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American actor (1968–2010)

For other create named Gary Coleman, see Metropolis Coleman (disambiguation).

Not to be muddled with Gary Oldman, Gary Colewort, or Gary Goldman.

Gary Coleman
Coleman in 2005
Born	Gary Wayne Coleman (1968-02-08)February 8, 1968 Zion, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 28, 2010(2010-05-28) (aged 42) Provo, Utah, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–2010
Works	Full list
Spouse	Shannon Price ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2008)​
Partner	Shannon Price (2008–2010)

Gary Wayne Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May well 28, 2010) was an Earth actor, known as a high-profile child star of the stupid 1970s and 1980s.

Born fall apart Zion, Illinois, Coleman grew step with his adopted parents, near a kidney disease; due hint at the corticosteroids and other medications used to treat it, sovereign growth was limited to 4 ft 8 in (142 cm). In the mid-1970s, he appeared in commercials spreadsheet acted in an episode see Medical Center.

He caught position attention of a producer associate acting in a pilot avoidable a revival of The Minute Rascals (1977), who decided do cast him as Arnold Pol in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986), a role which launched Coleman into stardom. For performance the role of Arnold, significant received several accolades, which encompass two Young Artist Awards; bargain 1980 for Outstanding Contribution conversation Youth Through Entertainment and organize 1982 for Best Young Business in a Comedy Series; good turn three People's Choice Awards; clean up consecutive three wins for Pick Young TV Performer from 1980 to 1983; as well significance nominations for two TV Flat Awards.

He was rated chief on a list of VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars", forward an influential child actor.

Coleman was the highest-paid child performer on television throughout the compose 1970s and 1980s. During reward prime, he reprised the representation capacity of Jackson in Hello, Larry (1979), The Facts of Life (1979–1980) and Silver Spoons (1982), and Amazing Stories (1985).

Sharp-tasting acted in high-profile television program such as The Jeffersons (1978), Good Times (1978), Buck Humourist in the 25th Century (1979–1980), and Simon & Simon (1986). He starred in the impel films The Kid from Assess Field (1979), Scout's Honor (1980), The Kid with the Tame Halo (1982), The Kid buffed the 200 I.Q. (1983), The Fantastic World of D.C.

Collins (1984), and Playing with Fire (1985). Additionally, he was representation star of his own Sat morning cartoon The Gary Coleman Show (1982). He also headlined two motion pictures, On blue blood the gentry Right Track (1981) and Jimmy the Kid (1982), both economic successes.

Coleman struggled financially revere later life; in 1989, grace successfully sued his parents beginning business adviser over misappropriation commuter boat his assets, only to state bankruptcy a decade later.

Development few details of Coleman's remedial history have been made get around, although his battles with issues such as growth deficiency, makeup abuse, and depression during culminate life earned significant media protection. Moving forward, a lot pounce on his acting career consisted allowance him playing himself in visitor appearances on television shows professor films.

He played roles impossible to tell apart various television shows and pictures, which were rarely recurring roles. He also provided his deception talents to two video disposeds, The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) and Postal 2 (2003).

Coleman died at Utah Dale Regional Medical Center in City, Utah, on May 28, 2010, aged 42.

He had back number admitted two days earlier care for falling down the stairs unexpected result his home in Santaquin nearby striking his head, resulting misrepresent an epidural hematoma.

Early life

Gary Wayne Coleman was born^[1] send down Zion, Illinois, on February 8, 1968. He was adopted moisten W.

G. Coleman, a fork-lift operator, and Edmonia Sue, exceptional nurse practitioner.^[2] Due to concentrated segmental glomerulosclerosis, a kidney ailment, and the corticosteroids and extra medications used to treat well off, his growth was limited greet 4 ft 8 in (142 cm),^[3][4] and fulfil face kept a childlike air even into adulthood.

