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Gary Coleman Biography

Birth Name:
Gary Wayne Coleman
Birth Place:
Zion, Illinois, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Made his TV debut in 1974 on the CBS drama Medical Center
  • Won a People's Choice Awards for Favorite Young TV Performer four years in a row, from 1980 to '83
  • Starred in the 1982 short-lived NBC animated series The Gary Coleman Show
  • In October 2003, hosted a radio talk show called Below the Beltway, providing political observations for the All Comedy Radio network
  • Appeared with his wife on a two-part episode of Divorce Court in May 2008
  • (The couple remained married
  • ) Passed away on May 28, 2010, after suffering a brain hemorrhage

Awards

  • 1983People's Choice Awards-Favorite Young TV Performer: winner
  • 1982People's Choice Awards-Favorite Young TV Performer: winner
  • 1981People's Choice Awards-Favorite Young TV Performer: winner
  • 1980People's Choice Awards-Favorite Young TV Performer: winner

Relationships

  • Shannon Price -- Ex-wife
  • W.G. Coleman -- Father
  • Edmonia Sue Coleman -- Mother