From adorable kid TV actor and sometimes tragic former child star to a money-related estrangement from his parents and a tumultuous marriage, one thing was consistent in Gary Coleman's life: He lived it all out in front of a public that never, sometimes to his chagrin, could forget the sweet-cheeked little boy who'd won their hearts in 'Diff'rent Strokes.' Here, a timeline of the major events in the actor's life:

Feb. 8, 1968 -- Gary Wayne Coleman is born in Zion, Illinois. Like his most memorable TV character, Coleman was adopted, by Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner, and W.G. Coleman, a pharmaceutical company employee. He never met his birth parents.

If you've caught any of the first few episodes of Cashmere Mafia, you probably know that the main reason to tune in each week is this actress in the above picture. I thought my reason for watching would be Lucy Liu (who I love and who is ever so gorgeous) but she's been less-than-impressive and her storyline is bland and annoying. Instead I have fallen in love all over again with Frances O'Connor who plays the quirky, intelligent Zoe Burden on the show.

After the jump, I have some information about her life, some filmography and some excerpts from interviews.

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What does this mean? During last week's episode, Hunting Party, one of Jack's flashbacks shows him looking at an X-ray of his patient's back. The date on that X-ray: November 16, 2005. Huh??? The detail-oriented folks over at Lost-Media caught the date, which can only been seen if you have HDTV.

Was this an oversight on the part of the directors? It's entirely possible that the x-ray was made in November for a January airing. But, nothing ever seems accidental on Lost. We don't actually know when Lost happens and this X-ray suggests that it's in the future. How far into the future? Well, far enough for Jack to get himself quite a collection of tattoos.

Thoughts?

[Thanks to Scott F., who listens to my podcast!]