Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140109:14:42:00
So many years playing these exact same characters that didn't really change. so people were less comfortable seeing them, you know, try different things. >> narrator: for todd bridges, the lack of roles and work led to heavier substance abuse. >> brown: todd has been very open with his problems withy drug use, and he said it started at a very young age. in fact he says at 16, he started using drugs, and for todd, this kind of spiraled out of control. he went from experimenting with different drugs to kind of slowly going into full addiction and being fully addicted to cocaine. >> narrator: jus...