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PROVO, Utah (AP) -- 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.
Life support was terminated and Coleman died at 12:05 p.m. MDT with family and friends at his side, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank said.
Coleman, with his sparkling eyes and perfect comic timing, became a star after "Diff'rent Strokes" debuted in 1978. He played Arnold Jackson, the younger of a pair of African-American brothers adopted by a wealthy white man.
His popularity faded when the show ended after six seasons on NBC and two on ABC.
Coleman suffered continuing ill health from the kidney disease that stunted his growth and had a host of legal problems in recent years.
He suffered the brain hemorrhage Wednesday at his Santaquin home, 55 miles south of Salt Lake City.
Photos: Gary Coleman through the years | Stars react to Coleman's death
A statement from the family said he was conscious and lucid until midday Thursday, when his condition worsened and he slipped into unconsciousness. Coleman was then placed on life support.
"The world's going to be a little less happy place without Gary," Randy Kester, Coleman's attorney, told The Associated Press. "For being a small guy, he sure had a big impact on the world."
"Diff'rent Strokes" debuted on NBC in 1978 and drew most of its laughs from the tiny, 10-year-old Coleman.
Race and class relations became topics on the show as much as the typical trials of growing up.
Coleman was an immediate star, and his skeptical "Whatchu talkin' 'bout?" — usually aimed at his brother, Willis — became a catchphrase.
In a 1979 Los Angeles Times profile, his mother, Edmonia Sue Coleman, said her son had always been a ham as a small child. He acted in some commercials before he was signed by T.A.T., the production company that created "Diff'rent Strokes."
"Gary remembers everything. EVERYTHING," co-producer and director Herb Kenwith told the newspaper.
Asked by Ebony magazine in 1979 how he learned his lines so easily, young Gary replied, "It's easy!"
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Great man. The diminutive brother will be missed.
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Feb 06, 1980 — Season 2 Ep. 20 — Arnold gets his kung fu on. The school bully is picking on Arnold again, so he enrolls in a karate class. Willis also tries to convince Arnold he has a "killer foot" But let's be honest, Willis. The poor little guy couldn't even get athlete's foot.
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The Gooch finally finished him off.
RIP Arnold :'(
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Black guys should NOT marry crazy Mormon women.
Not that I'm speaking from experience or anything...
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Sad :(
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RIP.
My brother met Gary whilst on holiday in the US a couple of years ago. He said he was a really nice bloke and a lot taller than you would imagine. In fact, he said that the must have used a lot of funny camera angles and tall supporting actors on set as he wasn't far off average hight in real life.
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Life is short. 8)
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Life is short. 8)
LOL! Well played.
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RIP.
My brother met Gary whilst on holiday in the US a couple of years ago. He said he was a really nice bloke and a lot taller than you would imagine. In fact, he said that the must have used a lot of funny camera angles and tall supporting actors on set as he wasn't far off average hight in real life.
4'8 was what he reached as a adult--he also could have been wearing lifts or inserts when your brother met him
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No way. RIP.
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4'8 was what he reached as a adult--he also could have been wearing lifts or inserts when your brother met him
Maybe. When I meet my brother today I'll ask him about the footwear situation.
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watcha talkin bout willis
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Arnold, those mice are naked
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The woman that played Sam's mom on different strokes recently died too
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I feel sorry for him. I'm sure he would not want any of my pity but...
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"Three prawns are hardly a galaxy"
PIP
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I'm pissed off that he's dead... psotal 3 game is coming he should have been there, he was in postal2, I wonder what the postal crew will do now,
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I'm pissed off that he's dead... psotal 3 game is coming he should have been there, he was in postal2, I wonder what the postal crew will do now,
clown...you got connections...right...or we just come to you ::) ? why not bring him back as mini-spawn?
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clown...you got connections...right...or we just come to you ::) ? why not bring him back as mini-spawn?
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what does that have to do with anything, penis worshipper ::), did I mention I have connections with the postal crew, don't think so ::)
I said I love the game serie, so I think it's stupid that gary died because he was one of the star characters of the game serie, I wonder what they will do in the postal3.
you stupid monkey, I hope your family members gets posessed by the demon like this one
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i dare you to not smile when you see this pic
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Maybe. When I meet my brother today I'll ask him about the footwear situation.
Sorry. I just met my brother for a beer and lunch, and he told me it wasn't Gary Coleman that he met but rather George Peppard from the A Team.
