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Gary Coleman Hospitalized in Critical Condition

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/27/...in6525489.shtml

 

Former child television star Gary Coleman is in critical condition near his Utah home, a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday.

 

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank said Coleman, 42, was admitted to the Provo facility on Wednesday but she couldn't release any other details.

 

Coleman lives in Santaquin, which is 55 miles south of Salt Lake City.

 

The actor is best known for his stint on TV's "Diff'rent Strokes," which aired from 1978 to 1986.

 

In February, Coleman suffered a seizure on the set of "The Insider."

 

Coleman's Utah attorney, Randy Kester, said he had communicated by text message with Coleman's wife, Shannon Price, and that the family did not want to release any additional details at this time.

 

"Anything they could say would be premature because they don't know the full extent of his condition right now," Kester told The Associated Press.

 

Coleman has lived in Utah since 2005, when he came here to star in the movie "Church Ball," a comedy based on basketball leagues formed by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He met Price on the movie set and married her in 2007.

 

Coleman has had a string of financial and legal problems, in addition to continuing ill health from the kidney disease he suffered as a child. Coleman has had at least two kidney transplants and has ongoing dialysis.

 

Last fall, Coleman had heart surgery that was complicated by pneumonia, Kester said.

 

In February, Coleman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to an April 2009 domestic violence incident at his home. Recent health issues have caused several follow-up hearings in Coleman's case to be delayed, Kester said.

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The Game Show Network put on a limited game show called "Who wants to be Governor of California?" during our recall election. Gary Coleman was matched up against Mary Carey, a porn star. Her boobs were at eye level for him. Funny to see.

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He's had a really messed up life as with the others from Diffrent Strokes.

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Yeah, all of those kids had a rough time it seems.

Right, the girl....Dana Plato....her son just comitted suicide withing the last few weeks on the anniversary of HER suicide.....OY!

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Yeah, all of those kids had a rough time it seems.

Right, the girl....Dana Plato....her son just comitted suicide withing the last few weeks on the anniversary of HER suicide.....OY!

I hadn't heard that, that's a shame. I don't believe in curses but that show sure seemed curesd as far as the kids go. Wasn't "Willis" abused as a child?

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