Farewell to Gary Coleman
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In Flight
In recent years, Coleman worked to reconstruct a career for himself. He enjoyed a brief moment of notoriety when he entered the gubernatorial race in California in 2003 as a way of poking fun at the state's recall vote. (That election was ultimately won by Arnold Schwarzenegger.) And as a former child star, he was often seen in shows and programs devoted to revivals, like the TV Land Awards, where he made a flying entrance in 2003.
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