Coleman lived in Santaquin, a small town about 50 miles (80 km) south of Salt Lake City, Utah, from 2005 to the remainder of his life. In a 1993 television interview, Coleman said he had twice attempted suicide by overdosing on pills.
Currently, at least one of Coleman's model railroads is being preserved in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Coleman built and maintained miniature railroads in his homes in several states throughout the 1990s. Ĭoleman was an avid railroad fan, and he later worked part-time at Denver-area, Tucson-area, and California hobby stores to be around his hobby. He underwent two unsuccessful kidney transplants in 1973 and again in 1984, and required frequent dialysis. Due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a kidney disease, and the corticosteroids and other medications used to treat it, his growth was limited to 4 ft 8 in (142 cm), and his face kept a childlike appearance even into adulthood. Coleman, a fork-lift operator, and Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner. Gary Wayne Coleman was born in Zion, Illinois, on February 8, 1968. Two days later, on May 28, 2010, Coleman died at the age of 42. On May 26, 2010, Coleman was admitted to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah after falling down the stairs at his home in Santaquin and hitting his head, suffering an epidural hematoma. Very few details of Coleman's medical history have been made public, although his battles with issues such as growth deficiency, substance abuse and depression across his lifespan earned significant media coverage. He also starred in the video games The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) and the cult video game Postal 2 (2003).Ĭoleman struggled financially in later life in 1989, he successfully sued his parents and business adviser over misappropriation of his assets, only to declare bankruptcy a decade later. He was the star of The Gary Coleman Show (1982) where he voiced Andy LeBeau, and he additionally provided the voice of Kevin in the animated show Waynehead (1996–1997).
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For playing the role of Arnold, he received several accolades, which include two Young Artist Awards in 1980 for Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment and in 1982 for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series and three People's Choice Awards a consecutive three wins for Favorite Young TV Performer from 1980 to 1983 as well as nominations for two TV Land Awards.Ĭoleman's stardom resulted in several roles thereafter, including his film debut On the Right Track (1981), the comedies Jimmy the Kid and The Kid with the Broken Halo (both released in 1982), the cult film Dirty Work (1998), and the satirical-comedy film An American Carol (2008) and the independent film Midgets vs. Ĭoleman was known for playing the role of Arnold Jackson in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986), which he reprised in numerous other television series such as Hello, Larry (1979), The Facts of Life (1979–1980) and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1996), among others. He was rated first on a list of VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars". Coleman is regarded as one of the greatest child actors of all time, and was the highest-paid adolescent on television throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. Gary Wayne Coleman (Febru– May 28, 2010) was an American actor and comedian.
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