Tyler Lambert (r.), son of ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ star Dana Plato (l.), committed suicide on March 6, almost 11 years to the day after his mother’s own death, ruled an intentional drug overdose.

Former child actress Dana Plato’s drug-overdose death was ruled a suicide Friday, not an accident as initially believed. The former star, 34, of the NBC sitcom Diff’rent Strokes died May 8 ...

Dana Plato's Son Never Stopped Missing Mom. ... “At 15, he started to get wild,” Richardson tells PEOPLE, adding that Lambert had problems with drugs and alcohol, ...

Tyler Lambert, the son of late Diff'rent Strokes star Dana Plato, has committed suicide, ... Plato died of a prescription drug overdose at the age of 34 on May 8, 1999.

Former child actress Dana Plato died a suicide, not by accidental overdose as was initially believed, the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Friday. Plato, who played Kimberly Drummond on ...

Dana Plato, whose downward spiral helped propel the theory that the hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes was cursed, has been gone for more than 20 years, having died of a drug overdose in 1999, a day ...

When Dana Plato initially died, ... Throughout her life, she was arrested for various drug-related offenses. In 1991, Plato was arrested for stealing $164 from a register with a pellet gun.

In 1999, Inside Edition found Plato living in an Oklahoma motel. She claimed to be clean and sober, and was full of energy. But just weeks later, she would be dead from a drug overdose.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dana Plato R.I.P you are free my friend.” In another tweet, ... Plato battled drug abuse for years, and was arrested in 1991 for robbing a video store at gunpoint.

Dana Plato's son Tyler Lambert commits suicide nearly 11 years after his mom overdosed. ... Plato's drug addiction eventually took her life -- she died after overdosing on Vanadom and Vicodin.

Tyler Lambert, the 25-year-old-son of late “Diff’rent Strokes” actress Dana Plato, has committed suicide. His death came just days before the anniversary of his mother's death.