RSSDiff’rent Strokes Actor Gary Coleman Dies at Age 42
Whatcha talking ’bout Willis? … Sadly Gary Coleman has passed away.
Gary Coleman: 1968 – 2010
Gary Coleman, the actor who will forever be known as Arnold on the sitcom hit Diff’rent Strokes as died at the age of 42. According to reports Coleman died of an intracranial hemorrhage. He had been hospitalized since May 26 in Provo, Utah. Coleman passed away at 12:05 pm at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah, where he had been in a coma.
Rest in Peace Gary Coleman
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Coleman had slipped into a coma and was on life support after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage.
He was pulled of life support Friday morning and later passed away. His wife Shannon Price and her father were at the hospital Friday.
The Illinois native’s death marks the end of a long, sad road for the diminutive Diff’rent Strokes star, who struggled professionally and financially as his fame and fortune diminished since the show went off the air in 1986.
For myself, Gary Coleman will always be know for his role on Diff’rent Strokes when he skyrocketed to fame at the age of 11. Diff’rent Strokes was one of the best sitcoms ever. However, sadly he was never able to really get his life in order following that childhood fame. Even worse is when we look at the other two child actors from Diff’rent Strokes, Todd Bridges (Willis) has been in trouble with the law and Dana Plato (Kimberly) passed away in 1999 committing suicide. As much as Coleman’s childhood stardom was a success, his adult life collapsed into a tabloid calamity.
However, even though Gary Coleman tried to escape the stereotype of the Arnold Jackson character, he never couls. Honestly, he should be remembered for that care free, hilariously funny child, not the disaray his life took him in later years. God bless.
Gary Coleman: The Personal Side.
REST IN PEACE GARY COLEMAN
Actress Lynn Redgrave Dead at the Age of 67
Actress Lynn Redgrave has passed away Sunday night at the age of 67 at her home in Connecticut surrounded by her family. Redgrave had been battling breast cancer for the past seven years.
Her publicist Rick Miramontez, speaking on behalf of her children, said Redgrave died peacefully Sunday night at her home in Connecticut. Children Ben, Pema and Annabel were with her.
“Our beloved mother Lynn Rachel passed away peacefully after a seven year journey with breast cancer,” they said in a statement Monday. “She lived, loved and worked harder than ever before. The endless memories she created as a mother, grandmother, writer, actor and friend will sustain us for the rest of our lives. Our entire family asks for privacy through this difficult time.”
Lynn Redgrave, a member of the famed Redgrave acting dynasty noted for her roles in “Georgy Girl” and “Gods and Monsters,” has died.
Actor John Forsythe Dies at 92 … The Voice of Charlie Goes Silent
Actor John Forsythe, the man best known as the voice of Charlie from the hit 1970′s TV series Charlie’s Angles and Blake Carrington from the 1980′s prime time TV soap opera Dynasty has passed away at the age of 92.
John Forsythe (1918-2010)
He was born John Lincoln Freund on Jan. 29, 1918, in Penn’s Grove, NJ. John Forsythe died late Thursday at his home in Santa Ynez from complications of pneumonia after a year long battle with cancer. In a career that began in the 1940′s … he will be missed, rest in peace.
Peter Graves, Star of Mission Impossible Dies at Age 83
Peter Graves, best known for his role as Jim Phelps on the TV series ‘Mission: Impossible’ has died at the age of 83. According to reports he died of a heart attack at his home in Pacific Palisades, CA. He is survived by his wife, Joan Graves, and three daughters, Amanda Lee Graves, Claudia King Graves and Kelly Jean Graves.
Peter Graves: 1926 – 2010, Rest in Peace
Mr. Graves played his most famous television character from 1967 to 1973 in “Mission: Impossible,” reprising it from 1988 to 1990. He was Jim Phelps, the leader of the Impossible Missions Force, a super-secret government organization that conducted dangerous undercover assignments (which he always chose to accept). After the tape summarizing the objective self-destructed, the team would use not violence, but elaborate con games to trap the villains. In his role, Mr. Graves was a model of cool, deadpan efficiency.
In 1997, Mr. Graves was the subject of his own “Biography” presentation, “Peter Graves: Mission Accomplished.” In 2002, Mr. Graves was interviewed for a special about the documentary series, “Biography: 15 Years and Counting.”
Of course many remember Peter Graves for his role in the spoof movie Airplane, that was a farce of the Airport movies. Also for his numerous movies, his documentary series, “Biography: 15 Years and Counting” and his most recent Geico commercials. Graves had one of the best voices in the business. He will be missed.
It was a testament to Mr. Graves’s earnest, unhammy ability to make fun of himself that after decades of playing square he-men and straitlaced authority figures, he was perhaps best known to younger audiences for a deadpan line in “Airplane!” (“Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?”) and one from a memorable Geico car insurance commercial (“I was one lucky woman”).
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Born Peter Aurness in Minneapolis, he served in the U.S. Air Force in 1944-45, studied drama at the University of Minnesota, and then followed his older brother, Gunsmoke star James Arness, to Hollywood.
How as a kid I could not wait until ‘Mission: Impossible’ would come in. Rest in Peace Jim Phelps … This tape will self destruct in 5 seconds. Gog Bless.
1980′s Actor Corey Haim Dead at the Age of 38, RIP
Cory Haim, 1980′s teen idol actor and star of such movies like The Lost Boys, License to Drive and and my personal favorite Lucas has passed away at the age of 38. Most recently, The Corey pals, Corey Haim and Feldman starred in a TV ‘reality’ show titled The Two Coreys, that was on TV from 2007 to 2008.
Cory Haim – RIP
According to reports, The LAPD said that the death of Cory Haim appeared to be an “accidental death.” However, Local TV stations in Los Angeles it appears Haim may have died of a drug overdose.
From TMZ, Actor Corey Haim died this morning of an apparent overdose, according to LAPD. Sadly, Haim struggled with drug addiction during his meteoric rise in the 80′s.
Yet another example of the tragic rise and fall of a teen star. Rest in Peace Corey Haim.
