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Fraser was one of the original co-hosts of the BBC's Ouch! Podcast. [29] He presented the short-lived Channel 4 series Freak Out. [30] He presented the 2004 Channel 4 documentary Happy Birthday Thalidomide, documenting how the drug was being used in Brazil to treat leprosy, but that its use in a country with low levels of literacy and a black market in drugs was leading to new thalidomide births.
Criptales is a 2020 British comedy-drama series, consisting of monologues, based on factual research and the experiences of British disabled people, since 1970. [2] [3] These were curated by disabled actor-writer Mat Fraser, with each episode written and performed by disabled artists.
Mat Fraser (1962 - ) was born with phocomelia due to his mother taking thalidomide while she was pregnant. [17] He is known as the drummer of rock bands including Fear of Sex, The Reasonable Strollers, Joyride, The Grateful Dub, and Living in Texas. He is also an actor and performing artist.
Mat, Matt or Matthew Fraser may refer to: Mat Fraser (actor) (born 1962), English performance artist and rock musician Mat Fraser (athlete) (born 1990), American CrossFit Games winner
The episode looks at the way our society views disability. Actor Mat Fraser plays Roger Frostly who quotes Young and her calls for an end to inauthentic “Inspiration Porn”. In 2023 a bronze statue of Young in her wheelchair [13] by sculptor Danny Fraser was unveiled in her hometown of Stawell in Cato Park. Motion-activated audio at the ...
Mat Limb Difference Mat Fraser: 2020 Meg Wheelchair User Liz Carr: 2011 Warwick Davis Life's Too Short: Short Stature (Dwarfism) Warwick Davis [138] 2014 Paul the Illustrated Seal American Horror Story, Freak Show: Limb Difference Matt Fraser [139] Ma Petite Short Stature (Dwarfism) Jyoti Legless Suzi Limb Difference Rose Siggins: Toulouse
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The production tells the story of a love affair between Glyn, a thalidomide survivor (Fraser) and a non-disabled woman, Katie Crawford (Winslet), attracted by his phocomelia. Fraser calls the story a "cartoon version" of his own life. Winslet won the role in part because she did not shirk at an audition request to mimic Fraser himself. [1]