Oct 11, 2010
Gary Coleman Lost Footage
Gary Coleman died earlier this year at the age of 42. I remembered that he had appeared on my show and and I’ve been looking for months for the video. I finally found it and we posted it today on the site. You’ll see that the interview was kind of strange – he seemed guarded and frankly, not very happy. He was 30 years old at the time and seemed to want to separate from the role that made him a superstar in the 70s and 80s. He played Arnold on “Diff’rent Strokes” from the time he was 10 until the age of 18. His life was plagued with health problems, primarily his kidneys. How sad that he died so young but his work will bring laughter to generations to come.
I love watching reruns of Different Strokes and What’s Happening. It’s sad that Gary was so sick for most of his life, but I’m glad he was able to experience his dreams and I hope he had fun while living them.
Sue
Jenny, what a treat to see this footage. I was as huge fan of Gary Coleman’s (& yours :)) and I agree how sad that he is gone. I look forward to any other “lost footage” you might find.
I remember your tv and child stars you had on your show and I loved those…
It’s sad Gary’s life was cut short 🙁
We still have things like your clip here, reruns on tv, if they are any out there and of course series sets of his show to remember him by…
Thanks for sharing the clips, Jenny. It brings back memories of these shows. It makes me want to go and youtube more clips to watch 🙂
Oh and Jenny you were pretty good doing the famous phrase…
“What’cha talking about Willis”
Take care,
Rhonda
RIP, Gary.
Thanks, Jenny.