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Gary

Explores Gary Coleman's rise to fame as a child star, his struggles with living in the spotlight, financial troubles, depression, and the controversy surrounding his tragic death at age 42, providing insight into his private world.

Director

Robin Dashwood

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documentary, biography

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N/A

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RAW

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Homepage

https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/gary/d6e33a27-828c-3f1d-8507-3a9e918551f6

Self

Self - Gary's Ex-Wife

Self - Gary's Mother

Self - Gary's Theatrical Agent

Self - Gary's Father

Self - Casting Director, Diff'rent Strokes

Self - 'Willis' in Diff'rent Strokes

Self - Hairstylist, Diff'rent Strokes

JoAnn Stafford-Chaney

Self - Gary's Friend

Self - Gary's Utah Theatrical Agent

Sheila Erickson

Self - Gary's Lawyer

Self - Gary's Friend

Self - Gary's Utah Lawyer

Self - Gary's Friend

Self - Gary's Friend

Self - 'Philip' in Diff'rent Strokes

Self - 'Kimberly' in Diff'rent Strokes

Self - Producer, Good Times

Self - Boxer

Self - Actor

Self - First Lady of the United States

Self - Host, The Howard Stern Show

Self - Superior Court Judge

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Nikki Swasey Seaton

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VICTOR PERILLO:
There are certain performers
that are given to us, - Gary

VICTOR PERILLO: There are certain performers that are given ...

And I think that Gary Coleman
was one of them. - Gary

And I think that Gary Coleman was one of them.

(BOTH SNARLING) - Gary

(BOTH SNARLING)

The kid was a true star. - Gary

The kid was a true star.

BRIDGES: Unfortunately,
all of that got snatched
from poor Gary. - Gary

BRIDGES: Unfortunately, all of that got snatched from poor G...

MAN: Why do so many child stars
end up broke or broken? - Gary

MAN: Why do so many child stars end up broke or broken?

Gary felt completely abandoned
by the people who
were closest to him. - Gary

Gary felt completely abandoned by the people who were closes...

Whether it was his parents
or former business people. - Gary

Whether it was his parents or former business people.

DREW RYCE: He'd earned
over $18 million
as an actor... - Gary

DREW RYCE: He'd earned over $18 million as an actor...

And most of the money
was going to people
that weren't Gary. - Gary

And most of the money was going to people that weren't ...

FEMALE REPORTER:
Former child actor Gary Coleman
faces assault charges. - Gary

FEMALE REPORTER: Former child actor Gary Coleman faces assau...

It's little wonder
that Gary spent
so much time escaping reality. - Gary

It's little wonder that Gary spent so much time escapin...

He liked outer space
because it was just
a way of hoping - Gary

He liked outer space because it was just a way of hoping

Their relationship
was tumultuous.
Raging, yelling and demeaning. - Gary

Their relationship was tumultuous. Raging, yelling and demea...

I mean, nothing major,
nothing like red flag. - Gary

I mean, nothing major, nothing like red flag.

Former child star,
Gary Coleman died
in a Utah hospital on Friday - Gary

Former child star, Gary Coleman died in a Utah hospital on F...

I think everybody
felt that the death of
Gary Coleman was suspicious. - Gary

I think everybody felt that the death of Gary Coleman was su...

INTERVIEWER:
You said, "I've had a lot of
people sit there and say, - Gary

INTERVIEWER: You said, "I've had a lot of people s...

Why did his life have to end
this way? - Gary

Why did his life have to end this way?

How do you like all the shade
and shit I'm throwing at people? - Gary

How do you like all the shade and shit I'm throwing at ...

I don't like to be ugly.
But like, for this documentary, - Gary

I don't like to be ugly. But like, for this documentary...

And you know,
because I've had a lot
to absorb over the years. - Gary

And you know, because I've had a lot to absorb over the...

And Gary was already downstairs. - Gary

And Gary was already downstairs.

And to me it sounded like pans
that hit the floor. - Gary

And to me it sounded like pans that hit the floor.

I got out of bed and I went
downstairs and there he was
laying down... - Gary

I got out of bed and I went downstairs and there he was layi...

I did not want to intervene
with where all the blood was - Gary

I did not want to intervene with where all the blood was

I mean, blood doesn't really
freak me out. It was just
the amount of it. - Gary

I mean, blood doesn't really freak me out. It was just ...

I met Gary while he was filming
the movie Church Ball, - Gary

I met Gary while he was filming the movie Church Ball,

So I was waiting for, you know,
the person in charge - Gary

So I was waiting for, you know, the person in charge

He's like,
"You're too cute to be here.
You should go home." - Gary

He's like, "You're too cute to be here. You s...

And he was like,
"If anyone says anything,
say Gary Coleman sent you," - Gary

And he was like, "If anyone says anything, say Gary Col...

PRICE: I just
sat up on the bleachers
and he worked his way up - Gary

PRICE: I just sat up on the bleachers and he worked his way ...

I didn't think
that he was going to
call me at all. - Gary

I didn't think that he was going to call me at all.

He actually brought me
Olive Garden takeout, - Gary

He actually brought me Olive Garden takeout,

I was like, "Okay,
is this too good to be true,
or is this real?" - Gary

I was like, "Okay, is this too good to be true, or is t...

It was really cool.
We just started talking
and watched TV - Gary

It was really cool. We just started talking and watched TV

It was basically just
get-to-know-you
kind of a thing. - Gary

It was basically just get-to-know-you kind of a thing.

I honestly didn't know
who he was at all.
I never sawDiff'rent Strokes. - Gary

I honestly didn't know who he was at all. I never sawDi...

