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He was born Gary Wayne Coleman on February 8, 1968, to a homeless woman, and was adopted by a fork-lift operator and his nurse practitioner wife from a Chicago hospital when he was just a few days old.
- February 8, 1968
- May 28, 2010
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He was born Gary Wayne Coleman on February 8, 1968, to a homeless woman, and was adopted by a fork-lift operator and his nurse practitioner wife from a Chicago hospital when he was just a few days old.
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- Zion, Illinois, USA
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- Provo, Utah, USA
- 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, who by age 11 had skyrocketed to become TV’s brightest star but as an adult could never quite land on solid footing, has died after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 42.
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May 29, 2010 · Born Feb. 8, 1968, Coleman was the adopted son of W.G. “Willie” and Edmonia Sue Coleman, who, according to a 1990 Times article, brought him home from a Chicago hospital when he was four days old.
May 28, 2010 · Gary Coleman, the child star of the 1970's sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," died Friday after suffering an intercranial hemorrhage. He was 42.
Gary Coleman is a 42 years old American actor from . Gary Coleman was born on February 08, 1968 (died on May 28, 2010, he was 42 years old) in as Gary Wayne Coleman. His nickname was Coleman Gary Wayne.
