Gary Coleman

Born: 1968-02-08

Gary Wayne Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010) was an American actor, known for his childhood role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986) and for his small stature as an adult. He was described in the 1980s as "one of television's most promising stars". After a successful childhood acting career, Coleman struggled financially later in life. In 1989, he successfully sued his parents and business advisor over misappropriation of his assets, only to declare bankruptcy a decade later.


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Dirty Work

as Self
Released: 1998-06-12

Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to...

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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

as Self
Released: 2003-09-04

TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the...

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The Great Buck Howard

as Gary Coleman
Released: 2008-01-18

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly...

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Showbiz Kids

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-07-14

A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the...

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An American Carol

as Slave
Released: 2008-10-03

A cynical anti-American Hollywood filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July...

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S.F.W.

as Gary Coleman
Released: 1994-09-15

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's...

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Night of the Living Doo

as Gary Coleman (voice)
Released: 2001-10-31

In a spoof of 1972's The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang pick up a...

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Frank McKlusky, C.I.

as Gary Coleman
Released: 2002-04-26

As a child, Frank McKlusky watched his daredevil father "Madman" McKlusky become comatose in an...

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Night of 100 Stars II

as Self
Released: 1985-03-10

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...

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A Carol Christmas

as Christmas Past
Released: 2003-12-07

Carol Cartman, a tempestuous talk show host, is a high-heeled, high-maintenance Scrooge. This...

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Scout's Honor

as Joey Seymour
Released: 1980-09-30

Gary Coleman stars as little Joey Seymour, a clever but lonely orphan shuffled from one foster...

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Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'

as Himself
Released: 2006-09-04

As NBC's hit sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" proves a long-running hit for a network desperately in...

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The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins

as D. C. Collins
Released: 1984-02-10

Gary Coleman plays the son of a U.S. diplomat who imagines himself in fantastic situations.

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The Simpsons: Christmas

as uncredited
Released: 2003-10-14

A collection of five different Simpson holiday specials; Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, Mr....

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Fox Hunt

as Murray Lipschitz, Jr.
Released: 1996-01-01

TV buff, Jack Fremont, uses his knowledge to stop a nuclear attack by a Russian seeking...

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The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

as Nick Newell
Released: 1983-02-06

A 13-year-old genius goes to college and tries to cope not only with campus social life, but...

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Like Father, Like Santa

as Ignatius
Released: 1998-12-01

An unscrupulous businessman, embittered by years of neglect from his true father, who happens to...

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The Kid with the Broken Halo

as Andy LeBeau
Released: 1982-04-05

Andy LeBeau is a fallen angel of sorts. He keeps messing up and causing trouble in angel...

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The Kid from Left Field

as Jackie Robinson 'J.R.' Cooper
Released: 1979-09-30

A bat boy guides the San Diego Padres to the World Series with the secret help of his dad, a...

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Church Ball

as Charles Higgins
Released: 2006-03-17

Dennis Buckstead has the hardest calling in his church. Not only has he been asked to coach a...

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Lucy Moves to NBC

as VP of Programming
Released: 1980-02-08

Contacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a...

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Midgets Vs Mascots

as Himself
Released: 2009-05-25

This documentary follows 10 contestants as they compete for 1 million dollars in prize money.

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Playing with Fire

as David Phillips
Released: 1985-04-13

Gary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his...

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Jimmy the Kid

as Jimmy
Released: 1982-11-12

Gang of bumbling crooks kidnap a bratty little kid, find out they got more than they bargained for.

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A Christmas Too Many

as Pizza Guy
Released: 2007-12-04

Disaster strikes when an aging actress invites her eccentric family to Hollywood for the holidays.

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Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake

as uncredited
Released: 1986-01-01

Actor Gary Coleman appears in this instructional video designed to show children how to be safe...

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On the Right Track

as Lester
Released: 1981-03-06

Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for...

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Shafted

as uncredited
Released: 2000-01-01

Steven Byzinsky is convinced he's a blaxploitation superhero. Like Shaft, Dolemite and Black...

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Married... with Children

as Reverend
First aired: 1987-04-05

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally...

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Married... with Children

as Property Inspector
First aired: 1987-04-05

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The Drew Carey Show

as Drew's double
First aired: 1995-09-13

Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck...

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Arnold Jackson-Drummond
First aired: 1990-09-10

Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to...

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The Simpsons

as Gary Coleman (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Facts of Life

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-08-24

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from...

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The Wayans Bros.

as Gary Coleman
First aired: 1995-01-11

The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The...

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The Tyra Banks Show

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-09-12

The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk...

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Unhappily Ever After

as Devil
First aired: 1995-01-11

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The Jamie Foxx Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-28

Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and...

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The Naked Truth

as Gary Coleman
First aired: 1995-09-13

The Naked Truth is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 1996, and on NBC...

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The Parent 'Hood

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-01-18

The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July...

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Hieronymous Fox
First aired: 1979-09-20

20th-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century after a freak accident puts him...

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My Wife and Kids

as Himself
First aired: 2001-03-28

Michael Kyle is a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique...

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Son of the Beach

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-03-14

A parody of "Baywatch" featuring Malibu Adjacent's Notch Johnson, the world's greatest lifeguard...

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227

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-14

A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington,...

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Martin

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-08-27

Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his...

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The Ben Stiller Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-09-27

This sketch show specialises in parodies of movies, shows and commercials. Special guest stars...

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Simon & Simon

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-11-24

Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24,...

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Drake & Josh

as Gary Coleman
First aired: 2004-01-11

Fifteen-year-old Drake and Josh are schoolmates, but not close friends. Drake views Josh as...

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Amazing Stories

as Arnold Jackson
First aired: 1985-09-29

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and...

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America 2-Night

as Little Wayne Coleman
First aired: 1978-04-10

America 2-Night is the continuation of the talk-show parody series Fernwood 2 Night. It ran from...

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Good Times

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-02-08

Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1,...

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The Parkers

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-08-30

The Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A...

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The Jeffersons

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-01-18

Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as...

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Silver Spoons

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-09-25

Silver Spoons is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982 to May 11, 1986...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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After They Were Famous

as Self
First aired: 2002-03-30

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Waynehead

as Kevin (voice)
First aired: 1996-10-19

Ten-Year-Old Damien "Damey" Wayne, living with little money, tries to deal with life as a...

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Diff'rent Strokes

as Arnold Jackson
First aired: 1978-11-03

The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African...

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Entertainment Tonight

as Self
First aired: 1981-09-15

Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access...

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The Gary Coleman Show

as Andy Le Beau
First aired: 1982-09-18

The Gary Coleman Show is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that originally...

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Baby Bob

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-03-18

Baby Bob is an American sitcom that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement in March 2002. The...

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Sherman Oaks

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-07-16

Sherman Oaks is an adult comedy that premiered on Showtime in the summer of 1995. A second...

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Today

as Self
First aired: 1952-01-14

Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on...

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Nitro Circus Live

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-02-08

Nitro Circus is an "action sport collective" led by Travis Pastrana, featuring his friends and...

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MADtv

as Self
First aired: 1995-10-14

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The...

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