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Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. [2] The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, respectively, who are two boys from Harlem taken in by a wealthy Park Avenue businessman and his daughter.
Arnold Jackson was portrayed by Gary Coleman. He was the younger brother of Willis Jackson ( Todd Bridges ), and was born in Harlem , New York City on July 19, 1971. Arnold is a "precocious moppet," who was practically known for his catch phrase , "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?", which became a part of popular culture and in 2006 was included ...
Gary Wayne Coleman was born [1] in Zion, Illinois, on February 8, 1968.He was adopted by W. G. Coleman, a fork-lift operator, and Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner. [2] Due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a kidney disease, and the corticosteroids and other medications used to treat it, his growth was limited to 4 ft 8 in (142 cm), [3] [4] and his face kept a childlike appearance even ...
Bridges recalls himself and late costar Gary Coleman advocating for more Black cast and crew members to be hired. “Me and Gary Coleman were the only Black people on that show at that time, and ...
In 1978, Coleman was cast as the precocious, preternaturally charismatic orphan Arnold Jackson on the NBC sitcom when he was only 10, and played the role until the show's final season in 1986, by ...
The Gary Coleman Show is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired on NBC during the 1982–1983 season. [1] The series featured Gary Coleman as the voice of Andy LeBeau, an apprentice angel , who was dispatched back to Earth to earn his wings by helping others.
'GARY', which premieres Aug. 29 on Peacock, is set to explore Coleman's rise to fame as the child star of 'Diff’rent Strokes' and the dark sides of his personal life that fans never saw
The network felt the need to cast Lewis in a project quickly, before he grew another inch (like child actor Gary Coleman, who was also small for his age, Lewis would end up at 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m)). With the number of comedy pilots ABC had greenlit for that fall's schedule, it was likely that Lewis would not be able to secure his own series and ...