Gary Coleman dead...

[G_whizz]

Maybe now he will know what Willis was talkn about..



http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/ ... es/?src=mv

[Otto.]

Heard about this a little while ago.

Poor guy.

[Gold Digger]

Yeah, I heard about the injury yesterday before I left for work. Somehow, I figured this was coming.

Bummer.

Wonder if the Hoff is going to attend the funeral?

[Xdisaster240sX]

Hoff

That is all...

[93coupe]

He didn't seem like a very friendly person.

[Jesda]

"Short people got,
No reason to live"


RIP. Thanks to Gary for some good laughs.

[Solar_Runner]

I'd guess he was pretty miserable in his life. With all the crap that he kept getting into the news with, he had to full of anger. Sorry that your fame and money as a child actor didn't really work out for you, Gary. Not really news that he's now gone. As cliché as this sounds - he's probably in a better place...

[nissangirl74]

I think it would suck to be known only for something that you were successful at for only 6 years of your life.

[Jesda]

I think it would suck to be known only for something that you were successful at for only 6 years of your life.

Indeed. He should have used his fame for charitable work instead of beating his wife. Lesson for everyone.

[AZhitman]

All three of the Drummond kids had issues.

Of Dana Plato, Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, only Bridges is alive.

[nissangirl74]

Indeed. He should have used his fame for charitable work instead of beating his wife. Lesson for everyone.

^ This. Sometimes you reap what you sow. Not that we know what happened behind closed doors, but repeated visits by the cops and troubles with the law speak for themselves. It's a shame how so many successful childhood actors and actresses end up as train wrecks.

[Bubba1]

Indeed. He should have used his fame for charitable work instead of beating his wife. Lesson for everyone.

^ This. Sometimes you reap what you sow. Not that we know what happened behind closed doors, but repeated visits by the cops and troubles with the law speak for themselves. It's a shame how so many successful childhood actors and actresses end up as train wrecks.

Coleman was a rather angry little guy, but he did not have a glamorous adult life one would associate with hollywood stardom. I felt bad for him when he was last interviewed on Stern and heard his story. Besides his well=publicized kidney problems, his parents royally screwed him. He made millions as a child star only to find out his parents squandered ALL of it. Besides each parent taking a full share as agents (ie. double the going rate) they also raided his money and blew it all on crazy investments plus a lavish lifestyle for themselves. In a particularly despicable move, after they siphoned his savings, his parents somehow convinced a judge to grant them access to what was supposed to be a protected $3+ million trustfund that was to become Coleman's at age 21. They cleaned it out and blew it all on some risky mall deal that bombed. Lost it all. Coleman successfully sued his parents over the misuse of the trust fund, but it was a hollow victory. He won like $1,300 because all the money was gone. I can understand his anger. So here he was, his show was cancelled, he was no longer the adored TV tot that made him famous, he had health problems, could not find acting work, and had no money. He ended up declaring bankruptcy. And taking any job, including security guard to pay the bills. But he made enough cameo's and embarrassing reality show appearances to scratch out a modest living. Sad story. Rest in peace.