Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman died of a brain hemorrhage at a Provo, Utah hospital, Friday afternoon (05/28/10), according to a hospital spokeswoman. Shannon Price Coleman, his wife, made the difficult decision to remove Coleman from life support after he slipped into a coma. The official time of death was 12:05 Mountain Standard Time. He was surrounded by family and friends as he passed.http://www.zimbio.com/Shannon+Price/articles/k0GdQMYmdgw/Shannon+Price+Coleman

Janet Frank, a spokesperson for Utah Valley Regional Medical Center stated that Shannon Price was listed on an advanced health care directive that gave her permission to make decisions in regards to Gary Coleman's health care when he was not able to make them himself.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37475907/ns/today-entertainment

It appears that Shannon Price was not married to Gary Coleman at the time of his death. Coleman’s lawyer has released a statement on June 2, 2010 that the couple had divorce papers dated August 12, 2008 and they were not re-married to his knowledge.http://www.tmz.com/2010/06/02/gary-coleman-divorce-divorced-shannon-price-dies-dead-medical-power-of-attorney/

On June 3, 2010, Associated Press reports that the estranged parents of Gary Coleman are seeking custody of his body and want it returned to his childhood home in Zion, Illinois. His parents stated that they were not informed of Coleman's hospitalization and learned from press reports that he had dies. They said they had desired to reunite with their son before his death. Victor Perillo, Coleman's former manager and spokesperson for the parents, stated that Sue and Wille Coleman, Coleman's parents, are the legal custodians of his body since he was divorced from his wife in 2008.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37475907/ns/today-entertainment

On June 8, 2010, it was revealed that the ex-wife of Gary Coleman, Shannon Price has sold photos of Coleman after he passed away at the hospital in "ongoing desperate attempts" to make money from the former child star’s death. This is reported from the person whom Coleman had named as executor of his estate.

The photos will be released in Globe magazine this week (6/11/10) according to the magazine’s publicist. "We bought the photos," according to Samantha Trenk, a spokesperson for Globe parent company American Media.http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/07/gary.coleman.death.photos/index.html?hpt=Sbin

According to the Associated Press, Gary Coleman was admitted to the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 and is in critical condition. His family is calling his condition a "serious medical problem." He resides in Santaquin, Utah, which is about 55 miles south of Salt Lake City.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g3OyfmCGRl1ZP4nVlOgldt-xvjawD9FVGUD80

Randy Kester, who is the attorney of Gary Coleman, stated that he had been conveyed a message from Coleman's wife, Shannon Price, that stated the family did not want to release any details at this time. "Anything they could say would be premature because they don't know the full extent of his condition right now," Kester told The Associated Press.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g3OyfmCGRl1ZP4nVlOgldt-xvjawD9FVGUD80

According to the lawyer Gary Coleman, age 42, fell and bumped his head and as of May 27, 2010, he was in an intensive care unit in critical condition.http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/05/87719/Back in February 2010, the former child actor suffered a seizure while appearing on the set of "The Insider."http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g3OyfmCGRl1ZP4nVlOgldt-xvjawD9FVGUD80

Updated 12:45 Pm EST May 28, 2010. According to a spokesman of Gary Coleman's, the actor is on life support and is suffering from intracranial brain bleeding. This was caused by a fall and he is in the intensive care unit at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. "Due to his condition, Mr. Coleman has not undergone any surgery at this time," the spokesman said.http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/28/gary.coleman.brain.bleeding/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

The former child actor was "conscious and lucid" Thursday morning, but he "was slipping in and out of consciousness and his condition worsened," the spokesman said. Coleman became unconscious and was placed on life support Thursday afternoon, according to the hospital's statement.http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/28/gary.coleman.brain.bleeding/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

Gary Coleman is an American actor who played the role of Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Different Strokes. He has appeared in several other television shows and films.

The former child actor 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. The actor pled no contest to charges of reckless driving and disorderly conduct on December 2, 2008. The charges are expected to be dropped.http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/03/gary-coleman-short-money-for-bowling-bash/

On December 30 2008, Utah police released documents detailing the 21 times they have been called to his house since he moved to the state in 2005. Reasons for the visits include suicide attempts and domestic disturbances.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g9e_gYZf4A6zIHzZVHhotwNNCnyAD95D7NAG1

• 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: Different 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

1. Sitcom
2. Creators: Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff
3. Aired: 1978-1986
4. Network: NBC
5. Episodes: 189
6. Debuted: November 3, 1978
7. Runtime: 30 minutes
8. Cast: Gary Coleman, Dana Plato, Todd Bridges, Charlotte Rae and Conrad Bain
9. Spin-off: The Facts of Life

• 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