Gary Coleman's Comedy Legacy

By Mike Ryan | Friday, May 28, 2010, 4:42 PM

Gary Coleman in "The Kid From Left Field"

© Columbia Pictures

When diminutive comedic actor Gary Coleman died on Fridayafter a brain hemorrhage, pop culture fans of "Diff'rent Strokes" rushed to the Internet to post their "Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?" tributes, and the news channels tried to piece together the details of his death (he had suffered a seizure on an episode of "The Insider" in February, and was admitted to a hospital in Provo, Utah, on Wednesday).

Mostly, though, there was a palpable sense of shock that the perennially youthful actor was gone so soon.

Almost as shocking as his death is the fact that Gary Coleman was 42 years old. Because his height topped out at 4 feet 8 inches, ....................................http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/gary-colemans-comedy-legacy--1288