She died on 5 August 2018 at the age of 92. The original cast of The Facts of Life is Charlotte Rae who played Edna Garett, Kim Fields, Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon, Mindy Cohn, Molly Ringwald, Cloris Leachman, Mackenzie Astin, and George Clooney.Ĭharlotte Rae was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her role in The Facts of Life. Norman Lear also shared his sentiments saying, “Other than with my family, there’s no place I’d rather be in my 100 th 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.” Jimmy Kimmel had announced the casting during Monday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live saying, “I cannot imagine a better group than Jennifer Anniston, Allison Tolman, Gabrielle Union, Kathryn Hahn, and Ann Dowd, and I can’t wait to do their hair.” The Handmaid’s Tale star, Ann Dowd will play Ms. Producer’s and Hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear have managed to get Friends star Jennifer Aniston to play the role of rich girl Blair which was originally played by Lisa Whelchel and Gabrielle Union will play the role of Tootie, Allison Tolman as Natalie, Kathryn Hahn on the role of Jo Polniaczek.
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Both of the series came from Lear’s production companies during that era, Tandem Productions and T.A.T Communications in the late 1970s/1980s. The ABC Network and ABC.com both broadcast The Facts of Life while Hulu will begin streaming Live with a Studio Audience on 8 December. ABC’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience series has decided to install, The Facts of Life Live on Tuesday with Diff’rent Strokes, 7 December at 8 pm. The Facts Of Life aired for nine seasons between 19 starring Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, and Nancy McKeon. The Facts Of Life Release Date And Then-Now Cast
The series focused on a former housekeeper on Diff’rent Strokes, Edna Garett who became the housemother and later dietitian of a dormitory at an all-girls private school in New York. The Facts of Life is a classic 1980s sitcom that was a spin-off from the popular series Diff’rent Strokes created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon.