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  • Gary Coleman Dead at 42

    05/28/2010 11:48:13 AM PDT · by MaestroLC · 232 replies · 7,405+ views
    RadarOnline ^ | May 28, 2010 | Staff
    Gary Coleman has died at 42, RadarOnline.com has learned. Coleman had been hospitalized in Provo, Utah since Wednesday, May 26, after suffering what his family called "a serious medical problem."
  • 'Family Ties' actor arrested after Colo. assault (Brian Bonsall - "Andy Keaton")

    12/08/2009 2:04:38 AM PST · by DemforBush · 26 replies · 1,563+ views
    Yahoo (AP) ^ | 12/7/09 | n/a
    BOULDER, Colo. – Police say a former cast member of the 1980s television show "Family Ties" has been arrested for investigation of assault in Colorado. Police said Monday that 28-year-old Brian Bonsall got into a fight at an apartment on Saturday and hit a friend with part of a broken wooden stool. Bonsall allegedly told officers he had been drinking and didn't remember what happened...
  • Mark Everett child star turns to murder and child abduction.

    07/07/2008 10:47:27 AM PDT · by stillafreemind · 57 replies · 2,298+ views
    Associated Content ^ | July 7th, 2008 | Bobby Tall Horse
    The FBI wants to know if you've seen him. Mark Everett, child star of the 80's, is still being sought by the FBI. Mark Everett, aka, Manuel Benitez, Manuel Velasco, Manuele DeValasco, Michael Evers and Mike Evers is wanted for the brutal beating death of his girlfriend Stephanie Spears in 2004.
  • "Full House" Star Admits Meth Problem

    02/02/2006 7:29:15 AM PST · by Borges · 89 replies · 1,992+ views
    Yahoo ^ | 2/01/06 | Sarah Hall
    Former Full House cutie Jodie Sweetin has earned herself a spot on the lengthy list of child stars gone wrong. During an appearance on Good Morning America Wednesday, Sweetin, who played middle sister Stephanie Tanner on the hit sitcom, revealed that she is a recovering meth addict and once battled a daily drug habit. The ex-actress, 24, said she had trouble figuring out how to adjust to a regular childhood existence after Full House ended its run in 1995. "There is a certain sense of loss when a series ends," Sweetin said. "It is kind of hard to figure out...