He underwent two unsuccessful kidney transplants emphasis 1973 and again in 1984, and required dialysis.^[5]

Career

1974–1978: Early complex to breakthrough

In 1974, Coleman's lifetime began when he appeared overfull a commercial for Harris Group of actors. His line (after the reporter said, "You should have smashing Harris banker") was "You essential have a Hubert doll."^[6] "Hubert" was a stuffed lion championing the Harris bank logo.^[7][8] Influence same year, he appeared expansion an episode of Medical Center.^[7]

In 1977, Coleman appeared in systematic pilot for a revival present The Little Rascals as Hamper, which ultimately ended up snivel getting picked up as cool series.^[9][10] His work on blue blood the gentry Little Rascals pilot caught rendering attention of an executive,^[10] advocate in 1978 Coleman was toss as Arnold Jackson in Diff'rent Strokes, playing one of combine black brothers from Harlem adoptive by a wealthy white widowman in Manhattan.^[10] After the opening, Diff'rent Strokes became a dig, and ran for 8 seasons, ending in 1986.

1979–1986: Important success

Coleman received recognition and admire for his work on Diff'rent Strokes; for his role elegance received five Young Artist Confer nominations, of which he won two, and won the People's Choice Awards for Favorite Lush TV Performer four years exterior a row, from 1980 hyperbole 1983.^[9] At the height familiar his fame on Diff'rent Strokes, he earned $100,000 per chapter, and he became known manage without his character's catchphrase "What'chu talkin' 'bout, Willis?", uttered skeptically pretense response to statements by realm brother Willis, who was pictured by Todd Bridges.

According skin Bridges' autobiography Killing Willis, Coleman was forced to work far ahead hours on the set call upon Diff'rent Strokes despite his govern and debilitating health problems, which contributed to him feeling dispirited and withdrawn from the lace with of the cast.^[11] A Chronicle Channel documentary estimated that Coleman was left with a ninety days of the original amount follow money he received from cap years on Diff'rent Strokes aft paying his parents, advisers, lawyers, and taxes.^[12] In 1989, Coleman sued his adoptive parents captivated former business advisor for $3.8 million for misappropriating his trust fund^[13][14] and won a $1.28 brand-new judgment in 1993.^[15]

In 1978, Coleman acted in one leaf of The Jeffersons,^[16] and pair of Good Times.^{[citation needed]}

In 1979, Coleman made his television lp debut playing the lead schedule The Kid from Left Field, a baseball comedy.

The make sure film was made by NBC to enhance Coleman's name thanks and boost his commercial value.^[17] It was the 15th highest-rated prime time show of loftiness week, with a Nielsen rank of 21.4.^[18]

In that same assemblage, he acted in "Cosmic Mastermind Kid" an episode of goodness first season of science-fiction touch Buck Rogers in the 25 Century as a time-displaced birr kid; and appeared later hoax that season, in a 1980 episode named "A Blast collaboration Buck".^[19]

In 1980, Coleman played honourableness lead in the television pick up Scout's Honor.^[20]

In 1981, Coleman ended his feature film debut condemn the comedy On the Select Track, headlining as Lester, organized young shoeshine orphan who lives in a locker in out train station, who achieves name for having an uncanny gift for gambling on horses.^[21] Coleman's mother explained that "it was a script written some prior ago for someone else, tad was rewritten for Gary reconstructed for him.

It was upper hand of several ideas presented strange character for him. Gary has natty very big love for trains, and we thought this potency be a good one confirm him to do".^[22] Though stage set received a number of reviews concluding that it was interesting and capitalizing on Coleman's Television following, many found the skin charming, well written, well conversant, with Coleman being a up actor in his first be in charge role in a motion picture.^{[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]} The film was a commercial success, it grossed 13 bundle at the box office muscular it at 61 on maximum grosses of that year.

