Plot: In 1983, David Hampton was arrested for pretending to be the son of actor Sidney Poitier and conning his way into the homes of some of New York's most powerful and influential families. Seven years later this case became the inspiration for the critically acclaimed Broadway play Six Degrees of Separation

Arena - Season 1 - Six Degrees of Separation: a New York Tale (Episode 421)
Episode Aired On:
Friday, February 21 1992
33 years ago
Friday, February 21 1992
33 years ago