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- Born: February 8, 1968
- Full Name: Gary Wayne Coleman
- Birthplace: Zion, Illinois
- Height: 4'8"
- Ran for California Senate seat in 2000
- Ran for California Governor in 2003
- Suffers from congenital kidney disease
- Has had two kidney transplants
- Spouse: Shannon Price
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Gary Coleman is an American actor who played the role of Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. He has appeared in several other television shows and films.
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Trouble with the Law
Coleman was accused of assaulting a man named Colt Rushton with his vehicle on September 7, 2008, after Rushton supposedly took photos of Coleman and his wife at a bowling alley in Payson, Utah. Coleman pled no contest to charges of reckless driving and disorderly conduct on December 2, 2008. The charges are expected to be dropped.TMZ: Short Money for Bowling Bash (December 3, 2008) On December 30 2008, Utah police released documents detailing the 21 times they have been called to Coleman's house since he moved to the state in 2005. Reasons for the visits include suicide attempts and domestic disturbances.AP: Coleman Has Habit of Police Involvement (December 30, 2008)Television and Film
- 1978: The Little Rascals
- 1978: Good Times
- 1980: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
- 1980: The Facts of Life
- 1981: On the Right Track
- 1982: Jimmy the Kid
- 1978-1986: Diff'rent Strokes
- 1994: Party
- 1996: Fox Hunt
- 1996-1997: Waynehead
- 1998: Like Father, Like Santa
- 1999: Shafted!
- 2000: The Flunky
- 2006: Church Ball
- 2007: A Christmas Too Many
- 2008: An American Carol
Different Strokes Fast Facts
- Sitcom
- Creators: Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff
- Aired: 1978-1986
- Network: NBC
- Episodes: 189
- Debuted: November 3, 1978
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Cast: Gary Coleman, Dana Plato, Todd Bridges, Charlotte Rae and Conrad Bain
- Spin-off: The Facts of Life
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Gary Coleman Questions
Does Gary Hines have a private MySpace page for Sounds of Blackness? 1 AnswerIt looks like the Sounds of Blackness do have a MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/soundsofblacknessmusic Gary Hines also has a Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gar... read more
Do you think John Coleman should have been suspended for waving to President Obama? 1 AnswerI think it was stupid that he was suspended for nodding and waving to President Obama (the way I see it he was acknowledging the President of the United States... read more -
Gary Coleman Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- February 8, 1968: Born
- 1978: The Jeffersons
- 1978: Good Times
- 1978-1984: Diff'rent Strokes
- 1979-1980: The Facts of Life
- 1982: The Kid with a Broken Halo
- 1982: The Gary Coleman Show
- 1982: Silver Spoons
- 1986: Simon & Simon
- 1990: 227
- 1996-1997: Waynehead
- 1998: Like Father, Like Santa
- 2003: A Carol Christmas
- 2005: A Christmas Too Many
- 2006: Church Ball




