Editing Gary Coleman (section)

== Personal life ==
[[File:Gary Coleman cropped.jpg|thumb|Coleman in 2007|upright]]

Coleman was an avid railroad fan, and he later worked part-time at [[Denver]]-area, [[Tucson]]-area, and [[California]] hobby stores to be around his hobby.<ref name="sitcomsonline.com">{{cite web|title=Interview Transcript|url=http://www.sitcomsonline.com/garycolemanchat.txt|access-date=May 6, 2013|website=sitcomsonline.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Atlas Model Railroad Forum: Gary Coleman|url=http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=60443|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142633/http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=60443|archive-date=July 14, 2014|access-date=May 6, 2013|website=atlassrr}}</ref> Coleman built and maintained miniature railroads in his homes in several states throughout the 1990s. Currently, at least one of Coleman's model railroads is being preserved in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], [[Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gary Coleman's model trains stored in Colorado|url=http://www.koaa.com/news/gary-colemans-model-trains-stored-in-colorado/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607181828/http://www.koaa.com/news/gary-colemans-model-trains-stored-in-colorado/|archive-date=June 7, 2013|access-date=May 6, 2013|website=koaa.com}}</ref> In a 1993 television interview, Coleman said he had twice attempted suicide by overdosing on pills.<ref name="msnbc">{{cite news|last=Dobner|first=Jennifer|date=May 28, 2010|title=Former child star Gary Coleman dies at 42|agency=Associated Press|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37386129/ns/today-entertainment/|url-status=dead|access-date=May 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529180336/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37386129/ns/today-entertainment/|archive-date=May 29, 2010}}</ref> Coleman lived in [[Santaquin, Utah|Santaquin]], a small town about {{Convert|50|mi}} south of [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, from 2005 until his death.<ref name="Tel ill2">{{cite news|date=May 28, 2010|title=Diff'rent Strokes star Gary Coleman critically ill in hospital|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7775136/Diffrent-Strokes-star-Gary-Coleman-critically-ill-in-hospital.html|url-status=dead|access-date=August 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529223126/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7775136/Diffrent-Strokes-star-Gary-Coleman-critically-ill-in-hospital.html|archive-date=May 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=August 7, 2003|title=Gary Coleman on California ballot|publisher=CNN/inside politics|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/06/candidate.coleman/index.html|access-date=May 28, 2010|archive-date=March 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324115135/http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/06/candidate.coleman/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In early 2007, Coleman met Shannon Price, 22, on the set of the film ''[[Church Ball]]'', where she was working as an [[Extra (actor)|extra]].<ref>{{cite news |date=June 15, 2010 |title=Death & Celebrity: When Gary Met Shannon |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/49749343-73/coleman-price-gary-utah.html.csp |access-date=July 13, 2010 |work=Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref> Price and Coleman married several months later.<ref name="MTVNews2">{{cite web |date=February 14, 2008 |title=Afternoon Fix: Celebrity Birthdays, the 'Jumper' Movie Minute, the latest news, and more |url=http://www.mtv.ca/news/article.jhtml?id=7059 |access-date=June 7, 2010 |website=[[MTV News]]}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> On May 1 and 2, 2008, they made a well-publicized appearance on the show ''[[Divorce Court]]''{{hsp}}<ref name="Divorce2">{{cite news |last=Cohen |first=Sandy |date=April 25, 2008 |title=Newlywed Gary Coleman brings marital woes to 'Divorce Court' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/04/25/2008-04-25_newlywed_gary_coleman_brings_marital_woe.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915124020/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/04/25/2008-04-25_newlywed_gary_coleman_brings_marital_woe.html |archive-date=September 15, 2008 |access-date=August 4, 2008 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]}}</ref> to air their differences in an attempt to save their marriage. However, they divorced in August 2008, and Coleman was granted an ''[[ex parte]]'' restraining order against Price to prevent her from living in his home when he was hospitalized after their divorce.<ref name="Mayoras20122">{{cite news |last1=Mayoras |first1=Danielle |last2=Mayoras |first2=Andy |date=2012 |title=Court Rules Against Gary Coleman's Ex, Finds She Abused And Cheated On Him |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trialandheirs/2012/05/17/court-rules-against-gary-colemans-ex-finds-she-abused-and-cheated-on-him/ |access-date=November 25, 2014 |work=Forbes}}</ref> According to a court petition later filed by Price, she and Coleman continued to live together in a [[common-law marriage in the United States|common-law marriage]] until his death.<ref name="SLT2">{{cite news |last=Horiuchi |first=Vince |date=June 2, 2010 |title=Gary Coleman wasn't married when he died |url=http://www.sltrib.com/D=g/ci_15214072 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409014505/http://www.sltrib.com/D%3Dg/ci_15214072 |archive-date=April 9, 2015 |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref> However, a judge ultimately ruled against Price after hearing testimony that she engaged in love affairs with other men during the time when she claimed to have been with Coleman, and "physically abused Coleman in public, led him around by the hand like a child [and] displayed no physical affection toward him in front of anyone."<ref name="Mayoras20122" />

