Carle Steel wrote earlier that in addition to Art Linkletter dying, Gary Coleman was hospitalized after suffering head injuries from a fall.
Apparently, Coleman has now succumbed to his injuries. (CBC)
I never watched Diff’rent Strokes because I have a policy about not watching things titled with unnecessary abbreviations, but Coleman’s wonderfully bizarre cameo in The Simpsons ‘Funzo’ Christmas episode still makes me laugh. His Christmas Carol finish to the show is much quoted in my household every December.
Thanks for the entertainment, Gary Coleman.

i used to watch Diff’rent Strokes – mainly for Dana Plato
I think the wife pulled the plug awful darn quick. I know holding out for years rarely (but sometimes) ever results in someone coming back, but come on, give him a week or two just in case…