Gary Coleman: American actor and comedian (1968–2010)

Coleman was an African American who was born in Santa Barbara, California, 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 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) 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.

Gary Coleman
Coleman in 2005
Born	Gary Wayne Coleman (1968-02-08)February 8, 1968 Santa Barbara, California
Died	May 28, 2010 (aged 42) Provo, Utah, United States
Years active	1978-2010
Known for	Playing Arnold Jackson in Diff'rent Strokes
Height	4 ft 8 in (142 cm)

• 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

• CNN's take on Coleman's 2003 candidacy for the governorship of California
• Gary Coleman on IMDb
• Gary Coleman at TV.com
• Rotten.com bio Archived 2007-01-04 at the Wayback Machine