Coleman gained stardom as the sharp-talking Arnold Jackson, adopted son of a wealthy New Yorker, in the hit sitcom that aired on U. But when the show was taken off the air, Coleman saw his Hollywood star fade, and he found himself suffering through financial, legal and domestic problems. Gary Coleman has passed away as of p.
The diminutive Coleman, who suffered from a congenital kidney disease that halted his growth, was hospitalized Wednesday night after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage at his home in Santaquin, Utah. Media reports said he had fallen and hit his head.
On Thursday, he was conscious and lucid in the morning, but in the afternoon his condition worsened. He slipped into unconsciousness and was placed on life support at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.
Coleman became a star in , when at the tender age of 10 he was cast as Arnold Jackson, the younger of a pair of black brothers from Harlem who moved to Park Avenue after being adopted by a wealthy white man named Phillip Drummond. The show focused on issues of race and class, as well as the typical travails of growing up, and ran for eight seasons. Her year-old son committed suicide earlier this month, just two days before the 11th anniversary of her death.
I know he is finally at peace. Coleman suffered health troubles from early childhood. He was diagnosed with kidney disease at age 2 and had two transplant operations before he was 14, stunting his growth.
His condition required that he undergo regular dialysis treatments for his entire life. But after the show ended Coleman struggled to find work, landing only bit parts in low-budget projects as he toiled in the long shadow of his star role. Despite their difficulties, the couple wed secretly in August of that same year. But by , they were already having marital problems. They headed to TV's Divorce Court to settle their issues, airing their grievances for rapt audiences in May of The couple would stay together and, a year later, they were again embroiled in a domestic dispute.
Both parties were cited for disorderly conduct. But these conflicts with the law didn't resonate with Coleman, and in he was charged with domestic violence again, and placed in jail overnight.
Coleman has also made headlines recently for his failing health. He suffered a seizure on the set of The Insider on February 26, Coleman died on May 28, , at the age of 42, after suffering from an intracranial hemorrhage in Provo, Utah. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
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