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Actor Gary Coleman Dead at 42
From CNN:
Coleman died after being stricken with a brain hemorrhage following an accident at his home in Santaquin, Utah, on Wednesday, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was rushed by ambulance to a Provo hospital, Coleman's spokesman had said earlier Friday.
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At one time, when Coleman was on top of the world, he'd hoped to be a great actor like his hero, Sidney Poitier, according to People. He never let go of his dream, even after all his troubles, the magazine reported.
"He's an intelligent, successful black man," Coleman told People in 1999. Then he laughed, aware he'd always have other challenges. "But he's taller, so success comes rather more easily to him."
I hate to see him go out like that. He'll be missed.
COMMENTS
posted by LatashaWillis on 06/04/10 at 02:13 PM
I consider Gary Coleman a heroic figure in that he worked hard as a young actor then when the spotlight was gone he took a job doing whatever he could to make a living. This what a real man does.
I'm glad he cussed out those news commentators who didn't take time to learn what went on between him and his wife, and were only interested in trying to further destroy him, in my opinion.
Gary Coleman marched right on thru great sickness, abusive parents, a bad marriage and a failed career toward whatever else his fate presented without any fear and certainly not paralysis or apathy. He wasn't sitting around begging for handout or crying over the past. He lived and died as the greatest of the young cast of the hit series he made popular and a household favorite, Different Strokes.
I regret he died the way he did, without anyone who cared for him it seems, but I'm glad he's not suffering anymore. I personally saw nothing in Gary Coleman to make fun of, and never understood why he wasn't hailed as a great role model with a few glitches. Perhaps he did error in picking a wife. Can there be any doubt of this after the revelation of the facts of his last moments of living?
posted by Walt on 06/06/10 at 11:23 PM
I watched an interview of his ex-wife on Good Morning America yesterday, and she claimed that after the divorce, the couple regretted their decision reconciled and was going to remarry, but that was put off because of her own health problems.
Here's the interview.
There is speculation that she had something to do with Coleman's injury, but she denies it.
posted by LatashaWillis on 06/08/10 at 10:39 AM
posted by LatashaWillis on 06/09/10 at 09:05 PM
Coleman's passing was sad news for me, as Diff'rent Strokes was a big favorite from my early childhood. Plus, he and I shared a passion for model trains! With all of the heartbreak and suffering he endured, I hope he's finally at peace.
posted by Jeff Lucas on 06/10/10 at 10:41 AM
Attorney: No Funeral for Gary Coleman; Estate Battle May Take Months
Robert Jeffs, the independent attorney appointed to Coleman's case...told the AP that Coleman specified in his 2005 will that there be no funeral services. Jeffs was assigned to determine whether Coleman's ex-wife, Shannon Price, or his ex-girlfriend, Anna Gray, is the rightful administrator of his estate.
Both women have filed claims stating they are executor. Gray is named in the 2005 will, according to her petition, while Price is named in a handwritten note from 2007.
Yep, we'll be hearing about this for a while.
posted by LatashaWillis on 06/17/10 at 11:21 AM
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