Gary Coleman passed away in Colorado at the age of 42. Many people did not know that Gary Coleman was cryogenically frozen in 2010. His body was kept safely and securely in a secret laboratory. Gary was hoping that one day he would get cast in a future TV series and brought back to life. His dream came true. His body was brought back to life for a reboot of Diff’rent Strokes. Todd Bridges was the only remaining original cast member alive and played Gary Coleman’s older brother Willis Jackson on the show. Todd reportedly refused to sign onto the project without Gary Coleman.
Gary Coleman played the pint-size wisecracking Arnold Jackson on the hit TV series Diff’rent Strokes, which ran from 1978 to 1986. The half-hour comedy was about two kids from Harlem getting adopted by a wealthy businessman in Manhattan. Gary Coleman stole the show with his famous catchphrase, “What’chu talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?
Cryogenics is the frozen storage of a human body in the hopes that the body can be brought back to life in the future. The freezing process can only be started after the body is legally dead.
The first person to use cryogenics was Dr. James Bedford in 1967. Since that time, there have been over 250 people frozen in the United States and 1500 on the waiting list. Cryogenics is viewed by skeptics as a pseudoscience. In the 1970s, many companies went bankrupt, trying to keep bodies frozen. Cryogenics is extremely expensive and can cost up to $200,000 to freeze a body. To save money, customers can have their heads frozen for only $80,000.
A lot of famous people have been frozen, including baseball legend Ted Williams and his son. For years rumors existed that Walt Disney was frozen, but he is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California. Currently, four facilities exist in freezing bodies around the world, one in Russia and three in the United States.
Many thought the Diff’rent Strokes show was cursed after Dana Plato, who played Kimberly Drummond, died. Dana Plato was written off the show after getting pregnant. She claimed an accountant ran off with $11 million dollars and left her broke. In 1991, she was arrested for robbing a video rental store for $164 with a pellet gun. She was arrested a year later for forging a Diazepam prescription and spent 30 days in jail. In 1999, she died in her sleep from an accidental overdose at the age of 34. Our sources tell us Dana Plato will not be returning to the show but might make a cameo appearance as a hologram.
Todd Bridges also seemed to be cursed after Diff’rent Strokes went off the air. In 1989, he was charged with attempted murder for shooting a drug dealer inside a crack house. Bridges was acquitted but was arrested a few years later for possession of a handgun and methamphetamines. Todd Bridges is now sober and looks forward to working with his old pal Gary Coleman.
Gary Coleman struggled his entire life with health issues. He had kidney disease and two failed kidney transplants. His health issues limited his growth to 4 feet, 8 inches, and he required daily dialysis. His face maintained a childlike appearance into adulthood, allowing him to play younger roles.
Gary Coleman at one time was one of the highest-paid child actors in the country. After Diff’rent Strokes ended, Coleman had a fall from grace. He was hounded by the paparazzi and ridiculed by the public for taking a security guard job to make ends meet. Gary Coleman struggled financially and sued his parents in 1989 for the misappropriation of millions.
Coleman was arrested for assault in 1998. He testified that a woman threatened him, and he was only defending himself when he attacked her. Gary pled no contest and received a suspended jail sentence but had to pay the woman $1600 for her hospital bills. He was also court-ordered to take anger management classes.
Things got worse when Gary Coleman married a woman half his age who divorced him a year later. His ex-wife sued him for everything. Gary had to file a restraining order against her. They were still living together when he passed away at his home in Utah.
After being frozen for more than a decade, Gary looks fantastic. Coleman still needs to iron out his contract, and the studios aren’t talking. His attorney is hoping for a seven-figure deal. It is rumored that the new show will revolve around Arnold and Willis Jackson adopting two white orphans from midtown Manhattan. Coleman stated that the past is behind him now. He looks forward to getting on the set and showing the world that he can still act.