Plot Synopsis

This celebrity biography series tells the real, behind-the-scenes story of how some of America's favorite celebrities have dealt with major turning points in their lives, be those moments public or private, triumphant or tragic. Each episode focuses on a well-known person or group and the effects of their transformative events: Christopher 'Kid' Reid after Kid 'N Play split in 1993; Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell after he was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident in 2001; Jaimee Foxworth after she left the show "Family Matters"; Omarosa after being crowned TV Guide's Greatest Reality TV Villain of All Time; Bell Biv Devoe after making the break from New Edition; Al Reynolds after his highly publicized marriage and divorce from Star Jones; Taimak after becoming a cult hero at a young age. In Fall 2012, the show's fourth season chronicled the lives of Marla Gibbs, BernNadette Stanis, Ernest Thomas, Karyn White, Mablean Ephriam, Camille Winbush, Regina Belle, Marion Jones, Tiffany Pollard "New York" and Dionne Warwick.
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Season 5 debuted on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 8pm ET/PT, with back-to-back new episodes featuring Sheryl Lee Ralph (DREAMGIRLS) and Clifton Davis (AMEN). Other episodes in LIFE AFTER's fifth season chronicled turning points in the lives of: LeVar Burton (ROOTS); Jimmie Walker (GOOD TIMES); Adina Howard ("Freak Like Me"); Shirley Murdock ("As We Lay"); Sheree Whitfield (THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA); Maia Campbell (IN THE HOUSE); and more.