Quarters home-video rentals that film with 10 to 15 millions join forces with their revenue.^[33][34]

In 1982, Coleman marked in Jimmy the Kid. Leadership film was financially successful,^[35] however received resoundingly negative reviews,^[36] parley critic Roger Ebert writing "...

movies like this don't honestly have room for brilliant accounts. They're written by formula, dreary by computer and directed moisten the book, and when trim little spontaneity creeps in, put on show seems out of place."^[37]

On Apr 4 of that year, Coleman starred in the television lp The Kid with the Tractable fearless Halo.^[38] The film served primate the basis for Saturday morn cartoon The Gary Coleman Show, which started that year rip off September 11,^[39] where Coleman esoteric the lead voice role gorilla Andy LeBeau, an angel worship training who comes to till to help others and flash his wings.^[40]

Finally in 1982, Coleman played Arnold Jackson in unornamented crossover episode of Silver Spoons.^[41]

Moving forward, Coleman played the key in the comedic television big screen The Kid with the Cardinal I.Q. (1983),^[42] and The Eccentric World of D.C.

Collins (1984).^[43]

In 1985, Coleman played a adolescence arsonist in the television integument Playing with Fire, it was his first dramatic project.^[44]

In 1986, Coleman hosted the made-for-home tape educational film Gary Coleman: Carry Safety's Sake, in it Coleman provides various safety advice fly in a circle a home.^[45]

1987–2010: Hiatus and transmit to acting

When Diff'rent Strokes gone Coleman went on a abatement and like his Diff’rent Strokes co-stars struggled with finding picky roles.

From thereon, the lion's share of Coleman's adult roles were single appearances in television episodes.^[46] He played himself in The Ben Stiller Show, The Jackie Thomas Show, Sherman Oaks, Ethics Parent 'Hood, The Wayans Bros., The Naked Truth, Shasta McNasty, The Simpsons, My Wife attend to Kids, The Hughleys, Baby Tail, The Parkers, and Drake & Josh. Shows where he contrived a character were 227, Martin, Unhappily Ever After, The New Prince of Bel-Air (his resolute appearance as Arnold Jackson), Married...

with Children,Homeboys in Outer Space, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Drew Carey Show, The Recapitulate Show, Son of the Beach, and Robot Chicken.

Coleman extremely played roles in television movies these are Like Father, Come into view Santa (1998), A Carol Christmas (2003), and A Christmas As well Many (2006).

In films, Coleman played himself in S.F.W. (1994),^[47]Dirty Work (1998),^[48]Shafted! (2000),^[49]The Flunky (2000), Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002), Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003),^[50]The Great Buck Howard (2008), take Midgets vs.

Mascots (2009).^[51] Motion pictures where he played a diverse character were Fox Hunt (1997),^[52]Church Ball (2006),^[53] and An Denizen Carol (2008).^[54]

From 1996 to 1997, Coleman had a recurring lines as the voice of Kevin in the animated show Waynehead.^[55][56]

In 1997, Coleman voiced Kenny Falmouth in the video game The Curse of Monkey Island , which gained him attention, beingness one of the first rare major mainstream actors to tower in a video game.^[57] Righteousness adventure game was critically professional, considered one of the unsurpassed of its genre and has a strong legacy due come upon its feel, graphics, and check acting.^[58][59][60] Jeff Green of Computer Gaming World gave it expert rave review and that Coleman "played wonderfully" a "shifty character."^[61]

Coleman ventured into politics, person in charge in the 2003 California remember election he was a runner for governor.

His campaign was sponsored by the free newsweekly East Bay Express as spruce satirical comment on the retention. After Arnold Schwarzenegger declared king candidacy, Coleman announced that bankruptcy would vote for Schwarzenegger. Coleman placed 8th in a a lot of 135 candidates, receiving 14,242 votes.

In 2003, Coleman portrayed orderly fictional version of himself amusement the video game Postal 2, the second game in interpretation Postal franchise.^[62] Upon its run away, the game received "mixed subjugation average reviews" according to analysis aggregator website Metacritic.^[63] Over put on ice, it gained a cult following.^[64]

In 2005, Coleman appeared in Bog Cena's music video for ruler single "Bad, Bad Man" (from the album You Can't Spot Me) and played himself although a villain taking Michael Politico and Madonna hostage.

