Todd Anthony Bridges (born May 27, 1965) is an American actor. He
portrayed Willis Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, and had a
recurring role as Monk on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Bridges
worked as a commentator on the television series TruTV Presents:
World's Dumbest... from 2008 to 2013. Bridges is the last surviving
original actor of Diff'rent Strokes.Bridges was born on May 27, 1965
in San Francisco, California, the son of Betty Alice Pryor, an
actress, director, and manager, and James Bridges Sr., a talent agent.
Bridges' brother Jimmy Bridges, nieces Penny Bridges, Brooke Bridges
and Rachel Bridges, and sister Verda Bridges are all actors.Bridges
appeared on The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, and the landmark
miniseries Roots, and was a regular on the Barney Miller spinoff Fish.
But it was playing Willis Jackson on the long-running sitcom Diff'rent
Strokes that made him a household name, along with those of fellow
co-stars Conrad Bain, Charlotte Rae, Dana Plato, and Gary Coleman.
With Rae's death in 2018, Bridges became the last surviving original
cast member.Bridges appeared in the 2002 special Celebrity Boxing with
friend Vanilla Ice, who he defeated. In 2006, Bridges appeared as a
contestant on a celebrity episode of Fear Factor, but was eliminated
after the first stunt. Also in 2006, he appeared as a contestant on
the Fox reality show Skating with Celebrities but was eliminated on
the second episode of the show because he was using roller skates
instead of ice skates. In January 2007, he appeared as a member of the
"mob" on the US version of the game show 1 vs. 100. He and his wife
Dori Bridges appeared in the November 14, 2007 episode of the
MyNetworkTV show Decision House titled "Burned Bridges". He also had a
recurring role on the UPN/The CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.
portrayed Willis Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, and had a
recurring role as Monk on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Bridges
worked as a commentator on the television series TruTV Presents:
World's Dumbest... from 2008 to 2013. Bridges is the last surviving
original actor of Diff'rent Strokes.Bridges was born on May 27, 1965
in San Francisco, California, the son of Betty Alice Pryor, an
actress, director, and manager, and James Bridges Sr., a talent agent.
Bridges' brother Jimmy Bridges, nieces Penny Bridges, Brooke Bridges
and Rachel Bridges, and sister Verda Bridges are all actors.Bridges
appeared on The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, and the landmark
miniseries Roots, and was a regular on the Barney Miller spinoff Fish.
But it was playing Willis Jackson on the long-running sitcom Diff'rent
Strokes that made him a household name, along with those of fellow
co-stars Conrad Bain, Charlotte Rae, Dana Plato, and Gary Coleman.
With Rae's death in 2018, Bridges became the last surviving original
cast member.Bridges appeared in the 2002 special Celebrity Boxing with
friend Vanilla Ice, who he defeated. In 2006, Bridges appeared as a
contestant on a celebrity episode of Fear Factor, but was eliminated
after the first stunt. Also in 2006, he appeared as a contestant on
the Fox reality show Skating with Celebrities but was eliminated on
the second episode of the show because he was using roller skates
instead of ice skates. In January 2007, he appeared as a member of the
"mob" on the US version of the game show 1 vs. 100. He and his wife
Dori Bridges appeared in the November 14, 2007 episode of the
MyNetworkTV show Decision House titled "Burned Bridges". He also had a
recurring role on the UPN/The CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.
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