On May 26, 2010, Coleman was admitted to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah, after falling and hitting his head and suffering an epidural hematoma at his home in Santaquin, Utah. He was  in critical condition According to a hospital spokesman, Coleman was ‘conscious and lucid’ on the morning of Thursday May 27, but his condition subsequently worsened.By mid-afternoon on May 27, 2010, Coleman was unconscious and on life support.  He died at 12:05 p.m on May 28, 2010. Coleman was best known for his work on popular hit show “different Strokes”