Gary Coleman
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Gary Wayne Coleman | |
Birth name | Gary Wayne Coleman |
Born | February 8, 1968 (age 40) Zion, Illinois, USA |
Years active | 1978-present |
Notable roles | Arnold Jackson in Diff'rent Strokes |
Gary Wayne Coleman (born February 8, 1968) is an American actor. Coleman was born in Zion, Illinois, with a kidney disease causing nephritis (an autoimmune destruction of the kidney), which stopped his growth at an early age, leading to a small stature (4 ft 8 in; 1.42 m) which, along with his angelic face and comedic talent, was among his most notable features. He received two kidney transplants, one in 1973 and one in 1984, and requires daily dialysis. He is famous for his role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.
[change] Films
Year | Film | Other notes |
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1981 | On the Right Track | |
1982 | Jimmy the Kid | |
1994 | Party | Short subject; Coleman was also associate producer |
S.F.W. | Cameo | |
1996 | Fox Hunt | |
1997 | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Documentary |
1998 | Dirty Work | Cameo |
2000 | The Flunky | |
Shafted! | ||
2002 | Frank McKlusky, C.I. | Cameo |
2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Cameo |
2004 | Chasing the Edge | Cameo; short subject |
Save Virgil | Short subject | |
2005 | A Christmas Too Many | |
2006 | Church Ball | |
2007 | Postal |
[change] Television work
- 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