Todd Bridges

Todd Bridges is an American actor best known for playing Willis Jackson in the sitcom Different Strokes. Todd Bridge’s net worth is estimated to be around $300 thousand by 2022.

Todd attends the bridge "jane and emma" Special Screening at ArcLight Hollywood
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Early life and bio

Full Name Todd Anthony Bridge
date of birth/age May 27, 1965 / 56 years old
birth place San Francisco, California, USA
Sources of funds Acting
Relationship Status Lonely
Height 5 feet 11 inches / 180 cm.
net worth $300 thousand

Todd Anthony Bridges was born in May of 1965 in San Francisco, California to parents James Sr. and Betty Ellis. His father was a talent agent while his mother worked as an actress. Todd has two siblings, a brother named Jimmy and a sister named Varda.

Bridges completed his studies at Hollywood Professional School, a private school located in Hollywood. Later, he started pursuing his acting career full time.

As a child, Bridge appeared in shows like Waltons, little House on the PrairieAnd roots,

Todd Bridges Apple TV+'s .  attended the premiere of "to be honest" AMPAS at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater

Todd Bridges Net Worth and Career

Bridges became a household name by playing the role of Willis Jackson in the famous NBC sitcom, Diff’rent Strokes, According to Sitcoms Online, Bridges was earning about $15,000 per episode in 1982.

In comparison, the show’s star Gary Coleman was earning a whopping $50 per episode at the time.

After appearing in 169 episodes of the series, Bridges booked minor roles in shows such as hello larry, facts of life, here’s the boomer, the young and the restless and The Ben Stiller Show,

Notably, Bridges appeared in 17 episodes of the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris Plus more than 100 episodes of the world’s stupidest On True TV.

Along the way, the child artist popped up fear Factor, 1 vs 100, Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling, Lovers or Losers: The Game Showand recently, celebrity big brother according to this people,

Finally, Bridges boxed Vanilla Ice in 2002 as a part of Celebrity Boxing Incident on Fox.

Todd Bridges Instagram and Twitter

Currently, the actor has about 15 thousand followers on his Instagram account. To accompany him, the bridge had about 45 thousand Twitter followers.

Personal life

Bridges married Dory Bridges in 1998. The couple has a son named Spencer (born 1998), but divorced in 2012. Interestingly, Spencer appeared in the film daddy day camp plus an episode no statement made,

Commendably, Bridges and her brother James saved the life of a 51-year-old paralyzed woman named Stella Cline. The two pulled him out of a lake after the wheelchair rolled over while fishing upstream.

During his appearance in 2010 on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Bridges revealed that when he was 11, he was sexually abused by a family friend and publicist.

Unfortunately, the actor has had dealings with the law over the years. In 1983, he was fined $240 for carrying a concealed firearm, and four years later, he received a suspended sentence after requesting no competition for making bomb threats.

Ultimately, Bridges stopped his drug use in 1993 after abusing crack cocaine and methamphetamine. He covered all his previous issues in his 2008 book titled Killing Willis: From Different Strokes to the Mean Streets of the Life I’ve Always Wanted.

Todd Bridges net worth

Todd Bridges has a net worth of $300 thousand. His early role in Diff’rent Strokes Along with his petty television shows, he has put money in his pocket over the years.

Todd Bridge FAQ

Why did Todd Bridges go to jail?

Unfortunately, the child actor has been arrested several times, mostly related to his past drug dealings. He was once arrested on charges of felony and possession of cocaine. Another time he was arrested and tried for the attempted murder of Kenneth “Tex” Clay.

How tall is Todd Bridge?

Online sources list the bridges as standing about five feet 11 inches tall. In other words, Diff’rent Strokes The height of the star is about 1.80 meters.

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