroux and Jim Burrows. She is the woman who played Edna Garrett. The cast of Facts of Life will be announced at a later date.

Cast of facts of life