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Biography

Gary Coleman got his big break when he starred in the 80s hit series Diff'rent Strokes. Gary knew at a young age that he…more

Born

8/2/1968, Zion, Illinois

Died

5/28/2010

Birth Name

Gary Wayne Coleman

Gender

Male

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Star (3)

Role
- Waynehead
  Kevin Walker
  - S 1: Ep 15 Rebel Without A Paw
    5/17/97
  - S 1: Ep 14 Bummed Out
    5/3/97
  - S 1: Ep 13 A Friend In Greed
    4/26/97
  - S 1: Ep 12 Quest For Fireworks
    4/19/97
  - S 1: Ep 11 Special Delivery
    2/15/97
  - + 12 More Credits
- Diff'rent Strokes
  Arnold Jackson
  - S 8: Ep 19 The Front Page
    3/7/86
  - S 8: Ep 18 The Photo Club
    2/28/86
  - S 8: Ep 17 The Big Bribe
    2/21/86
  - S 8: Ep 16 Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
    2/7/86
  - S 8: Ep 15 Arnold's Tangled Web
    1/31/86
  - + 184 More Credits
- The Gary Coleman Show
  voice of Andy Le Beau
  - S 5: Ep 1 Now and then
    8/25/49
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee/Kofi Asare
  - S 2: Ep 20 Even Bigger Celebrity Oops! 20 - 1
    6/30/05
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee/Newsstand Clerk
  - S 2: Ep 19 Even Bigger Celebrity Oops! 40 - 21
    6/29/05
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee
  - S 2: Ep 18 Even Bigger Celebrity Oops! 60 - 41
    6/28/05
  - S 2: Ep 17 Even Bigger Celebrity Oops! 80 - 61
    6/27/05
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee/Terrell Owens
  - S 2: Ep 16 Even Bigger Celebrity Oops! 101 - 81
    6/26/05
- Unscrewed with Martin Sargent
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 88 The Joys of Anatomically Correct Dolls; Gary Coleman Answers Viewer Questions
    9/20/04
  - S 2: Ep 68 Shavin' Little Radio Tags, Gary Coleman
    7/19/04
  - S 2: Ep 60 Rappin' Hawkin', Guys in Drag and Gary Coleman
    6/21/04
  - S 2: Ep 54 Industrial World Apocalypse, Online Hijinks, and Gary Coleman
    5/31/04
  - S 2: Ep 49 Old Videogame Porn, Write on Chests, and Coleman Confidential
    5/11/04
  - + 5 More Credits
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 46 November 10 - 14, 1986 - Friday
    11/14/86
  - S 1: Ep 45 November 10 - 14, 1986 - Thursday
    11/13/86
  - S 1: Ep 44 November 10 - 14, 1986 - Wednesday
    11/12/86
  - S 1: Ep 43 November 10 - 14, 1986 - Tuesday
    11/11/86
  - S 1: Ep 42 November 10 - 14, 1986 - Monday
    11/10/86
Guest Star (57)

