Official Trailer for Doc ‘Gary’ – The Story of Child Star Gary Coleman
by Alex Billington
August 9, 2024
Source: YouTube
“His life is a cautionary tale.” Peacock has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Gary, a look at the life of famed child actor Gary Coleman. This will debut on NBC’s streaming service Peacock later in August. If you were around in the 80s & 90s, he is instantly recognizable. This doc explores Gary Coleman’s rise to fame as a child star, his struggles living in the spotlight, financial troubles, depression, and controversy surrounding his tragic death at age 42 (in 2010), providing insight into his private world. It suggests the former kid actor who played Arnold Jackson died suspiciously after a tumultuous marriage, money problems, and ongoing bouts of depression. Peacock promises that viewers will get new insight into Coleman’s private world through exclusive interviews with fellow actor Todd Bridges, former managers, his estranged parents and Coleman’s ex-wife. This trailer tries to keep it upbeat, but his whole story is so tragic.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Robin Dashwood’s doc Gary, direct from Peacock’s YouTube:
The documentary Gary follows the extraordinary story of Gary Coleman’s rise to international fame as the child star of the hit TV sitcom Diff’rent Strokes (1978-1985 on NBC); his struggles with fame; and the controversy surrounding his tragic death at the age of 42. For the first time, viewers will get insight into Coleman’s private world through exclusive interviews with many of his fellow actors, industry insiders and his estranged ex-wife and parents. Gary is a documentary film directed by non-fiction producer / TV filmmaker Robin Dashwood, director on the doc series “Sex and the Church”, “Race for the White House”, “First Civilizations”, “Who Do You Think You Are?”, and “The Box” previously. Produced by RAW. Executive produced by Louise Norman, Tom Sheahan, Steve Boettcher, Mike Trinklein. Peacock debuts Dashwood’s Gary doc streaming on Peacock starting on August 29th, 2024 later this summer. Who wants to watch?
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