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Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. [2] The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, respectively, who are two boys from Harlem taken in by a wealthy Park Avenue businessman and his daughter.
According to Coleman's loved ones, he grew disheartened by Diff'rent Strokes when the writers wouldn't allow him to grow alongside his character. "When Diff'rent Strokes was canceled in 1986, Gary ...
Gary also covers the extent to which Coleman was extorted of his considerable fortune ($18 million total in earnings from Diff'rent Strokes alone, estimates Coleman's lawyer Drew Ryce) by a cohort ...
The ups and downs of Gary Coleman’s life are being examined in the new documentary, GARY.. Diving deeper into the child actor’s success on Diff’rent Strokes and, ultimately, his titular Gary ...
Gary Wayne Coleman was born [1] in Zion, Illinois, on February 8, 1968.He was adopted by W. G. Coleman, a fork-lift operator, and Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner. [2] Due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a kidney disease, and the corticosteroids and other medications used to treat it, his growth was limited to 4 ft 8 in (142 cm), [3] [4] and his face kept a childlike appearance even ...
The Bicycle Man. " The Bicycle Man " is a two-part very special episode of the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986). Serving as the 16th and 17th episodes of the fifth season, it was written by Blake Hunter, directed by Gerren Keith, and guest-stars Gordon Jump as a bicycle shop owner who tries to molest Arnold Jackson (Gary Coleman ...
At the height of his career, Coleman earned $100,000 per episode in Diff’rent Strokes (1978-1986) where he played an adopted orphan of a widowed white man. Standing at 4’8 with a wide smile ...
Coleman played Arnold Jackson on the sitcom from the ages of 10 to 18, but his character remained a child. Peacock's revelatory new documentary about the life of Gary Coleman, simply titled Gary ...