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Gary Coleman Dead at 42

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Gary Coleman, the actor known for the famous line, "What'chu talkin' about Willis?" on the classic sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," has passed away, CBS 2 has learned.

 

Coleman died at approximately 12:05 p.m. MST at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, a spokesman for the hospital said in a statement. Family members and close friends were at his side when life support was terminated.

 

Earlier Friday, he was placed on life support after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage at his home on Wednesday. Hospital officials said as of mid-morning Thursday, Coleman was conscious and lucid, but by early afternoon he was slipping in and out of consciousness and his condition worsened.

 

Coleman's family in a statement urged fans to pray for the 42-year-old actor, who was taken to the Utah hospital on Thursday. He suffered the hemorrhage Wednesday evening at his Santaquin home, 55 miles south of Salt Lake City.

 

Coleman has lived in Utah since 2005. He's best known for his stint as "Arnold Jackson" 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 has had two failed kidney transplants and been plagued by various health problems.

 

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 his wife, Shannon 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, his attorney Randy Kester has said.

 

In February, Coleman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to an April 2009 domestic violence incident at his home.

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