The former child star was played Arnold on the hit tv series Different Strokes in the 1980s. He quickly became a overnight sensation that everyone loved. Gary was the adorable kid that other stars flocked to. Unfortunately once he grew older things started to go downhill for the child star in more ways than one. From his financial issues to his romantic life. We take a look back at the interesting pop culture icon Gary Coleman and find out what actually happened.
Growing Pains 0:00 Intro 0:33 Childhood 1:29 Hollywood Success 3:00 Downfall 4:46 Shannon Price 6:17 Health Problems 7:46 Conclusion 8:10 Outro
00:00he was one of the most beloved child stars of all time his presence on screen not only stole
00:14the show but also warmed the hearts of millions around the world unfortunately for the pop culture
00:20sensation the fall from the top would be quite humiliating and drastic let's take a look back at
00:26the interesting story of Gary Coleman and find out what actually happened to the former star
00:32life started off rather bleak for young Gary he was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease at birth
00:40and was given up for adoption as an infant his unfortunate health condition required life
00:46changing medical treatment that would save his life but it would also stunt his development as a
00:51result despite the health challenges early on his charisma and positive aura as a child quickly
00:58emerged his adopted parents sensed his star potential and allowed him to be featured in a local bank
01:04commercial if that time of the year when you can get a hubert doll at the harris bank just open a
01:10savings account with two hundred dollars or more or add two hundred dollars to a savings account you
01:15already have if you got a hubert doll in past years get another one you know you can never have too many
01:22hubert dolls cause you can never save too much money after the commercial made waves bigger opportunities
01:32came knocking for the bite-sized talent with the silver tongue nbc was developing a show called
01:38different strokes for a prime time spot on the network the premise was basically two siblings
01:44from an urban area getting adopted by a wealthy businessman and exposing them to the finer things in life
01:50coleman would be cast to play the younger brother with the gift of gab named arnold and the rest was
01:56history the show quickly became a hit for the network and much of the success was thanks to
02:02gary's acting viewers gravitated toward the supremely confident charmer instantly he was able to bring
02:09laughs as well as tears to the audience showcasing a great deal of range for his scene stealing
02:16performances he went on to win a number of awards including the people choice award for favorite young
02:22tv performer three years straight his star was shining brighter than anyone could ever imagine
02:28and coleman would be paid handsomely the pre-teen was raking in approximately one hundred thousand
02:34dollars per episode the child star's massive popularity even resulted in a saturday morning cartoon being
02:41developed
02:42unfortunately for the actor as he continued to age during the show his popularity began to steadily decline
03:06gary had aged out of the cutesy role and lost much of his appeal with the audience that
03:11once found him quite adorable the writers even attempted to introduce a new child to the fold
03:17hoping to regain some former fans but the show inevitably was cancelled due to low viewership
03:24once different strokes wrapped opportunities would be few and far between for gary coleman believed he had
03:33a safety net of millions tucked away which would help relieve some of the financial strain he started to
03:38endure but he was shocked to discover only two hundred thousand dollars remained in his personal
03:44accounts what you talking about what you talking about what you talking about what you talking about
03:50coleman decided to sue his parents claiming they mishandled his funds when he was a minor
03:56the judge handling the case saw it gary's way and would award coleman nearly 1.5 million dollars in the
04:04verdict the relationship he had with his adopted parents would suffer in the aftermath and gary
04:10would reduce communication with them although his financial situation improved from the ordeal
04:16it wasn't the end of his money struggles for a number of years coleman was unable to find
04:22permanent work in the entertainment industry subsequently he would be spotted working security
04:28at a shopping mall and the humiliating video would go viral the brief interaction caused more fan
04:42provoking incidents to occur resulting in multiple legal cases the toxicity surrounding coleman also
04:49carried over to his romantic life he would marry an aspiring actress named shannon price while he was
04:56almost twice her age as one would expect for obvious reasons the relationship was destined to fail
05:03the couple would fight verbally and even physically resulting in the altercations landing them both in jail
05:09there is no abuse that goes on in my house i don't waffle now if people believe that i'm waffling then they can go do what they need to do
05:20did you abuse your wife did you abuse her did you lay your hand on her and you know what you can go to the same place did you lay your hands on your wife gary coleman
05:26and drown yourself in the ocean she says you did you know what i have this on my head because i fell down the stairs
05:33i don't want people thinking that my wife is abusing me why don't you want to answer the question about whether you
05:40you can go and everything else pardon me you can go yourself really quit asking me is that the way you talk to your wife
05:46if i have to if i need to but i don't and i don't know you and i don't care about you and is this the kind of anger that leads to your personal assault
05:54their marriage would only last for 11 months and a restraining order would be initiated following the
06:15divorce despite being no longer married the toxic couple would remain living together
06:21the issues continued to pile up as gary's health began to decline drastically
06:28he would have multiple convulsions in a short span of time and need immediate care
06:33things reached ahead when coleman would be found lying unresponsive by shannon
06:38he apparently had taken a tumble down the stairs in their home
06:43his ex-wife would call 9-1-1 after the shocking discovery
06:47do you know what happened if he fell or his head is bloody there's blood all over the floor i don't
06:51know what happened i really don't know what happened i just heard this thing and i went down
06:54there he's on the floor okay what type of thing huh what type of thing what type of what what type of
07:01thing like was it allowed like a crash like he fell like he fell yeah while being treated in the hospital
07:07for the wounds it seemed like coleman would make a full recovery unfortunately in a shocking turn of
07:13events hours later his condition had worsened gary would then lose consciousness and he was put on life
07:20support his ex-wife was still legally authorized to make medical decisions on coleman's behalf
07:28she decided to take him off life support the following day and the former star would pass away
07:33shortly after price would face a large amount of backlash after the former star's death many
07:40suggesting she prematurely pulled the plug and also questioned her initial story regarding the incident
07:45despite the controversy surrounding him and his career peaking very early in life
07:52gary coleman still remains one of the most iconic child stars of all time
07:57what do you think about this story were you a fan of gary coleman do you think he was taken advantage
08:04of by those around him leave a comment below and let me know
