Gary Coleman, the actor known for the famous line,
“What’chu talkin’ about Willis?” on the classic sitcom
“Diff’rent Strokes,” has passed away, CBS 2 has learned.

Coleman died at approximately 12:05 p.m. Mountain. Standard Time at Utah Valley
Regional Medical Center, the hospital said. Family members and close friends
were at his side when life support was terminated.

Earlier Friday, he was placed on life support after suffering an
intracranial hemorrhage at his home on Wednesday.
 
Coleman’s family in a statement urged fans to pray for the 42-year-old actor,
who was taken to a Utah hospital on Thursday. He suffered the
hemorrhage Wednesday evening at his Santaquin home, 55 miles south of Salt Lake
City.

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center on Friday released the statement on behalf
of Coleman’s family. It says Coleman’s condition worsened on Thursday and he
slipped into unconsciousness.

The statement said the actor has not had any surgery because of his condition.

Coleman has lived in Utah since 2005. He’s best known for his stint as
“Arnold Jackson” on TV’s “Diff’rent Strokes,” which aired
from 1978 to 1986.

In February, Coleman suffered a seizure on the set of “The
Insider.” 

Coleman has had two failed kidney transplants and been plagued by various
health problems.

Coleman has lived in Utah since 2005, when he came here to star in the movie
“Church Ball,” a comedy based on basketball leagues formed by members
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He met his wife, Shannon
Price, on the movie set and married her in 2007.

Coleman has had a string of financial and legal problems, in addition to
continuing ill health from the kidney disease he suffered as a child. Coleman
has had at least two kidney transplants and has ongoing dialysis.

Last fall, Coleman had heart surgery that was complicated by pneumonia, his
attorney Randy Kester has said.

In February, Coleman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge
related to an April 2009 domestic violence incident at his home. (Via CBS News)