Role
- Robot Chicken
  Arnold Jackson, Barry the Banana, Nazi
  - S 5: Ep 9 No Country For Old Dogs
    2/27/11
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 107 Episode #3.107
    1/8/10
  - S 2: Ep 194 Episode #2.194
    4/21/09
- The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Gilligan's Island & Diff'rent Strokes
    4/15/08
- The Tyra Banks Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 113 Surprising Celebrity Updates
    3/24/08
- Best Week Ever
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 6 February 29th, 2008
    2/29/08
- The Surreal Life
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Mel's Diner
    1/18/04
- Drake & Josh
  Himself
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 11: Ep 23 Show #2055
    10/8/03
- Star Dates
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Gary Coleman
    2/2/03
- The Parkers
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 8 It's Gary Coleman
    11/11/02
- The Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 11 Dynamic Duos Week - Monday
    10/7/02
- Son Of The Beach
  Saltine Cracker
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Long Hot Johnson
    8/27/02
- The Rerun Show
  Security Guard
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Facts of Life: Shoplifting / The Jeffersons: A Bedtime Story
    8/6/02
- Baby Bob
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 House of the Rising Son
    4/15/02
- Maximum Exposure
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 19 Special Moments, Special People
    3/23/02
- The Weakest Link (US)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 24 Newsmaker's Edition #2
    1/6/02
- The Hughleys
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 8 Whatchoo Stalkin' About, Willis?
    10/29/01
- The Drew Carey Show
  Drew's Double
  - S 6: Ep 21 What's Wrong with This Episode IV
    3/28/01
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 13 Day of the Jackanapes
    2/18/01
  - S 12: Ep 2 A Tale of Two Springfields
    11/5/00
  - S 11: Ep 22 Behind the Laughter
    5/21/00
  - S 11: Ep 9 Grift of the Magi
    12/19/99
- The Jamie Foxx Show
  Cupid
  - S 5: Ep 9 Cupid
    12/10/00
- The Electric Playground
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 405
    5/13/00
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 3: Ep 52 Dana Plato
    11/21/99
- Shasta McNasty
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Little Dude
    9/30/99
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Episode #405
    10/12/98
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 25 Diff'rent Strokes
    9/20/98
- The Parent 'Hood (1995)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 22 Rappin' It Up
    5/18/97
- Homeboys in Outer Space
  Snafu
  - S 1: Ep 20 How the West Was Lost or, Daddy's Home
    5/6/97
- Sherman Oaks
  as himself
  - S 2: Ep 19 Annoying Poets Society
    12/8/96
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Arnold Jackson-Drummond
  - S 6: Ep 24 I, Done (2)
    5/20/96
  - S 6: Ep 23 I, Done (1)
    5/20/96
- Unhappily Ever After
  the Devil
  - S 2: Ep 12 Hot Wheels
    12/20/95
- MadTV
  Various
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode #104
    11/4/95
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 3 David Schwimmer/Natalie Merchant
    10/21/95
- Martin
  Mad Dog No Good
  - S 3: Ep 20 High Noon
    3/9/95
- The Wayans Bros.
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Goop-Hair-It-Is
    1/11/95
- Married... With Children
  Inpector
  - S 8: Ep 16 How Green was My Apple
    2/6/94
- In Living Color
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 9 All Up In The Family
    11/11/93
- The Jackie Thomas Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Poker, Schmoker
    3/23/93
- The Ben Stiller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9: With Flea
    12/13/92
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8: With Garry Shandling
    12/6/92
- 227
  Mr. Bigg
  - S 5: Ep 17 Knock It Off
    1/27/90
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 84 January 10, 1990
    1/10/90
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 43 March 2, 1989
    3/2/89
- Simon & Simon
  Lewis Peoples
  - S 6: Ep 8 Like Father, Like Son
    11/13/86
- Amazing Stories
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 1: Ep 10 Remote Control Man
    12/8/85
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 2 Mr. T
    3/14/84
- Silver Spoons
  Arnold Jackson
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Great Computer Caper
    11/6/82
- The Facts Of Life
  Arnold Jackson
  - S 2: Ep 1 The New Girl (1)
    11/19/80
  - S 1: Ep 1 Rough Housing
    8/24/79
- The Big Show
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    3/4/80
- Buck Rogers
  Hieronymus Fox
  - S 1: Ep 16 A Blast for Buck
    1/17/80
  - S 1: Ep 11 Cosmic Whiz Kid
    11/15/79
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 68 December 17, 1979
    12/17/79
  - S 6: Ep 24 October 15, 1979
    10/15/79
  - S 5: Ep 163 May 11, 1979
    5/11/79
  - S 5: Ep 94 January 31, 1979
    1/31/79
- Hello, Larry
  Arnold Jackson
  - S 2: Ep 5 Feudin' And Fussin' (2)
    9/28/79
  - S 2: Ep 4 Feudin' And Fussin' (1)
    9/28/79
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Trip (2)
    3/30/79
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Trip (1)
    3/30/79
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 144 May 15, 1979
    5/15/79
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 59 Show #3059
    2/19/79
- Good Times
  Gary James
  - S 6: Ep 5 Florida Gets a Job
    10/7/78
  - S 5: Ep 24 That's Entertainment, Evans Style
    4/3/78
- America 2Night
  Wayne Coleman
  - S 1: Ep 19 New Talent
    5/4/78
- The Jeffersons
  Raymond Jefferson
  - S 4: Ep 22 Uncle George and Aunt Louise
    2/18/78
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies
  voice of Himself
- The Naked Truth
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 17 Born to be Wilde
Cameo (1)

Role
- My Wife and Kids
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Perfect Dad
    10/10/01
  - S 2: Ep 2 Mom's Away (2)
    9/26/01
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- Drake & Josh
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Gary Grill
    10/17/04
- Married... With Children
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 27 The Joke's on Al
    5/19/96
Story (1)

Role
- Diff'rent Strokes
  Story
  - S 7: Ep 23 Street Smarts
    3/23/85

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- In 2007, Gary Coleman tried to auction off his 2007 Saturn Sky Convertible with a starting asking price of $25,000. No one placed a single bid the whole time it was up for auction.
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- In January of 2008, Gary Coleman put an autographed pair of Old Navy sweatpants up for auction on Ebay. The pants sold for more than $400,000.
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- Gary Coleman lost his virginity when he was 40 years old.
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- Gary Coleman: (On the death of Diff'rent Strokes co-star, Dana Plato) It's very unfortunate that Dana is no longer with us - she was a wonderful woman, but her death was a welcome, though sad piece of closure to Diff'rent Strokes. The possibility of a reunion no longer exists now, and thank God.
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- Gary Coleman: (talking about his wife Shannon Price) I never got the opportunity to be romantic or feel romantic with anyone. I wasn't saving myself, she just happened to be the one.
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- Gary: The one thing that I always hear, is that I am a has-been, but if you think about it, aren't we all? No one's life is exactly how they had pictured it, and neither is mine. That doesn't equal being washed up in my book.
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