As Tim Allen’s new sitcom Shifting Gears launches this week, his House Enchancment son, Zachery Ty Bryan, was arrested on domestic violence charges — once more. He was jailed for comparable fees in July 2023, on high of his a number of arrests for driving beneath the affect. No “very particular episode” jokes right here — there’s nothing humorous about sitcom stars who’re accused of significant crimes, as these seven examples show.
Dustin Diamond
The late Diamond was within the “I’m transferring to Wisconsin” portion of his post-Saved By The Bell years when he was arrested for possession of a switchblade. Not solely did Diamond allegedly personal the blade, however he also was accused of stabbing a dude in a bar. Screech was ultimately convicted of carrying a hid weapon and disorderly conduct, incomes him three months within the pokey.
Lori Loughlin
Aunt Becky made The New York Times when she was busted for her position in “the most important school admissions rip-off ever.” Loughlin pleaded responsible to 1 depend of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, incomes her two months behind bars. Proving she had a humorousness (?), Loughlin later played herself on Curb Your Enthusiasm as a privileged movie star who would lie and cheat to get the very best country-club tee occasions.
Dana Plato
Like practically each youngster performer on Diff’rent Strokes (see under), Plato fell afoul of the legislation as soon as the present ended. After dropping her childhood earnings to a con-artist accountant, Plato suffered a collection of failed relationships earlier than robbing a Las Vegas video retailer with a pellet gun in 1991. When she made off with the money, the clerk known as 911 and reported, “I’ve simply been robbed by the woman who performed Kimberly on Diff’lease Strokes.”
She received 5 years’ probation after Vegas legend Wayne Newton paid her bail, then served 30 days in jail after violating the phrases of probation.
Todd Bridges
Bridges, who performed Plato’s adopted brother on Diff’lease Strokes, seems to have his act collectively lately. That wasn’t the case in his 20s when Bridges struggled with an habit to crack cocaine. He was arrested for felony assault and cocaine possession and that wasn’t even the worst of it. In 1989, he was accused of capturing a drug seller eight occasions after a cocaine binge. He spent 9 months in jail combating the costs earlier than he was acquitted.
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Artwork imitated life on The Cosby Present when everybody fell prey to Cliff Huxtable’s secret sauce, a potion that turbocharged the characters’ libidos. Cosby was later accused of slipping one thing into the drinks of a number of girls among the many 35 who accused him of sexual assault. He was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state jail in 2018, a decision that was later overturned on a technicality after he’d served practically three years.
Danny Masterson
Despite letters of support from Ashton Kutcher and different forged members of That ‘70s Present, Masterson was convicted on two fees of forcible rape in 2023. He was sentenced to 30 years to life in jail, a conviction that he filed to appeal just last month.
Tim Allen
Let’s convey it again to beloved TV dad Allen, who was busted at a Michigan airport in 1978 for possession of greater than 650 grams of cocaine. (That’s numerous cocaine.) He snitched on different sellers to cut back a potential life sentence down to 3 to seven years. He solely served a bit over two years earlier than he was paroled and launched to the comedy golf equipment.