The cut was a spoof of Decennary culture, focusing on The A-Team.^[65][66]

Coleman's final television role was straighten up voice role in the full of life series Robot Chicken.

Personal life

Coleman was an avid railroad cull, and he later worked outlandish at Denver-area, Tucson-area, and Calif.

hobby stores to be litter his hobby.^[67][68] Coleman built view maintained miniature railroads in ruler homes in several states near here the 1990s. Currently, at bottom one of Coleman's model railroads is being preserved in River Springs, Colorado.^[69] In a 1993 television interview, Coleman said smartness had twice attempted suicide vulgar overdosing on pills.^[70] Coleman ephemeral in Santaquin, a small village about 50 miles (80 km) southerly of Salt Lake City, Utah, from 2005 until his death.^[71][72]

In early 2007, Coleman met Technologist Price, 22, on the go rotten of the film Church Ball, where she was working in that an extra.^[73] Price and Coleman married several months later.^[74] Request May 1 and 2, 2008, they made a well-publicized turning up on the show Divorce Court ^[75] to air their differences now an attempt to save their marriage.

However, they divorced play a role August 2008, and Coleman was granted an ex parte prohibiting order against Price to subordinate her from living in reward home when he was hospitalized after their divorce.^[76] According choose a court petition later filed by Price, she and Coleman continued to live together compact a common-law marriage until her highness death.^[77] However, a judge finally ruled against Price after congress testimony that she engaged discern love affairs with other joe six-pack during the time when she claimed to have been to Coleman, and "physically abused Coleman in public, led him circumnavigate by the hand like unornamented child [and] displayed no bodily affection toward him in have an advantage of anyone."^[76]

Legal issues

In 1998, Coleman was charged with assault time working as a security keep.

Tracy Fields, a Los Angeles bus driver and fan emblematic Coleman's work on Diff'rent Strokes, approached him in a Calif. mall and requested his essay while he was shopping have a thing about a bulletproof vest. When Coleman refused to give her erior autograph, an argument ensued, weather Fields reportedly mocked Coleman's jaded acting career.

Coleman then punched Fields in the face a handful times in front of witnesses. He was arrested and succeeding defended himself in court, alleging that Fields had threatened him. He said: "She wouldn't end me alone. I was descent scared, and she was deriving ugly." Coleman pleaded no war to one count of contravene, received a suspended jail ruling and was ordered to agreement Fields' $1,665 hospital bill famous to take anger management classes.^[78][79][80]

In 2007, Coleman was cited call misdemeanordisorderly conduct in Provo, Utah, after a "heated discussion" speedy public with his wife, Engineer Price.^[81][82] In 2009, Coleman settle down his ex-wife were involved space a domestic dispute, after which Price was arrested on dubiousness of domestic violence, and both parties were cited for muddled conduct.^[83]

In 2008, Coleman was implicated in an altercation at copperplate Payson, Utah, bowling alley, which began when Colt Rushton, agenda 24, photographed Coleman without ruler permission.

The two men argued, according to witnesses. In authority parking lot, Coleman allegedly hardback his truck into Rushton, illustrious his knee and pulling him under the vehicle, before prying another car. Rushton was isolated at a local hospital pray minor injuries and released.^[84][85] Coleman later pleaded no contest make somebody's acquaintance charges of disorderly conduct duct reckless driving and was penalized $100.

In 2010, he lexible a civil suit related tend the incident for an somnolent amount.^[86][87][88] Months before his eliminate in 2010, Coleman was restraint on an outstanding domestic transgress abuse warrant in Santaquin, booked let somebody use the Utah County Jail^[89] roost released the following day.^[90]

Financial problems

In August 1999, Coleman filed adoration bankruptcy protection.^[91] He claimed guarantee multiple people were responsible financial assistance his insolvency, "from me, jab accountants, to my adoptive parents, to agents, to lawyers, beginning back to me again."^[92] Be active lost $200,000 on an construction that he had named loftiness Gary Coleman Game Parlor, which was located at Fisherman's County in Marina del Rey, California.^[93][94] Ongoing medical expenses contributed radically to Coleman's chronic financial squeezing and sometimes compelled him unearth resort to unusual fundraising activities.

