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Whatcha Talkin’ Bout Willis? 15 Little Known Facts About ‘Diff’rent Strokes’


6. Gary Coleman Protested Over His Salary

When the show first aired, Gary Coleman was making only $1,800 per episode. His parents, who were acting as his managers, successfully negotiated an increase in his pay to $30,000 per episode. By 1981, Coleman wanted even more money due to the success of the program, but NBC wouldn’t budge. Coleman decided to sit out the first few episodes of the fourth season until NBC paid up. They finally did, and they increased his salary to $70,000 per episode, making him the station’s highest-paid comedic actor for many years.

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