Apparently Mickey Rourke isn't the only actor to kickstart his comeback by leaping from the top rope of a wrestling ring. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Todd Bridges, the actor who played Willis on Diff'rent Strokes and (later, through a series of drug arrests and courtroom appearances, became one of the icons for struggling former child stars), makes his pro wrestling debut today in San Francisco. Read more about it below:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/28/DDMT1653KN.DTL&type=art

And in the event you missed our conversation with Joal Ryan about Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, Anissa Jones, Danny Bonaduce and other noted former child actors, click on the link to the archive below:

http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/3/5/3/3/142636-133539/Media/111808tvc08.mp3