Former child star Coleman dies of brain haemorrhage

GARY Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom Diff’rent Strokes died yesterday at the age of 42 after suffering a brain haemorrhage.

Former child star Coleman dies of brain haemorrhage

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank said the actor’s life support machine was switched off and he died at 18.05 GMT.

Coleman became a star after Diff’rent Strokes debuted in 1978. He played younger brother Arnold Jackson in a pair of African-American siblings adopted by a wealthy white man.

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