Celebrity Big Brother 3: Todd Bridges' Past Criminal Record Explained
After being sexually abused as a child and becoming famous for his role on the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, actor and Celebrity Big Brother 3 contestant Todd Bridges faced a series of legal and criminal issues in the 1990s related to the use of illegal substances and carrying firearms. In January 2022, CBS announced the official CBB3 cast of 11 famous houseguests competing for the grand prize of $250,000 this year. One of those 11 contestants is actor Todd Bridges.
Along with Todd, the Celebrity Big Brother season 3 cast also features famous contestants Carson Kressley, Chris Kattan, Chris Kirkpatrick, Cynthia Bailey, Lamar Odom, Miesha Tate, Mirai Nagasu, Shanna Moakler, Teddi Mellencamp, and Todrick Hall. To be fair, Todd doesn't have that many connections to his costars and might not be widely known by some viewers, which could either benefit or hurt his overall game on CBB3. In any case, many fans are curious to learn more about Todd's acting career and the legal issues he encountered after becoming famous.
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A lot of viewers watching Celebrity Big Brother 3 might not recognize Todd Bridges from his extensive work on TV or his controversies from the 1990s, but he has been through quite a lot in his life. Todd became a very famous child actor in 1978 as he portrayed the character of Willis Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. As reported by CNN, however, Todd's «post-'Strokes' years were full of run-ins with the law; the most devastating came in 1989, when he was accused of shooting an alleged drug dealer at a South Central L.A. crack den.» In 1992, Todd was arrested for carrying a concealed firearm and methamphetamines in his vehicle
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