Follow the extraordinary story of Gary Coleman's rise to international fame as the child star of Diff'rent Strokes; his | dG1fbWprM3ZhWGJqQU0
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00:00The kid was a true star.
00:04Different Strokes was a groundbreaking show.
00:06The audience loved Gary.
00:08He had a spirit about him.
00:10He was always an entertainer.
00:14If someone had told me my life would have been like this
00:18early enough where I could have got out, I would have got out.
00:22The actor's parents and business advisors skimmed some of his earnings.
00:26They took $770,000 and gave it to themselves.
00:30I have taken that very deeply to heart.
00:33He said, I just wanted to say goodbye.
00:36I cannot take this anymore.
00:38And we cried.
00:40His life was fraught with disappointments.
00:44From 1985 until his death, he lived with not a single kidney.
00:52All he wanted was to find somebody who he could love.
00:56Their relationship was tumultuous.
00:58Ellen, when we're here, we're in the state.
00:59There's a lot of blood.
01:01The death of Gary Coleman was suspicious.
01:04I don't know what I can say without being sued.
01:07People think that I did this.
01:09Because I'm the ex-wife, I'm the evil person, right?
01:13His life is a cautionary tale.
01:17A big man in this little kid's body.
01:20The greatest child actor of all time.
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