Again, sorry.
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Sorry. I just met my brother for a beer and lunch, and he told me it wasn't Gary Coleman that he met but rather George Peppard from the A Team.
Again, sorry.
Ok thanks. I can see where he could have got those two mixed up. A short black guy and a normal sized old white guy. Tell him anyone could have made the mistake ;D ;D
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Ok thanks. I can see where he could have got those two mixed up. A short black guy and a normal sized old white guy. Tell him anyone could have made the mistake ;D ;D
Purple Aki was the one who started the joke about Jonsey and police acadamy... ;D
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R.I.P
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The Gooch finally finished him off.
RIP Arnold :'(
Arnold should of paid crazy larry to take care of him. I keep forgetting that Dice Clay and Janet Jackson made appearances on that show.
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That little man got taken to the cleaners. It's a miracle he never went utterly postal.
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Today, on a very special Different Strokes. 8)
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that's not Basille
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Today, on a very special Different Strokes. 8)
Oh shit, I remember that episode. That old dude wanted to take pics of arnold and his friend without their shirts on. Mr. Drummond came to the rescue!
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Sad :(
X2..rip
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that's not Basille
LOL!
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Today, on a very special Different Strokes. 8)
Yes very good Chimps, something very strange about the show and it's legacy...
Diff'rent Strokes was also known for its many "very special episodes", most notably an anti-drug episode ("The Reporter", in Season 5) that featured then-First Lady Nancy Reagan, who promoted her "Just Say No" campaign, and an episode that guest starred Gordon Jump as a pedophile bicycle-shop owner, who attempted to sexually molest Arnold and Dudley.
Other episodes involved Arnold and Willis being rejected by Mr. Drummond's old prep school because they didn't meet the criteria of the entrance exam, a con artist (played by Whitman Mayo) posing as a relative of Arnold and Willis in an attempt to get access to the inheritance they were left by a former neighbor, and Kimberly's new love Roger (who turns out to be racist) not allowing his sister to go to their school's costume ball with Willis because of his race.
In another episode on the dangers of hitchhiking, Kimberly and Arnold were abducted by a deranged man (played by Woody Eney), who initially acted as a "Good Samaritan" and a very nice guy by giving the two of them a ride, and inviting them to his apartment. At the end of that episode, Conrad Bain spoke these words as a Public Service Announcement, "If you know of a case of sexual assault or an attempted sexual assault, please contact your local law enforcement agency or emergency medical facility."
In the final season (when the show moved from NBC to ABC), the one-hour season opener revolved around Sam being kidnapped by a bereaved father (played by Royce D. Applegate) to replace his own dead son. In yet another episode, the family discovered that Kimberly was suffering from bulimia after witnessing her devour an entire sheet cake, and then go to the bathroom to vomit.
Another very special episode dealt with Arnold and Sam meeting a street performer. After a performance, she has an epileptic seizure, and Sam is scared and thinks she is dying. The boys feel uncomfortable around Karen, the performer, and when they are making jokes about her seizures, they find out that housekeeper Pearl herself has epilepsy, but, unlike Karen, has control of her seizures by taking medications.
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RIP :(
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RIP :(
Yes PIP Gary Coleman. :'(
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Dennis Hopper just passed away also. Who's next? Actors usually pass away in groups of threes.
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Dennis Hopper just passed away also. Who's next? Actors usually pass away in groups of threes.
OK so there's the 3rd...Art Linkletter, Gary Coleman, and Dennis Hopper. BTW Dennis Hopper died in Venice and trained at Gold's up until not too long ago, bodybuilding related. :'(
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Dennis Hopper just passed away also. Who's next? Actors usually pass away in groups of threes.
Damn! Hadn't heard.
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Most midgets die young.
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Damn! Hadn't heard.
Damn..wtf..colors was one hell of a movie he directed
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Damn..wtf..colors was one hell of a movie he directed
X2 new.
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Life is short. 8)
Goddammit, how'd I drop the ball on this one??
Exceptional play, sir.
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X2 new.
One of the few chick flicks I can watch over and over again
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Life is short. 8)
Brilliant.
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What was the show about?
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Dennis Hopper just passed away also. Who's next? Actors usually pass away in groups of threes.
No they don`t. That is just pure and utter superstitious nonsense.
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Most midgets die young.
Sean Ray is still around >:(