Gary Coleman | Security Guard

The entertainment industry has had its fair share of child actors through the years. Many of whom eventually garnered even more recognition for their careers as grown-ups. Meanwhile, some prefer to keep their career short and shift their sights on investments away from the spotlight. Well, Gary Coleman is somewhere in between these two extremes of the spectrum.

Coleman began his career appearing in commercials and eventually made his way to minor roles in TV shows. After a couple of stints here and there, the actor finally got his big break with a part in Diff’rent Strokes. While he did land more on-screen gigs after that, Coleman also dabbled in other off-camera jobs, notably as a security guard. Speaking of which, acting wasn’t the only thing the Diff’rent Strokes star was good at. In fact, he was known to be quite fond of making miniature railroads during his free time.