=== Legal issues ===
In 1998, Coleman was charged with assault against Tracy Fields, a Los Angeles bus driver and fan of Coleman's work on ''Diff'rent Strokes'' who had approached him in a California mall and requested his autograph while he was shopping for a [[bulletproof vest]]. When Coleman gave her an autograph but refused to personalize it, an argument ensued, and Fields reportedly mocked Coleman's acting career. Coleman then punched Fields in the face in front of witnesses. He was arrested and later defended himself in court, alleging that he felt threatened by Fields. He said: "She wouldn't leave me alone. I was getting scared, and she was getting ugly." Coleman pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] to one count of assault, received a suspended jail sentence and was ordered to pay Fields' $1,665 hospital bill and to take [[anger management]] classes.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 4, 1999|title=Coleman pleads no contest to disturbing the peace and receives 90-day suspended sentence|url=http://www.courttv.com/archive/trials/coleman/020499.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219015819/http://www.courttv.com/archive/trials/coleman/020499.html|archive-date=December 19, 2008|website=[[Court TV|Court TV Online]]}}</ref>

In 2007, Coleman was cited for [[misdemeanor]] [[disorderly conduct]] in [[Provo, Utah]], after a "heated discussion" in public with his wife, Shannon Price.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 31, 2007|title=Diff'rent Strokes' star Coleman cited for disorderly conduct in Utah County|work=[[Fox News]]|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SLTB&p_theme=sltb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=allfields%28Diff%27rent%20Strokes%27%20star%20Coleman%20cited%20for%20disorderly%20conduct%20in%20Utah%20County%29%20AND%20date%281%2F1%2F2010%20to%201%2F1%2F1998%29&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date%3AB%2CE&p_text_date-0=1%2F1%2F2010%20to%201%2F1%2F1998%29&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=%28%22Diff%27rent%20Strokes%27%20star%20Coleman%20cited%20for%20disorderly%20conduct%20in%20Utah%20County%22%29&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date%3AD&xcal_useweights=no|archive-date=February 3, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203195314/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SLTB&p_theme=sltb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=allfields%28Diff%27rent%20Strokes%27%20star%20Coleman%20cited%20for%20disorderly%20conduct%20in%20Utah%20County%29%20AND%20date%281%2F1%2F2010%20to%201%2F1%2F1998%29&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date%3AB%2CE&p_text_date-0=1%2F1%2F2010%20to%201%2F1%2F1998%29&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=%28%22Diff%27rent%20Strokes%27%20star%20Coleman%20cited%20for%20disorderly%20conduct%20in%20Utah%20County%22%29&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date%3AD&xcal_useweights=no|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=February 12, 2008|title=Gary Coleman reveals Secret Marriage|work=[[Inside Edition]]|url=http://www.insideedition.com/news.aspx?storyID=1289|url-status=dead|access-date=February 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218131321/http://www.insideedition.com/news.aspx?storyID=1289|archive-date=December 18, 2008}}</ref> In 2009, Coleman and his ex-wife were involved in a domestic dispute, after which Price was arrested on suspicion of [[domestic violence]], and both parties were cited for disorderly conduct.<ref>{{cite news|date=August 12, 2009|title=Gary Coleman's wife arrested for domestic violence|work=Daily Herald|url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/south/santaquin/article_109c00b4-d9a1-51c9-ada6-24ab51debaf2.html|access-date=August 12, 2009|archive-date=August 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826004325/http://heraldextra.com/news/local/south/santaquin/article_109c00b4-d9a1-51c9-ada6-24ab51debaf2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2008, Coleman was involved in an altercation at a [[Payson, Utah]], bowling alley, which began when Colt Rushton, age 24, photographed Coleman without his permission. The two men argued, according to witnesses. In the parking lot, Coleman allegedly backed his truck into Rushton, striking his knee and pulling him under the vehicle, before hitting another car. Rushton was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries and released.