29. Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman became a household name for his stint in Diff’rent Strokes. He stole the show portraying Arnold Jackson with his popular catchphrase, “Whatchou talking about Willis?”. The show ran for eight years, which kept him in the limelight. Though he was born with a congenital disease that prevented him from growing, Coleman took to acting like he was born to it. Unfortunately, after the show ended, his life went on a downward spiral.

The actor did accumulate around $18 million, but he lost it all in a legal battle with his adoptive parents. In the end, he only got $200,000 and later on, he filed for bankruptcy. He did take on menial jobs, which included working as a security guard. Perhaps if a financial advisor was there to assist him, he wouldn’t have to worry about where to get money. Sadly, the actor passed away at the age of 42.