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Birth Name: Gary Wayne Coleman
Date of Birth: February 8, 1968
Place of Birth: Zion, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Death: May 28, 2010
Place of Death: Provo, Utah, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Gary Coleman was an American actor, comedian, and politician. He was known for his role as Arnold Jackson on the show Diff’rent Strokes , and for starring in the films On the Right Track , Jimmy the Kid , and The Kid with the Broken Halo , among other projects. Gary was the son of Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner, and W. G. Coleman, a fork-lift operator. They were his adoptive parents. Gary was married to Shannon Price, until his death.
Gary was 4’8″, due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a congenital kidney disease, and the corticosteroids and other medications used to treat it.
He died from epidural hematoma.