Sep 12, 2009 | Torontoist
Image courtesy of New York Fries. Being a former child star can become a fate worse than death.
In the midst of the Vietnam conflict, when rock musicians such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylan were fledgling performers and not the rock legends they are today, five Indianola teenagers started a band of their own.
CashCall agrees to pay $1 million to settle state...
Fast-money lender CashCall Inc.-- known for TV ads featuring faded child star Gary Coleman talking about his financial problems -- agreed Monday to pay $1 million to settle state prosecutors' allegations that the company ran deceptive ads and used "loan shark tactics" to collect debt from customers.
Created Staying fresh Canadian French fry chain New York Fries launched a campaign this week featuring a noticeably weathered Gary Coleman in print and poster ads, with the slogan, "After 25 years some things are still fresh." Nothing says freshness like a washed-up child star Last updated on Friday, Jul.
Gary Coleman still fresh for New York Fries
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, New York Fries is tapping into pop culture's past for a new print and out-of-home campaign from its Toronto-based agency Zig .
WHEN bright-eyed college graduate Princeton, still in his graduation robes, arrives on Avenue Q in search of a place to live, he meets locals Kate, a prim kindergarten teacher; Rod, an investment banker; and Nicky, Rod's cheery but slovenly flatmate.
Chicago Comic-Con Reunites 'Diff'Rent Strokes' Actors Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges
That's what we're talkin' 'bout, Willis! Posted 7/13/2009 GET CHICAGO COMIC-CON TICKETS NOW! In 1978, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges quickly became national sensations for their roles as Arnold and Willis Jackson on the television comedy "DIFF'RENT STROKES." The duo played African-American brothers who come to live with an older white man and his ...
Gary Coleman's wife arrested for domestic violence
In Section: A&E Blog >> Posted By: Greg Wilcox Shannon Price, wife of Gary Coleman, was arrested Wednesday in Santaquin for domestic violence and disorderly conduct.
Opry performer has heart trouble; argument puts Gary Coleman's wife in jail
A Grand Ole Opry spokeswoman says Opry performer Mel McDaniel is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack last month.
It's a wild time for former child stars. There's Michael Jackson and the post-mortem media barrage of Jackson 5 footage and his former friends Macaulay Culkin and Corey Feldman.
Not all celebrity legal news is about Michael Jackson , even though it seems like it.
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Actor Gary Coleman's wife Shannon Price arrested for domestic violence
The honeymoon is apparently over for Gary Coleman . The wife of the diminutive one-time " Diff'rent Strokes " star was busted Wednesday night after smashing some of Coleman's property in their Utah home, TMZ.com reported.
Several facts agreed upon in Coleman case; plaintiff wants judge to rule
A man who says Gary Coleman's wife attacked him and stole his phone outside a Payson bowling alley has asked that his lawsuit be partially decided by a judge, after Coleman's wife allegedly admitted to the attack and the phone snatch.
Celebrities Who Should Have Their Own VH1 Dating Shows
VH1 used to air music videos and documentary series like "Behind the Music." But now like its sister company MTV, the channel is all reality, all the time.
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