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When Gary was 17, as well as his poor health, he was not comfortable with the fact that...

Gary • 2024
MIAL: When Gary was 17, as well as his poor health, he was not comfortable with the fact that the character
of Arnold Jackson was not aging
at the same pace
that Gary Coleman was aging

Full Transcript

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MIAL: When Gary was 17,
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as well as his poor health,
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he was not comfortable
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with the fact that the character of Arnold Jackson
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was not aging at the same pace that Gary Coleman was aging.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:33
Uploaded
Apr 02, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
RAW

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Movie Summary

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.
I mean, he was, you know, "We have a golden goose!" - Gary 00:09
I mean, he was, you know, "We have a golden goose!"...
And then that caused him pain, emotionally, I'm sure. - Gary 00:05
And then that caused him pain, emotionally, I'm sure.
-Are they maturing you in the show? -Not much. - Gary 00:05
-Are they maturing you in the show? -Not much.
"I'm just making money, but I'm not happy." - Gary 00:06
"I'm just making money, but I'm not happy.&qu...
PERILLO: They didn't think that Gary was happy in the character anymore. - Gary 00:05
PERILLO: They didn't think that Gary was happy in the c...
I mean, how many times can you deal with the same kind of jokes - Gary 00:08
I mean, how many times can you deal with the same kind of jo...
When Diff'rent Strokes was canceled in 1986 - Gary 00:12
When Diff'rent Strokes was canceled in 1986
He went into a very deep depression for months. - Gary 00:06
He went into a very deep depression for months.
In fact, he vowed never to work again in the entertainment business. - Gary 00:07
In fact, he vowed never to work again in the entertainment b...
And no one would accept that. - Gary 00:06
And no one would accept that.
Not his parents, not an agent, not a business manager, not a lawyer. - Gary 00:07
Not his parents, not an agent, not a business manager, not a...
And, in fact, there was a very dynamic, - Gary 00:12
And, in fact, there was a very dynamic,
The agent that I had all during Diff'rent Strokes - Gary 00:08
The agent that I had all during Diff'rent Strokes
When Strokeswent off the air, there were projects, - Gary 00:08
When Strokeswent off the air, there were projects,
NARRATOR: With Gary on the scene, a crook shouldn't be - Gary 00:11
NARRATOR: With Gary on the scene, a crook shouldn't be
MIAL: Gary resented that they were still - Gary 00:12
MIAL: Gary resented that they were still
About a year later, I was at home and about 10:30 my phone rang. - Gary 00:07
About a year later, I was at home and about 10:30 my phone r...
He said, "Well, I just wanted to call you - Gary 00:10
He said, "Well, I just wanted to call you
I raced over in the deepest fear that anybody could imagine - Gary 00:08
I raced over in the deepest fear that anybody could imagine
But he was sitting alone with a keyboard. - Gary 00:08
But he was sitting alone with a keyboard.