<ref>{{cite news|date=September 6, 2008|title=Man run over by former child star in Payson|work=[[KSL-TV]]|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4198739}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=September 8, 2008|title=Payson police say no one's talking in Coleman incident|work=[[Deseret News]]|url=http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700257308,00.html|access-date=September 9, 2008|archive-date=September 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080909112834/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700257308,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Coleman later pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] to charges of disorderly conduct and reckless driving and was fined $100. In 2010, he settled a civil suit related to the incident for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 2, 2008|title=Coleman Pleads No Contest to Disorderly Conduct|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-People-Gary-Coleman.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=December 2, 2008|title=Gary Coleman Pleads No Contest in Bowling Brawl|work=[[E!|E! Online]]|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b71348_gary_coleman_pleads_no_contest_in.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=January 14, 2010|title=Gary Coleman Reaches Settlement in Suit over Parking Lot Dispute|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14191137|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117012537/http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14191137|archive-date=January 17, 2010}}</ref> Months before his death in 2010, Coleman was arrested on an outstanding domestic assault warrant in Santaquin, booked into the Utah County Jail<ref>{{cite web|date=January 24, 2010|title=Actor Gary Coleman arrested for 2nd time in Utah County|url=http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=9454836|access-date=May 28, 2010|website=Ksl.com}}</ref> and released the following day.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stein|first=Jeannine|title=Actor Gary Coleman released from Utah jail after arrest on outstanding warrant|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/wire/sns-ap-us-gary-coleman-jailed,0,6143633.story|url-status=dead|access-date=May 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615050808/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/wire/sns-ap-us-gary-coleman-jailed%2C0%2C6143633.story|archive-date=June 15, 2010}}</ref>

=== Financial problems ===
In August 1999, Coleman filed for [[bankruptcy]] protection.<ref>{{cite news|date=September 6, 1999|title=Former Child Star Gary Coleman Files For Bankruptcy|work=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_14_96/ai_55983426|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714014405/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_14_96/ai_55983426|archive-date=July 14, 2012}}</ref> He claimed that multiple people were responsible for his insolvency, "from me, to accountants, to my adoptive parents, to agents, to lawyers, and back to me again."<ref>{{cite news|date=August 18, 1999|title=Gary Coleman: Bankrupt|work=eonline.com|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b38590_gary_coleman_bankrupt.html|access-date=July 13, 2010}}</ref> In 1995, Coleman lost $200,000 ($419,683.73 in 2025) on a failed [[Amusement arcade|arcade]] business he established called the Gary Coleman Game Parlor, which was located at [[Fisherman's Village]] in [[Marina del Rey, California]].<ref>{{cite news|date=September 6, 1999|title=Out of Pocket|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=https://people.com/archive/out-of-pocket-vol-52-no-9/|access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=April 15, 2016|title=Gary Coleman|work=happeningsmagazine.com|url=https://people.com/archive/out-of-pocket-vol-52-no-9/|access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref> Ongoing medical expenses contributed significantly to Coleman's chronic financial problems and sometimes compelled him to resort to eccenctric fundraising activities. In 1999 after filing for bankruptcy, he partnered with [[UGO Networks]] for an online auction titled "Save Me!". Items included his couch, a "tiny pimp suit" with matching gold Nikes and an autographed ice scraper. Items attracted more than $5,000 in bids.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 23, 1999|title=Short Orders|work=theguardian.com|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/1999/nov/24/tvandradio.television1|access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref>