Celebrities Who Went From Riches To Rags

Gary Coleman

Coleman was a child actor who earned around $70,000 per episode of his hit show "Diff'rent Strokes" from the '80s. The series concluded in '86, and which is when he discovered his family and financial advisor were losing his money. He struggled to get a job, but he eventually won a lawsuit against his family and financial advisor. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough. In 1999, Coleman filed for bankruptcy.

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