Gary Coleman RIP

[abigsmurf]

Died of a brain haemorrhage not long ago.

It's probably a sign of starting to age that all these stars I watched when growing up are starting to die.

[Neil]

That's sad news indeed.

Loved Different Strokes as a kid grew up watching him too (I'm nearly 36).

Jeez the cast of that show had some serious bad luck didn't they?

[importaku]

What choo talking about?

[J0e Musashi]

My Dad broke the news to me with a text, saying he'd had a good innings at 142. I lol'd.

[Lyris]

That's a damn shame - although like most people my age (I'm 23), I had no real exposure to him growing up, so I'm not going to pretend that this has a major effect on me just because Family Guy has made it fashionable to.

[cutmymilk]

Who is he?!!

[Neil]

Who is he?!!

You're joking right?

[cutmymilk]

I'm really not. I just gather he is a star of a sitcom in the 80s but I've not seen him in anything.

[Neil]

Yeah he's most famous for Different Strokes and at the height of his fame was the highest paid star on US tv.

He has been featured a lot in Family Guy recently and in a Xmas episode of the simpsons as well.

He had an illness when he was a kid that stunted his growth to 4 foot 8 which I guess made his money for him. Heh.

[Largo]

/hijack RIP dennis hopper too

[Neil]

/hijack RIP dennis hopper too

Only one thing for it we have to get drunker than we can possibly imagine tonight.

[Shez]

Not ashamed to admit I grew up when this show was huge - What ya talking about Willis was regular playground banter.

/sad

[garrz32]

My Dad broke the news to me with a text, saying he'd had a good innings at 142. I lol'd.

haha...that's quite funny!

[J0e Musashi]

When I was a kid, and we used to watch Different Strokes, my Dad had convinced me that Coleman was 70-odd. I believed it for years.

[garrz32]

Also 4ft 8 inches is 142cms