page_title: Gary Coleman
section_title: 2005–2010: Marriage, further struggles and later years
hierarchical_section_title: Gary Coleman / Life and career / 2005–2010: Marriage, further struggles and later years
caption_attribution_description: English: Gary Coleman in 2007
context_page_description: Gary Wayne Coleman was an American actor, comedian, and writer. One of the highest-paid child actors in the late 1970s and 1980s, he is known for his work in television and film and is considered to be one of the most influential child actors in the acting industry.
  He was best known for his role as Arnold Jackson in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, for which he received the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series, as well as three other Young Artist Award nominations. Along with this, he was also the star of the animated-show The Gary Coleman Show, and he voiced Kevin in the animated-show Waynehead. Aside from his work on television, Coleman worked in film, debuting with the film On the Right Track. His other notable films include starring in Jimmy the Kid, The Kid with the Broken Halo, Church Ball, An American Carol, and Midgets vs. Mascots. He also made appearances in music videos, and he starred in the video games The Curse of Monkey Island as Kenny Falmouth and Postal 2 as himself.
context_section_description: In 2005, Coleman appeared in John Cena's music video for his single "Bad, Bad Man" (from the album You Can't See Me) and played himself as a villain taking Michael Jackson and Madonna hostage. The video was a spoof of 1980s culture, focusing on The A-Team. Also in 2005, Coleman moved from Los Angeles to Santaquin, a small town about 50 miles (80 km) south of Salt Lake City, Utah, where he lived for the remainder of his life. 
  In early 2007, he met Shannon Price, 22, on the set of the film Church Ball, where she was working as an extra. Price and Coleman married several months later. On May 1 and 2, 2008, they made a well-publicized appearance on the show Divorce Court  to air their differences in an attempt to save their marriage. Nevertheless, they divorced in August 2008, and Coleman was granted an ex parte restraining order against Price to prevent her from living in his home when he was hospitalized after their divorce. According to a court petition later filed by Price, she and Coleman continued to live together in a common-law marriage until his death. However, a judge ultimately ruled against Price after hearing evidence that she carried on affairs with other men during the time she claimed to be with Coleman, and "physically abused Coleman in public, led him around by the hand like a child [and] displayed no physical affection toward him in front of anyone". In 2007, Coleman was cited for misdemeanor disorderly conduct in Provo, Utah, after a "heated discussion" in public with his wife. 
  In 2008, Coleman was involved in a car accident after an altercation at a Payson, Utah, bowling alley, which began when Colt Rushton, age 24, photographed Coleman without his permission. The two men argued, according to witnesses. In the parking lot, Coleman allegedly backed his truck into Rushton, striking his knee and pulling him under the vehicle, before hitting another car. Rushton was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries and released. Coleman later pleaded no contest to charges of disorderly conduct and reckless driving and was fined $100. In 2010, he settled a civil suit related to the incident for an undisclosed amount. In 2009, Coleman and his ex-wife were involved in a domestic dispute, after which Price was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, and both parties were cited for disorderly conduct. In January 2010, months before his death, Coleman was arrested on an outstanding domestic assault warrant in Santaquin, booked into the Utah County Jail, and released the following day. 
  Coleman's final television role was a voice role in the animated-series Robot Chicken. His final film roles were starring as Charles Higgins in the sports comedy film Church Ball (2006), appearing as a slave in the satirical comedy film An American Carol (2008), and appearing as Gary in the comedy film Midgets vs. Mascots (2009).
caption: Coleman in 2007
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