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May 30, 2012 · Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, died Friday after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 42.
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- Gary Coleman’s Early Life Before Fame
- Hitting The Big Time with Diff’rent Strokes
- His Financial Feud with His Adoptive Parents
- Gary Coleman’s Death and The Long Decline That Preceded It
Born on February 8, 1968 in Zion, Illinois, Gary Coleman was adopted as an infant by a nurse practitioner and a pharmaceutical representative. Right from birth, he had serious health problems. He was stricken with a congenital kidney defect that would plague him his entire life. At just two years old, he had his first kidney transplant — and would ...
In 1978, at 10 years old, Coleman had his big break when he was cast as Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes. The series followed Coleman and fellow young actor Todd Bridges as Black orphans living with a wealthy white man. It was here that Coleman’s signature catchphrase, “What’chu talkin’ ’bout, Willis?” was born. He immediately won pra...
While managing Gary Coleman’s career, his parents were also taking more of his money than they should have. When he looked into his trust fund — which should have been worth around $18 million — he was horrified to find there was only about $220,000 left. This discovery led to a = lawsuit against both his parents and his agent for misappropriation ...
Gary Coleman’s troubles didn’t end with his parents, however, as trouble seemed to follow him his entire life. He moved to Utah in 2005 and, in the first five years he lived here, police were called more than 20 times in connection to him. There was at least one other suicide attempt during this time, when Coleman reportedly tried to overdose on Ox...
May 28, 2010 · Gary Coleman, the former child star of the hit television series “Diff’rent Strokes,” who dealt with a well-publicized string of financial and personal difficulties after the show ended ...
May 29, 2010 · Gary Coleman, the adorable, pint-sized child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" who spent the rest of his life struggling on Hollywood's D-list, died Friday after suffering a ...
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May 28, 2010 · Richard Drew/AP. Former child TV star Gary Coleman died Friday afternoon at a Utah hospital, shortly after lapsing into a coma following a hemorrhage that caused bleeding inside his skull. Coleman ...
May 28, 2010 · PROVO, Utah — Gary Coleman, the pint-size child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” who spent the rest of his life struggling on Hollywood’s D-list, died Friday of a ...
May 29, 2010 · Gary Coleman, who soared to fame in the late 1970s as the child star of the hit sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” and whose post-TV-series life included a stint as a shopping mall security guard ...
