Kevin Hart, John Lithgow, Ann Dowd and Damon Wayans Cast in ABC’s Live ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ | THR News - video Dailymotion

Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel's star-studded 'Live in Front of a Studio Audience' will also include a reenactment of 'The Facts of Life.'

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00:00ABC's Live In Front of a Studio Audience series is taking on Different Strokes and its spin-off, The Facts of Life.

00:06Television veteran Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel will revive their Emmy-winning Live In Front of a Studio Audience series on December 7th

00:13with live episodic reenactments of both iconic sitcoms.

00:16Kevin Hart will lead the cast of Different Strokes in the role of Arnold, once played by Gary Coleman.

00:21Meanwhile, John Lithgow will portray Mr. Drummond.

00:24Welcome, gentlemen.

00:25You're talking to us?

00:30Of course.

00:31How about that, Willis? Downtown in two minutes and all ready with June.

00:35Ann Dowd will also take part in the one-night-only event and play Mrs. Garrett, while Damon Wayans will portray Willis.

00:42Okay, Willis. You be the navigator and I'll be the bombardier.

00:48You're gonna get yourself in some trouble.

00:50That never stopped me before.

00:51The collection of A-listers will be joined behind the camera by more boldface names and returning producers

00:57Kerry Washington, Will Ferrell, Justin Theroux, Jim Burroughs, and Brent Miller.

01:02Meanwhile, the Facts of Life cast is still coming together.

01:05Lear said,

01:05Other than with my family, there's no place I'd rather be in my 100th year than on a soundstage at Sony

01:11with these glorious actors reliving what our company had produced all those years ago

01:15and sharing it with the millions of viewers who could use a little laughter.

01:19For more on this story and the latest TV news, go to THR.com.

01:23For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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