Gary Coleman was a misunderstood individual. That's according to some celebrity friends and admirers who derived more inspiration from the former child star than most people realize.
Often teased and ridiculed for being financially downtrodden and an 80's has-been reduced to menial work to survive, those who knew Gary Coleman said that the sitcom star was a humble, hard working man who never felt entitled to wealth or fame.
And in his struggle to get by, Gary Coleman continued to inspire. Only hours after Coleman's death, friend and fellow actor Jamie Kennedy opened up to People magazine and admitted that Coleman was one of his professional inspirations.