The co-stars of "Diff'Rent" Co-Stars Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman entered a match on the set on the set

Bridges also said that Coleman's father had tried to make him fire the show.


Any Difficulty The fan will remember Gary Coleman Famous slogan, "what you're talking about, Willis", but in real life, it seems that he and his television brother had stronger words for each other. Coleman and Todd bridges Covered in the 80s sitcom under the name of Arnold and Willis Jackson. And while they got along very well at the start of the show, their relationship quickly took its turn, according to Bridges.

When Difficulty First in 1978, Coleman was 10 years old and Bridges was 13 years old. The sitcom speaks of two black brothers adopted by a rich white widower named Phillip ( Conrad Bain ) and raised alongside her daughter, Kimberly ( Dana Plato ). For the first two seasons of the show, Coleman and Bridges were friends, but Bridges says that Coleman was finally filmed against him and that they did not speak outside the shooting for the rest of the eight seasons race from the Serie. Bridges also said that at one point, a disagreement between them had become physical on the set.

Read the rest to discover what Bridges shared about his late co-star.

Read this then: Jerry Mathers is now the last living Leave it to the beaver Distribution member at 74 .

Bridges claims that Coleman's father caused the problem.

Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges filming
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

In a 2010 interview with Oprah Winfrey It took place a month before Coleman's death, The bridges opened on his relationship With his television brother.

"The first two years, we did everything together. We have played like children. We had fun," said Bridges. But, he said that in the third season, their friendship was embittered because of Coleman's father, Willie Coleman .

"Willie Coleman went down and changed everything, did not allow her to play with me, said because I was black - one of the reasons," said Bridges. "This is why Gary has such hatred for himself, because, you know, he didn't like blacks. He was told that he couldn't spend time with us, we were good for nothing . "

He also said that Coleman's father had swelled his ego.

Todd Bridges, Dana Plato, Gary Coleman on the set of
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

In the same Oprah Interview, Bridges explained that Willie had hired a bodyguard for her son and "was like" the star is here. Everyone withdraws. "" From that moment, Bridges said: "It has become very separate. It has become us against him."

In his 2010 book, Kill Willis: diffost lines on the streets medium to the life that I have always wanted , Bridges wrote that Coleman has become difficult to work at that time. "It was the place that I liked more than anywhere else in the world, and he ruined it," wrote Bridges ( via the showbiz cheat sheet ).

For more information on celebrities delivered directly in your reception box, Register for our daily newsletter .

They fought physical.

Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman on
Nbc

In his book, Bridges also wrote that a confrontation between him and Coleman became physical. At this point, they were both would have been teenagers. Bridges said he said to Coleman, "Go Gary" with regard to his behavior, and that Coleman told him to be silent in response. He remembers telling Coleman that he couldn't talk to him that way and said Coleman had then struck him.

"He had no return for that, so he slapped me. My cheek stung where he had struck me. I slapped him," wrote Bridges. Bridges said he left at that time so as not to take the fight further. They stopped talking after that.

Bridges thinks that the Colemans tried to sabotage his career.

Todd Bridges at the premiere of
Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock

Bridges wrote in his book that he believed that Willie tried to make him fire Difficulty .

"The show concerned two brothers, Arnold and Willis, and that would not work without me," he wrote. "But they gave me something like four shows this season to punish me."

Bridges also noted that he thought that Coleman was behind him who was not one of the last two episodes of the series and perhaps also the reason why he did The prince of Bel-Air alongside other distribution members.

"A few years later, he and Conrad made a cameo The prince of Bel-Air . I felt like I was supposed to make an appearance too, but I learned that I was cut off from the script at the last minute, "he wrote.

They made peace before Coleman's death.

Gary Coleman, Conrad Bain, and Todd Bridges at the 2003 TV Land Awards
Kevin Winter / Getty images

According to the showbiz cheat sheet, Coleman and Bridges made up years later. Coleman died in May 2010 at the age of 42. Of the death of his co-star, Redged bridges Access to Hollywood , "I am deeply saddened by the death of Gary. May God give him peace." AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

He also said The initiate ( via Essence ), "I will choose to remember him like the funny and intelligent little kid who joked, who had fun, who patinated with me, [who made] club huts [with me] in our changing rooms. This is how I'm going to remember Gary. "He went to assist a memorial For Coleman.

Bridges, 57, is now the only member of the main surviving distribution of the show. Plato also died young, at 34 in 1999.


20 instant cars fast that you will find in the garages of A-Listers
20 instant cars fast that you will find in the garages of A-Listers
10 Olympic Stars Younger (and larger) - Where are they today
10 Olympic Stars Younger (and larger) - Where are they today
Side effects of drinking too much coffee decaf, according to an expert
Side effects of drinking too much coffee decaf, according to an expert