"Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout Willis?!" RIP Gary Coleman...

A cultural Television Icon in his own right.

Rest In Peace.

When life gives you dilemmas...make dilemmanade.

To this day I still can't look at someone that is bullsh!tting me without thinking "Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout Willis?!" I actually used that phrase today. What an impact that show had on me.

When life gives you dilemmas...make dilemmanade.

Back in my acting days Gary and I had the same VO agent and hung out a lot during auditions. Found we both shared a passion for model trains. Both of us were into Marklin "N Gauge" and spent a good amount of time at the local train store in Burbank drooling over stuff we could not afford. I still dream of the day I can retire and devote my time to building an awesome N Gauge train set worthy of the cover of Model Railroader Magazine.

He was a great guy and loved to talk. Had a lot of problems off the screen but a lot of that was made up and untrue.

Michael Horton
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Awesome Mike...nice. So glad to hear that. Tabloids SUCK...which is WHY I HATE RUMORS.

When life gives you dilemmas...make dilemmanade.

Met him for a couple of days while working on a TV pilot shot in London for an American network during the 80's. He was a decent chap. I kinda liked him. Very nervy. Cautious. But a good soul, from the perspective of a mere technician on the set.

It's so awful when decent people get exploited and fall from grace and popularity.

Another case of the child actor exploited by parents, as I understand it. Dreadful.

H.

RIP. I loved the comedies from that era. Thanks for the laughter.



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Such a shame - I grew up watching Diff'rent Strokes!

Here's a little blast from Gary's past:







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