Bridges, Todd

Todd Bridges was born in San Francisco, California in 1965. He became the first African-American child actor to have a recurring role on a successful TV series, "The Waltons". He also appeared on "Little House on the Prairie", and in the landmark miniseries "Roots". He was a regular on the "Barney Miller" spinoff "Fish, " before landing his best-known role as Willis on "Diff'rent Strokes.

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Bridges has a brother and sister who are both actors, Jimmy Bridges and Verda Bridges. His father, James Bridges, Sr., became one of the first prominent black Hollywood agents, while his mother, Betty