And he started to tell me
about his life - Gary

And he started to tell me about his life

-Or I can stick it
behind my ear.
-(INTERVIEWER LAUGHS) - Gary

-Or I can stick it behind my ear. -(INTERVIEWER LAUGHS)

SUE: Gary was born in 1968. - Gary

SUE: Gary was born in 1968.

We were shopping
for school clothes - Gary

We were shopping for school clothes

"I can do that?" - Gary

"I can do that?"

And that Fall,
I was modelling clothes
on a little runway. - Gary

And that Fall, I was modelling clothes on a little runway.

The manager of the mall
saw a lot of the shows - Gary

The manager of the mall saw a lot of the shows

He was only about
eight years old,
seven, actually. - Gary

He was only about eight years old, seven, actually.

I collected bears,
and he was knocking
them off my shelf. - Gary

I collected bears, and he was knocking them off my shelf.

GARY: The thing that
really started the wheel
rolling really fast - Gary

GARY: The thing that really started the wheel rolling really...

Well, it's that time of the year
when you can get a Hubert doll - Gary

Well, it's that time of the year when you can get a Hub...

Or add $200 dollars
to a savings account
you already have. - Gary

Or add $200 dollars to a savings account you already have.

You can never have
too many Hubert dolls 'cause... - Gary

You can never have too many Hubert dolls 'cause...

(CHUCKLES)
you can never save
too much money! - Gary

(CHUCKLES) you can never save too much money!

PERILLO: We made
the Norman Lear producers
aware of that commercial. - Gary

PERILLO: We made the Norman Lear producers aware of that com...

Norman Lear was a big shot
producer back in the 1970s. - Gary

Norman Lear was a big shot producer back in the 1970s.

And he was sending
a scout around - Gary

And he was sending a scout around

The casting director said to me,
"You know, he's a superb talent. - Gary

The casting director said to me, "You know, he's a...

"He's got a tremendous timing." - Gary

"He's got a tremendous timing."

EVE BRANDSTEIN:
I was told to come up
and meet this young man - Gary

EVE BRANDSTEIN: I was told to come up and meet this young ma...

He was put under contract
immediately. And he was
doing appearances - Gary

He was put under contract immediately. And he was doing appe...

We're gonna settle this thing
right here and now. - Gary

We're gonna settle this thing right here and now.

It like hit the roof.
"Who is this kid?" - Gary

It like hit the roof. "Who is this kid?"

"This is cool.
This is fun.
And wait a minute, - Gary

"This is cool. This is fun. And wait a minute,

Never in my wildest dreams
had I ever thought - Gary

Never in my wildest dreams had I ever thought

BRANDSTEIN: I was told
they had a script for a show
calledDiff'rent Strokes. - Gary

BRANDSTEIN: I was told they had a script for a show calledDi...

And they asked Conrad
Bain to be the father of
these two young kids - Gary

And they asked Conrad Bain to be the father of these two you...

The very first time
that I met Gary, - Gary

The very first time that I met Gary,

Be careful of my goldfish.
His name is Abraham - Gary

Be careful of my goldfish. His name is Abraham

He joked with everybody.
He'd always hide stuff
from people. - Gary

He joked with everybody. He'd always hide stuff from pe...

And then he would always
come in my room
and steal my combs - Gary

And then he would always come in my room and steal my combs

We happened to be
in my garage, which is
one of the storage spaces - Gary

We happened to be in my garage, which is one of the storage ...

This is Gary's... - Gary

This is Gary's...

Show jacket from
Diff'rent Strokes. - Gary

Show jacket from Diff'rent Strokes.

My mother needed
to get to set to audit
one of the teachers. - Gary

My mother needed to get to set to audit one of the teachers.

She suggested that
I come along because
she heard there was this new - Gary

She suggested that I come along because she heard there was ...

And I accompanied her
to the set. - Gary

And I accompanied her to the set.

I knew upon the first take,
something was different. - Gary

I knew upon the first take, something was different.

I had never, ever seen
a kid that was so dynamic. - Gary

I had never, ever seen a kid that was so dynamic.

There was a meteor that had
landed unlike anything
I had ever seen before - Gary

There was a meteor that had landed unlike anything I had eve...

And I'm delirious Arnold. - Gary

And I'm delirious Arnold.

It was so much fun
working with Gary.
We were thick as thieves, man. - Gary

It was so much fun working with Gary. We were thick as thiev...

This is Dana Plato.
She's the girl in the show. - Gary

This is Dana Plato. She's the girl in the show.

Me and Gary Coleman
and Dana Plato, who played
Kimberly in the show, - Gary

Me and Gary Coleman and Dana Plato, who played Kimberly in t...

I'm only 13 years old
and he's only 10,
I think. - Gary

I'm only 13 years old and he's only 10, I think.

We used to build
the most amazing spaceships. - Gary

We used to build the most amazing spaceships.

-I'm fixing his lasers.
-He put lasers on,
that's the problem. - Gary

-I'm fixing his lasers. -He put lasers on, that's ...

All through here was
the audience and
over here was the set. - Gary

All through here was the audience and over here was the set.

-Well, if it isn't
sleeping beauty.
-You mean sleeping ugly. - Gary

-Well, if it isn't sleeping beauty. -You mean sleeping ...

It was a new thing to see
blended families on TV. - Gary

It was a new thing to see blended families on TV.

I never had
a white grandma before. - Gary

I never had a white grandma before.

BRIDGES: It was the first time
we've seen a white man
adopt two Black kids. - Gary

BRIDGES: It was the first time we've seen a white man a...

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Explores Gary Coleman's rise to fame as a child star, his struggles with living in the spotlight, financial troubles, depression, and the controversy surrounding his tragic death at age 42, providing insight into his private world.

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Director: Robin Dashwood

Writer: N/A

Production: RAW

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 Aug 2024

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/gary/d6e33a27-828c-3f1d-8507-3a9e918551f6