'Diff'rent Strokes' star Gary Coleman dead at 42
Actor suffered from kidney problem
Gary Coleman during a 2008 appearance on The Today Show.
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, has died after suffering an intercranial hemorrhage. He was 42. Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank says life support was terminated 12:05 p.m. MDT. Coleman, with his sparkling eyes and perfect comic timing, became a star after "Diff'rent Strokes" debuted in 1978. He played the younger brother in a pair of African-American siblings adopted by a wealthy white man. His popularity faded when the show ended after six seasons on NBC and two on ABC. He suffered continuing ill health from the kidney disease that stunted his growth and had a host of legal problems in recent years. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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