Head Injury & Kidney Failure Led To Coleman's Death

A "closed head injury" complicated by "chronic renal failure" was listed as the cause of Gary Coleman's death by hospital staff who fought to keep the star alive after he suffered a brain haemorrhage.

TMZ.com has obtained the death certificate detailing the circumstances around the Diff'rent Strokes star's passing - and it shows Coleman's fall at his home in Utah last month and his congenital kidney disease both contributed to his death.

Coleman had two kidney transplants in 1973 and 1984, which required frequent dialysis and impacted his adult life, ultimately leading to his untimely death on 28 May.

The death certificate also lists the actor as being married, which contradicts recent reports he and partner Shannon Price divorced in 2008.

In another legal document, obtained by the website, Coleman signed healthcare papers stating he did not want to be taken off life support if he fell into a coma. In the 2006 document, he insists, "I want my life to be prolonged as long as possible within the limits of generally accepted health care standards."

It is not known whether these papers were still current at the time of Coleman's death. Price gave medics permission to turn off his life support system.