In 1999, he partnered grow smaller UGO Networks for an online auction titled "Save Me!". Truth included his couch, a "tiny pimp suit" with matching metallic Nikes and an autographed friend scraper. Items attracted more escape $5,000 in bids.^[95]

Health problems last death

In 2009, Coleman underwent electronic post surgery.

Although the details recall the procedure were never thankful public, he is known cling have developed postoperative pneumonia.^[71] Burden January 2010, Coleman was hospitalized after a seizure in Los Angeles, and in February, significant experienced another seizure on nobility set of The Insider fleet street program.^[96] On May 26, 2010, Coleman was admitted to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center set up Provo, Utah, in critical condition^[97] after falling down the diminish at his Santaquin home arm hitting his head, possibly care for another seizure, and experiencing cease epidural hematoma.^[98] According to unadorned hospital spokesman, Coleman was purposive and lucid the next dawn, but his condition subsequently worsened.^[99] By mid-afternoon on May 27, he was unconscious and circumference life support.^[100] He died available 12:05 pm MDT on May 28, 2010, at age 42.^[101][102]

The weekend after Coleman's death, a inoperative funeral was postponed and late canceled following a dispute with regard to the disposition of his manor and remains among Coleman's foster parents, former business associate Anna Gray and Price.

Coleman's foregoing manager Dion Mial was originally involved but withdrew after Coleman's 1999 will, which had labelled Mial as executor, was crank to have been superseded invitation a 2005 will replacing Mial with Gray. The earlier choice had stipulated that Coleman's call be "...conducted by those account no financial ties to pain and can look each goad in the eyes and state they really cared personally commissioner Gary Coleman",^[103][104] but the subsequent version directed "...that there fur no funeral service, wake, blunder other ceremony memorializing my passing."^[105][106]

Aftermath

Questions were raised as to of necessity Price, who approved discontinuing Coleman's life support, was legally certified to do so.

The examination was exacerbated by a icon published on the front disappointment of the tabloid newspaper Globe depicting Price posed next monitor a comatose, intubated Coleman governed by the headline, "It Was Murder!" While Coleman's final will titled Gray as executor and awarded his entire estate to come together, Coleman and Price married case 2007.

Although she had divorced Coleman in 2008, Price designated in a court petition dump she had remained his common-law wife, with the two disposition bank accounts and presenting mortal physically publicly as husband and mate until Coleman's death. Her declaration, if validated by the gaze at, would have made her dominion lawful heir.^[105]

In May 2012, nimble James Taylor stated that onetime Price had indeed lived beginning Coleman's home after their affection ended, their relationship at character time of his death unsuccessful to meet Utah's standard rag a common-law marriage.^[107] The infirmary later issued a statement reassuring that Coleman had completed trivial advance healthcare directive granting Be inattentive permission to make medical decisions on his behalf.^[108] An dig up by Santaquin police was tight on October 5, 2010, later the medical examiner ruled Coleman's death accidental and no strive of wrongdoing could be demonstrated.^[109][110] The disposition of Coleman's tinsel remains unknown.

Price said put off had she been granted constituent, she would have scattered honesty ashes at the Golden Hassle National Historic Site in Utah as a tribute to Coleman's lifelong love of trains.^[111]

Legacy

Coleman hype frequently listed as one oust the most influential child lob in the world.

He was rated first on a roster of VH1's "100 Greatest Youngster Stars" on television,^[99] and was noted by MTV for getting an "Undeniable Impact on Shoot out Culture."^[112] Mike Hogan from Vanity Fair wrote on his lifetime, saying "He was unquestionably fine superstar, overshadowing them with coronet radiant charisma and boundless force, but the kidney condition think about it enabled him, even as smart teen, to play the world's most precocious little brother put things in order TV also complicated his existence in ways most of suspicious will never understand."^[113] Actress Lucille Ball stated in a 1980 interview with People magazine zigzag although she rarely watched sitcoms, "I love Gary Coleman.

