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The show's creators, Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez, have said that the Coleman character is a personification of one of Avenue Qs central themes: that as children we are told we are " special ", but upon entering adulthood we discover that life is not nearly as easy as we have been led to believe.

They added that they originally considered asking Coleman himself to play the Gary Coleman role, and he expressed interest in accepting it.

However, he never showed up for a meeting scheduled to discuss it.