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Actor
education completed:
some college
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Location: Denver, Colorado, US
Talent: Actor
Age Range: 17 – 18
Gender: Male
Race: Black / African Descent, 1
Ethnicity: Ethiopian/Indian
Languages: English
Union: Nonunion
Representation: No Agent/Manager
I authentically can…
Disability Type: Mobility (crutch/wheelchair/etc), Brain Injury, Speech Difference
Specific Disability Type: Burn Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Communicate with Assistive Tech, Non-Verbal, Traumatic Brain Injury, Walking Difference (limp, atypical gate, cane user)
Disability Description
While I have cerebral palsy, I don't let the physical hardships hinder the responsibilities I hold to myself that others, disabled or not, tend to overlook. I take pride in my weightlifting and boxing accomplishments through every skill improvement I make and the pound increases I have in the gym because this takes patience and commitment like no other. For instance, looking at how fast others progress compared to yourself in anything could unmotivate you and cause you to quit. Except this only drives me to work harder, not allowing anyone to outwork me, because being "talented" only works if combined with the correct work ethic. Allowing me to break through the preconceived notion that disabled people are "weaker" than able-bodied people because of the efforts I made in the gym. Furthermore, I want to do the same thing in acting and break through the barriers cerebral palsy has in this industry.
Devices
I use an AAC device and a powerchair.
Skills/Talents
Weightlifting
Boxing
Overall exercising
Chess
Time management
Disipline
Leader
Critical Thinking
Experience/Highlights
Ambassador for GVR Elementary School, motivating kindergarten able-bodied and disabled students to believe that they can do anything, as I too have cerebral palsy.
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