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Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, escapes from a state-run care facility with the help of his elderly roommate, to train as a professional wrestler under the tutelage of his hero, the Salt Water Redneck. Meanwhile, Tyler, a man fired for bringing in illegal crab catches, burns the gear of his rivals, Duncan and Ratboy, and flees himself.
During a routine visit to the supermarket, Calvin meets "Produce", the fruit and vegetable boy with Down syndrome. Joyful and eager to help, Produce uses his job to build personal connections with shoppers. After meeting Calvin, Produce confronts his dark depression with a burst of joy through his knowledge of produce and his love for people.
In the film, Gottsagen had a starring role as an aspiring professional wrestler with Down Syndrome. [ 2 ] In 2020, Gottsagen became the first person with Down Syndrome to be a presenter at the Academy Awards , when he and Shia LaBeouf presented the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards . [ 3 ]
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Corky was the first character in a network television series with Down syndrome. Burke's revolutionary role conveyed a realistic portrayal of people with Down syndrome and changed the way audiences viewed people with disabilities. Life Goes On propelled Burke into fame and wide recognition. The series ran from 1989 to 1993.
Any Day Now is a 2012 American drama film directed by Travis Fine, who rewrote the original screenplay that George Arthur Bloom had written 30 years previously. Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt star as a gay couple who assume guardianship of a teenage boy who has Down syndrome, only to find themselves at odds with the biological mother and California's family law courts.
ohn C. McGinley with wife Nichole and daughters Kate (left) and Billie and son Max at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation's 9th annual Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show in Denver on Nov. 11, 2017.
Edward "Eddie" Barbanell (born December 6, 1977) is an American actor and comedian with Down syndrome, best known for playing the character of Billy in the 2005 film The Ringer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He attended Coral Springs High School where he graduated in 1996.