I am saddened to hear that Gary Coleman died today at age 42.

I know he had a troubled adulthood, but his childhood years as an entertainer were influential. So much so my daughter says Arnold Jackson’s famous catch phrase “What’chya talkin’ about, Willis?”, even though she was born over 20 years after Diff’rent Strokes ended its 7-year run on television.

Here is more about his passing on ABC News