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Conrad Bain of Diff'rent Strokes Dead at 89

Portrayer of 'Mr. Drummond' was classic character actor

(Newser) - Conrad Bain, a veteran stage and film actor who became a star in middle age as the kindly white adoptive father of two young African-American brothers in the TV sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, has died. Bain died Monday of natural causes in his hometown of Livermore, Calif., at age 89....

Gary Coleman, Wife Were Divorced
 Gary Coleman, Wife 
 Were Divorced 
911 call released

Gary Coleman, Wife Were Divorced

So did she have the authority to pull the plug?

(Newser) - Weird twist in the Gary Coleman death: Entertainment Tonight reports that Coleman and his wife had actually divorced in 2008. Which raises the question: Did Shannon Price have the legal authority to pull the plug? Meanwhile, transcripts of the 911 call she made show that Price was not all that...

Gary Coleman's Career, in Photos
 Gary Coleman's 
 Career, in Photos 
slideshow and video

Gary Coleman's Career, in Photos

And don't forget, 'What you talkin bout, Willis?'

(Newser) - Gary Coleman, who died today at age 42 after a brain hemorrhage, had his share of well documented legal and medical problems throughout his life. Read all about 'em here from AP , but it's a lot more fun to look back on photos and remember why he became a child...

Gary Coleman Dead at 42
 Gary Coleman Dead at 42 

Gary Coleman Dead at 42

He had been on life support after brain hemorrhage

(Newser) - Gary Coleman has died of injuries from a fall at home earlier this week, reports TMZ . Coleman, 42, had been in a coma after suffering a brain hemorrhage, and his wife, Shannon, decided to stop life support this morning. The former child star of Diff'rent Strokes had family and friends...

Gary Coleman on Life Support
 Gary Coleman on Life Support 

Gary Coleman on Life Support

He's unconscious after brain hemorrhage

(Newser) - Gary Coleman is now unconscious and on life support after suffering a brain hemorrhage. The 42-year-old Diff'rent Strokes star fell at home earlier this week and struck his head, and his conditioned worsened after he got to a nearby hospital in Utah, reports E! Online . "At this critical moment,...

Gary Coleman in Critical Condition

42-year-old is hospitalized in Utah

(Newser) - Gary Coleman is in critical condition near his Utah home. The 42-year-old former child star on Diff'rent Strokes was admitted to a Provo hospital yesterday, and TMZ reports he suffered a head injury in a fall. Coleman has had a string of medical and legal problems of late. In February,...

Diff'rent Strokes Star's Son Commits Suicide

Lambert shoots himself 11 years after Plato OD

(Newser) - The curse of child stars appears to have hit a second generation. Tyler Lambert, 25-year-old only child of Dana Plato, who played Kimberley on the popular sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, killed himself with a shotgun last week. The suicide just before Mother's Day came 11 years to the day after Lambert's...

Gary Coleman in LA Hospital After Morning Seizure

Diff'rent Strokes star felt 'fuzzy' this morning, will stay night

(Newser) - Diff'rent Strokes actor Gary Coleman is in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering what he believes was a slight seizure. Coleman's agent, Robert Malcolm, says the 41-year-old was taken to a hospital shortly after 8am today after he began feeling "fuzzy" and vomited while resting at a hotel.

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