TVFactFan
02-02-2006, 09:05 PM
Conrad Bain was watching a episode of the Jeffersons in 1978 and when he saw Gary he felt they would work well together. So Conrad told the Producers that Gary would be best for the Arnold Jackson role.
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View Full Version : This is how Gary Coleman got the role of Arnold Jackson on Diffrent Strokes TVFactFan 02-02-2006, 09:05 PM Conrad Bain was watching a episode of the Jeffersons in 1978 and when he saw Gary he felt they would work well together. So Conrad told the Producers that Gary would be best for the Arnold Jackson role. GARFIELDKOOL 02-03-2006, 11:27 AM Conrad Bain was watching a episode of the Jeffersons in 1978 and when he saw Gary he felt they would work well together. So Conrad told the Producers that Gary would be best for the Arnold Jackson role. How do you know? Where you get that info from? TVFactFan 02-03-2006, 11:32 AM How do you know? Where you get that info from? Sorry for not stating the source-lol It came out of a 1982 TV book that talked about all the shows from the 1982-83 season. The name of the book was called TV82. Brian Damage 02-03-2006, 11:41 AM For some reason, that sounds like a lot of baloney. TV producers were clamouring to get Coleman his own series for years. TVFactFan 02-03-2006, 11:44 AM For some reason, that sounds like a lot of baloney. TV producers were clamouring to get Coleman his own series for years. Well it looks like Conrad play a huge part in developing the show and it was stated that he was able to choose the actors for the part on the show. |