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Actor, Associate Producer Born: February 8, 1968 in Zion, IL Biography:African-American child star "Gary Coleman" grew up in Zion, IL, where his father worked for a pharmaceutical firm and his mother was a nurse. Before reaching the age of five, Coleman had undergone three operations for a congenital kidney defect known as nephritis. As a result of his medical condition, he would never grow any taller than 4'8". His smallness proved to be a professional advantage when he began appearing in Chicago-area TV commercials; even at the age of nine, he could still pass as a precocious five-year-old. In 1978, Coleman auditioned for a proposed television revival of the old "Little Rascals" comedy series. Though the project fell through, ABC chief executive "Fred Silverman" was enchanted by the talented tyke. "Silverman" cast Coleman as Arnold Jackson on the upcoming sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, which moved to NBC along with "Silverman" in the fall of 1978. It was this extraordinarily... Full Biography
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