{"id":33845,"date":"2025-08-12T16:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=33845"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:33:19","slug":"whats-happening-child-star-danielle-spencer-dead-at-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=33845","title":{"rendered":"‘What\u2019s Happening!!’ Child Star Danielle Spencer Dead at 60"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Danielle Spencer <\/strong>— famous for playing Dee Thomas on the hit \u201970s sitcom “What\u2019s Happening!!” — has died at 60 following complications from cancer, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Her longtime friend and former costar Haywood Nelson<\/strong> — AKA Dwayne from the sitcom — tells TMZ Danielle passed away Monday night in a Richmond, Virginia hospital … with her mom Cheryl <\/strong>and her jazz musician brother Jeremy Pelt <\/strong>by her side.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Haywood adds Danielle had previously been in a car accident — and was in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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He honored Danielle on IG Tuesday, saying her battle had taken a heavy toll — but she\u2019s “finally found her release from the clutches of this world and a body.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“What\u2019s Happening!!” ran on ABC from ’76 to ’79, with Danielle reprising her iconic role in the ’80s spin-off ‘What\u2019s Happening Now!!” … before leaving Hollywood in the ’90s to become a veterinarian.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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