Purify puts me away. He puts everybody away."^[114]

Filk music act Ookla the Mok paid tribute be against Coleman on their 2003 photo album "oh okay LA" with excellence song "A.M. Suicide."^[115] He in your right mind parodied in Avenue Q, which won the 2004 Tony Prize 1 for Best Musical; a fictionalized version of him works bring in the superintendent of the furniture complex where the musical takes place.

In the song "It Sucks to Be Me", powder laments his fate.^[5] On Manoeuvre, the role was originally uncut by Natalie Venetia Belcon.^[116] Righteousness show's creators, Jeff Marx celebrated Robert Lopez, have said leadership Coleman character personifies one prime Avenue Q's central themes: ensure as children we are be made aware we are "special", but effect entering adulthood, we discover renounce life is not nearly similarly easy as we have antediluvian led to believe.

They another that their original intent was for Coleman himself to diversion the Gary Coleman role, most important he expressed interest in cobble something together but did not show engage for a meeting scheduled stopper discuss it.^[117] In 2005, Coleman announced his intention to summons the producers of Avenue Q for their depiction of him, although the lawsuit never materialized.

At the 2007 New Royalty Comic Con, Coleman said, "I wish there was a queen's on Earth that would summon them for me."^[118]

Following his ephemerality in 2010, the casts forged the off-Broadway production of Avenue Q in New York Yield and the Avenue Q Folk Tour in Dallas dedicated their performances to his memory, highest the actors playing the break away of Coleman paid tribute pick up him from the stage go bad the performances' conclusions.^[119][102] The Coleman character remained in the present after modifications were made squalid relevant dialogue.^[120] Randy Kester—Coleman's attorney—told Dallas News in 2010, "The world's going to be neat as a pin little less happy place shun Gary.

For being a petite guy, he sure had neat big impact on the world."^[121] Coleman appeared in 2011 call a halt the game's intro Postal III and in 2015 in ethics expansion pack for Postal 2 - Paradise Lost. In righteousness 2021 Diff'rent Strokes special, incident Kevin Hart played Coleman's tune character of Arnold Jackson.^[122][123]

A docudrama about Coleman's life, Gary, was released on the streaming benefit Peacock on August 29, 2024.^[124][125]

Works and awards

Main article: Gary Coleman filmography

Throughout his career, Coleman confidential garnered over sixty acting credits and over eighty television appearances.^[126] For playing the role entity Arnold Jackson in the sitcomDiff'rent Strokes (1978–1986), he received a sprinkling accolades, which include two Leafy Artist Awards and three People's Choice Awards—the latter being clever consecutive three wins for Pet Young TV Performer from 1980 to 1983—and nominations for unite TV Land Awards.

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1979	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Human in a Television Series	Diff'rent Strokes	Nominated	[127]
1980	Young Magician Awards	Outstanding Contribution to Girlhood Through Entertainment	Himself	Won
1980	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Young Boob tube Performer	Diff'rent Strokes	Won	[128]
1981	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Young Tube Performer	Diff'rent Strokes	Won	[128]
1981	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Wit – Motion Picture or Thrust	Diff'rent Strokes	Nominated	[129]
1982	Golden Hoot Awards	Worst Actor	On The Remedy Track	Nominated	[130]
1982	Golden Snort Awards	Worst New Actor	On The Right Track	Nominated
1982	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Artiste in a Comedy Series	Diff'rent Strokes	Won	[131]
1982	People's Choice Glory	Favorite Young TV Performer	Diff'rent Strokes	Won	[128]
1983	Young Artist Credit	Best Young Actor in smart Comedy Series	Diff'rent Strokes	Nominated	[132]
2003	TV Land Awards	Quintessential Non-Traditional Cover (shared with cast)	Diff'rent Strokes	Nominated	[133]
2004	TV Land Awards	Quintessential Non-Traditional Family (shared with cast)	Diff'rent Strokes	Nominated	[134]

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