Farewell to Gary Coleman
Everett
Child Star
Born in 1968, Coleman was raised by adoptive parents in Illinois. Because of a congenital kidney disease, his growth halted at an early age, so even as an adult, he never stood higher than 5 ft. He rose to fame when he was cast as Arnold Jackson on the television show Diff'rent Strokes.
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