Congresswoman, Reporter Pay Tribute to Gary Coleman

Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.), who represents the Los Angeles area, offered this floor speech captured by C-SPAN in memory of former child actor Gary Coleman who died last week.

“Although short in stature Gary stole the hearts of American viewers with his humor and his infectious smile,” Watson said. “He lived his life with a spunky sense of humor. She never uttered the popular one-liner, “whatchootalkin’boutWillis.”

But WaPo‘s pop culture Style writer Hank Stuever did in an online chat Friday on Coleman’s death.

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