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NEW YORK - APRIL 25:  Actor Gary Coleman attends the premiere of "Midgets vs. Mascots" during the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival at AMC Village VII on April 25, 2009 in New York City.
NEW YORK – APRIL 25: Actor Gary Coleman attends the premiere of “Midgets vs. Mascots” during the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival at AMC Village VII on April 25, 2009 in New York City.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Former child TV star Gary Coleman is in critical condition near his Utah home, a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday.

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank said Coleman, 42, was admitted to the Provo facility Wednesday, but she couldn’t release any other details.

The actor is best known for TV’s “Diff’rent Strokes,” which aired from 1978 to 1986.

In February, Coleman suffered a seizure on the set of “The Insider.” Last fall, Coleman had heart surgery complicated by pneumonia, Coleman’s Utah attorney, Randy Kester, said. The Associated Press

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