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US actor Gary Coleman dies aged 42

American actor Gary Coleman died Friday at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah after complications from a brain hemorrhage. Coleman who was admitted to the hospital on May 26 after falling and injuring his head. He went into a coma on May 27 and required life support. By afternoon on Friday he was pronounced dead. He was 42 years-old.

Coleman had been suffering multiple medical problems throughout his life, however it is unknown if these problems affected his death. He suffered from a congenital kidney disease which required two transplants and daily dialysis. On February 27, 2010 Coleman suffered a seizure on the set of the television show The Insider.

Coleman’s career began with appearances in American sit-com’s such as The Jeffersons and Good Times. Although he was best know for his recurring role as Arnold Jackson on Diff’rent Strokes and his recurring line, “What’choo talkin’ ’bout, Willis?”.

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