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Gary Coleman Secret Will and Death Photos Sold

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When I wrote about child star Gary Coleman dying on May 28th, I had no idea it would turn into a continuing blog series. But, I love crazy Hollywood stories and it doesn’t get much crazier than this one, so I feel compelled to continue updating it. First off, Coleman’s parents, Sue and Willie, and Coleman’s ex-wife, Shannon Price, have been arguing over who has control of Coleman’s body. Coleman’s parents have since dropped the fight, but the funeral has still been postponed. Todd Bridges, who co-starred with Coleman and Dana Plato in “Diff’rent Strokes,” has told the media that … Continue reading →

More on the Gary Coleman Story

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Poor Gary Coleman – it seems that even death cannot separate him from drama. The former “Diff’rent Strokes” star was taken off life support last week after falling in his home. Today, the 911 call by his “wife” (and I put that in quotes – I’ll talk about that in a minute) was released and it almost made me sick to read it. Shannon Price called 911 after hearing a bang. She told the operator “He just got home, I heard this big bang, I went downstairs. Blood everywhere. I don’t know if he’s okay. I’m not down there right … Continue reading →

Gary Coleman Dead at 42

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News broke this morning that child actor Gary Coleman had suffered a brain hemorrhage after a fall in his home and was on life support. I had planned to blog about that, along with the passing of Art Linkletter, but before I could get the blog done, Coleman passed away at the age of 42. I’d like to say this is a tragic story, but most of Coleman’s life seemed tragic. He rose to stardom at an early age when he played the lovable Arnold Jackson, one of the adopted sons on “Diff’rent Strokes.” Just one line, “Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout … Continue reading →

Dana Plato’s Son Files Wrongful Death Suit

I don’t know how many of you may have watched “Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of ‘Diff’rent Strokes’” when it aired a week or so ago. If you don’t remember “Diff’rent Strokes,” it had a wonderful storyline – a wealthy widower with a young daughter adopts two African-American children from Harlem. But the made-for-tv movie was a look behind the scenes of the tumultuous personal lives of the three young actors that starred in it – Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato. Each seems to have suffered more than their fair share of child actor woes. Coleman had … Continue reading →