Gary Coleman: 1968-2010

Actor Gary Coleman died today after suffering a brain hemorrhage following a fall outside his home in Santaquin, Utah. The 42-year-old was rushed to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, lucid and responsive at the time of admission.

Actor Gary Coleman died today after suffering a brain hemorrhage following a fall outside his home in Santaquin, Utah.

The 42-year-old was rushed to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, lucid and responsive at the time of admission.

Coleman slipped into a coma and was placed on life support Thursday afternoon.

Best known as Arnold Jackson on Different Strokes which ran from 1978 to 1986, Coleman also appeared in Good Times, The Jeffersons, The Facts of Life, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Ben Stiller Show, The Drew Carey Show, and The Simpsons.