Dr. Spencer played the wisecracking Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” and became a veterinarian later in life.

Child star Danielle Spencer, who portrayed Dee Thomas on the 1970s comedy TV series “What’s Happening!!,” has died at 60, according to former co-star and friend Haywood Nelson.

Danielle Spencer starred as Dee Thomas on What's Happening!! from 1976 to 1979. Costar Haywood Nelson publicly announced that Thomas died of cancer at age 60 on Mond