Gary Coleman

Gary Wayne Coleman (February 8, 1968 - May 28, 2010) was an American actor. Coleman was an African American who was born in Zion, Illinois, with a kidney disease causing nephritis. Nephritis is an autoimmune destruction of the kidney. The disease stopped his growth at an early age. Because of this, he was only  tall. His height was his most notable feature. He received two kidney transplants, one in 1973 and one in 1984. He then needed dialysis every day. He was adopted. He was famous for his role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. He died of a hemorrhage cause by an accidental fall in Provo, Utah.

Movies
YearFilOther notes1981The Adventures of Gary Coleman and Barney the Purple Dinosaur and Jimmy the Giraffe 3D1982Jimmy the Kid1994PartyShort subject; Coleman was also associate producerS.F.W.Cameo1996Fox Hunt1997Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sDocumentary1998Dirty WorkCameo2000The FlunkyShafted!2002Frank McKlusky, C.I.Cameo2003Dickie Roberts: Former Child StarCameo2004Chasing the EdgeCameo; short subjectSave VirgilShort subject2005A Christmas Too Many2006Church Ball2007Postal

Television work
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  (guest) (as Arnold Jackson, with Conrad Bain as Phillip Drummond)
Good Times (1977 guest)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
The Kid from Left Field (1979)
Scout's Honor (1980)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (episode "The Cosmic Wizz-Kid", also has a cameo in a later episode)
The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982)
The Gary Coleman Show (1982) (canceled after a few months) (voice)
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins (1984)
Playing with Fire (1985)
Like Father, Like Santa (1998)
"The Simpsons", "Grift of the Magi" (1999)
"The Drew Carey Show", "What's Wrong with this Midget? IV" (March 28, 2001)Drake and Josh (guest)A Carol Christmas (2003)'''My Wife and Kids (guest)The Jamie Foxx Show'' (guest) Cupid

 Other websites 
CNN's take on Coleman's 2003 candidacy for the governorship of California

Rotten.com bio 

Category:1968 births
Category:2010 deaths
Category:Deaths from hemorrhage
Category:Accidental deaths from falls in the United States
Category:Actors from Illinois
Category:Actors from Utah
Category:People from Provo, Utah
Category:African-American actors
Category:American adoptees
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:Organ transplant recipients
Category:Comedians from Illinois
Category:Comedians from Utah