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06-13-2002, 11:57 AM
<A HREF=http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/12/watn.dads/index.html>From a "Where Are TV Dads Now?" article</A>
Conrad Bain: 'Diff'rent Strokes'
Though his eight-year run as Mr. Drummond -- a wealthy white man who adopts two poor African-American boys -- on the sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" ended more than 10 years ago, Conrad Bain still gets fan mail.
"I get mail from young boys in Africa," Bain says from his home office in Los Angeles. "Some of them send their school records and their confirmation letters. They tell me that there obviously must be room for another boy in that apartment." Though the letters' content sometimes saddens 79-year-old Bain, he takes pride in receiving them. "We're in the business of creating illusion," he explains. "And this means that they bought it."
1) It's hard to feel bad for starving kids in Africa when they do such laughable things.
2) Judging by his response, he's a sensitive, caring man.
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Conrad Bain: 'Diff'rent Strokes'
Though his eight-year run as Mr. Drummond -- a wealthy white man who adopts two poor African-American boys -- on the sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" ended more than 10 years ago, Conrad Bain still gets fan mail.
"I get mail from young boys in Africa," Bain says from his home office in Los Angeles. "Some of them send their school records and their confirmation letters. They tell me that there obviously must be room for another boy in that apartment." Though the letters' content sometimes saddens 79-year-old Bain, he takes pride in receiving them. "We're in the business of creating illusion," he explains. "And this means that they bought it."
1) It's hard to feel bad for starving kids in Africa when they do such laughable things.
2) Judging by his response, he's a sensitive, caring man.
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