Now the World Don't Move
(Kudos to Monty)
Or
Life is Short
(More merit for Monty)
Or
It Sucks to Be Him
Or
Whatchoo talkin' bout, Charon?!
(Terry interprets the classics)
Mall security guards everywhere mourn their idol* and Emmanuel Lewis enjoys a ’72 Dolphins-like celebratory drink** as Gary Coleman has died as a result of a Diff’rent Stroke*** at the age of 42. The diminutive former child starTM shot to fame as the chipmunk-cheeked, sharp-tongued ex-orphan Arnold Jackson, who was perpetually incredulous at what those around him were saying, making “Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout Willis?” a national catchphrase. This led to a run of awful TV-movies, including On the Right Track, The Kid with the Broken Halo (and its cartoon spin-off, the Gary Coleman Show), The Kid with the 200 IQ, and The Kid From Left Field, the TV-movie that got Jerry Coleman the job as manager of the real-life San Diego Padres. Later life was less kind, as Coleman sued the parents who had stolen the millions of dollars he had earned from his career, he complained about being pigeon-holed, while acknowledging the limited acting roles available to 4-foot-8 black adults. He spent some time as a mall security guard, getting into a scuffle with an autograph seeker, and was perfectly positioned in the 2003 Calfornia gubernatorial election, meaning he was at eye level with stripper/porn star/fellow candidate Mary Carey’s twin planks. His 14,242 votes were icing on the cake. His post-Strokes career was parodied in a character named Gary Coleman in Avenue Q, the apartment superintendent who sings “It Sucks to Be Me.”
* Lifted from Terry
** An idea shamelessly stolen from Greg and then embellished
*** Yeah, I know, not technically accurate, but Coleman didn’t star in a show called Diff’rent Hemorrhages
Or
Life is Short
(More merit for Monty)
Or
It Sucks to Be Him
Or
Whatchoo talkin' bout, Charon?!
(Terry interprets the classics)
Mall security guards everywhere mourn their idol* and Emmanuel Lewis enjoys a ’72 Dolphins-like celebratory drink** as Gary Coleman has died as a result of a Diff’rent Stroke*** at the age of 42. The diminutive former child starTM shot to fame as the chipmunk-cheeked, sharp-tongued ex-orphan Arnold Jackson, who was perpetually incredulous at what those around him were saying, making “Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout Willis?” a national catchphrase. This led to a run of awful TV-movies, including On the Right Track, The Kid with the Broken Halo (and its cartoon spin-off, the Gary Coleman Show), The Kid with the 200 IQ, and The Kid From Left Field, the TV-movie that got Jerry Coleman the job as manager of the real-life San Diego Padres. Later life was less kind, as Coleman sued the parents who had stolen the millions of dollars he had earned from his career, he complained about being pigeon-holed, while acknowledging the limited acting roles available to 4-foot-8 black adults. He spent some time as a mall security guard, getting into a scuffle with an autograph seeker, and was perfectly positioned in the 2003 Calfornia gubernatorial election, meaning he was at eye level with stripper/porn star/fellow candidate Mary Carey’s twin planks. His 14,242 votes were icing on the cake. His post-Strokes career was parodied in a character named Gary Coleman in Avenue Q, the apartment superintendent who sings “It Sucks to Be Me.”
* Lifted from Terry
** An idea shamelessly stolen from Greg and then embellished
*** Yeah, I know, not technically accurate, but Coleman didn’t star in a show called Diff’rent Hemorrhages
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