Gary Coleman dies, aged 42

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Actor Gary Coleman has died at the age of 42, it has been confirmed.

The star - best known for his role in the '80s comedy Diff'rent Strokes - was hospitalised in Utah on Wednesday after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage caused by a fall.

Coleman slipped into a coma on Thursday and was taken off life support Friday morning. His wife Shannon Price and her father, as well as close friends and family, were at his bedside when he died.

Coleman's growth was hampered from a young age by a kidney disease that meant he never grew beyond 4'8" and required daily dialysis.

As the main star of Strokes, which ran from 1978 to 1986, Coleman played precocious child Arnold, becoming famous for his catchphrase "whatchu talkin' 'bout Willis?"

More to follow.

Heard he slipped into a coma today, rip

[PaulMacC]

RIP

[dirrty]

was gonna post it but thought naw i'll wait until you do lol.

rip to him

[hah]

hahaha

but yeah when i heard he went into a coma i kinda knew he would die for some strange reason :S

[GommeInc]

Woah, that's shocking. It happened quite fast then? He's not someone you really think about, but to see this is quite shocking, seeing as there wasn't much mentioned about him until now :/

[Stephen]

Damn 42 RIP, what a short life.

[wiktoria]

RIP

[Becca]

rest in peace

[Black_Apalachi]

Maybe it was a different stroke