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'Midgets' producers honor Coleman
DALLAS, (UPI) -- The producers of Gary Coleman's last film "Midgets vs. Mascots" say they are collecting money in the late U.S. actor's honor for the National Kidney Foundation.
Coleman, whose congenital kidney disease had halted his growth at 4-foot-8-inches, died last Friday at a Provo, Utah, hospital. The former "Diff'rent Strokes" star was 42 when he died of a brain hemorrhage following a fall.
The producers of "Midgets vs. Mascots" said they have set up a Web site -- www.midgetsvsmascots.com -- and plan to donate all net proceeds from the film for the next month to the National Kidney Foundation. The Web site was also created to give Coleman's grieving fans a place to remember the actor and offer condolences to his loved ones, they said.
"Gary spent his life fighting kidney disease, and we can think of no better way to honor his memory than to donate to an organization helping others with a similar ailment," the producers said in a news release. "During this difficult time, we are thinking about Gary's loved ones, and reflecting on the years of wonderful entertainment he provided to all of us."
Coleman had previously filed a complaint against the producers of the straight-to-DVD film for allegedly using an unauthorized shot of his penis, but the filmmakers announced in January they reached a settlement with the former child star.
DALLAS, (UPI) -- The producers of Gary Coleman's last film "Midgets vs. Mascots" say they are collecting money in the late U.S. actor's honor for the National Kidney Foundation.
Coleman, whose congenital kidney disease had halted his growth at 4-foot-8-inches, died last Friday at a Provo, Utah, hospital. The former "Diff'rent Strokes" star was 42 when he died of a brain hemorrhage following a fall.
The producers of "Midgets vs. Mascots" said they have set up a Web site -- www.midgetsvsmascots.com -- and plan to donate all net proceeds from the film for the next month to the National Kidney Foundation. The Web site was also created to give Coleman's grieving fans a place to remember the actor and offer condolences to his loved ones, they said.
"Gary spent his life fighting kidney disease, and we can think of no better way to honor his memory than to donate to an organization helping others with a similar ailment," the producers said in a news release. "During this difficult time, we are thinking about Gary's loved ones, and reflecting on the years of wonderful entertainment he provided to all of us."
Coleman had previously filed a complaint against the producers of the straight-to-DVD film for allegedly using an unauthorized shot of his penis, but the filmmakers announced in January they reached a settlement with the former child star.