''The Kid with the Broken Halo'' is a 1982 American

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starring Gary Coleman,

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, Mason Adams and Ray Walston about a wise-cracking "angel-in-training" (Coleman) who needs constant help from his frustrated heavenly teacher. It was directed by

Leslie H. Martinson Leslie Herbert Martinson (January 16, 1915 – September 3, 2016) was an American television and film director. Career Martinson was born to Gertrude and Lewis Martinson in Boston, Massachusetts on January 16, 1915. He had a brother named Bert ...

, written by George Kirgo and was originally broadcast April 5, 1982 on NBC.

Cast

* Gary Coleman ... Andy LeBeau *

... Blake *

... Dorothea Powell * Mason Adams... Harry Tannenbaum * Ray Walston ... Michael *

John Pleshette John Pleshette (born July 27, 1942) is an American actor and screenwriter, best known for his role as Richard Avery on the television drama ''Knots Landing'', and for portraying Lee Harvey Oswald in the TV movie '' The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald ...

... Jeff McNulty * Lani O'Grady ... Julie NcNulty *

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... Gail Desautel * Kim Fields ... Teri Desautel * Tammy Lauren ... Diana McNulty *

Keith Coogan Keith Coogan (born January 13, 1970) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Jackie Coogan. Biography Keith Eric Mitchell was born on January 13, 1970, in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan Mitchell, a realtor. H ...

... Nick McNulty * Georg Stanford Brown ... Rudy Desautel *

Corey Feldman Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for roles in the 1980s in films such as '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' (1984), ''Gremlins'' (1984), ''The Goonies'' (1985), a ...

... Rafe * Don Diamond ... Giuseppe

Animated series

The film's lead character, Andy LeBeau, was spun off into a

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-produced animated series called ''The Gary Coleman Show'' which aired on NBC during the 1982–83 season. Coleman provided the voice of Andy, an apprentice angel dispatched back to Earth to earn his wings by helping others and who also dealt with an antagonist named Hornswoggle, a well-dressed demon with purple skin, black hair and a goatee.

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