2010-03-16 17:33:02 -
Former child actor TODD BRIDGES has been shunned by his DIFF'RENT STROKES co-star GARY COLEMAN in recent years - but he's refusing to take the snu b personally as the diminutive star is "very mad at the world".
Bridges admits he
has been concerned for his former colleague after Col eman suffered a string of health problems, most recently being hospitalis ed in Los Angeles following a suspected seizure.
The actor reveals he has reached out to Coleman, but his former friend didn't want to speak to him.
He tells U.S. newsman Larry King, "Gary Coleman, you know, I really lov e Gary. But he is suffering from just the whole thing of physical, you kn ow - health-wise, he's not great. And he's very mad at the world. And I u nderstand that.
"I tried talking to him. But he doesn't want to communicate very much w ith us."