Chris Burke
Chris Burke
Christopher Joseph "Chris" Burkeis an American actor and folk singer who has Down syndrome. He has become best known for his character Charles "Corky" Thacher on the television series Life Goes On...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth26 August 1965
CityPoint Lockout, NY
CountryUnited States of America
advised dave slide whenever
Dave advised me to slide feet-first whenever possible.
couple guys help hopefully maybe might order pressure runs strength takes time top
Obviously, like most teams, the top of our order is where the strength is at, ... But any time we (at the bottom) can do something to help out, hopefully it takes a little pressure off those guys and maybe give us a couple more runs than we might not get otherwise.
awkward definitely fun good time
It was definitely awkward being out there at shortstop. It was fun (and) exciting. I had a good time with it.
hardly hero roy
I was hardly the hero tonight. Roy was great.
couple few great hardly hero innings quite roy seven
Well, I was hardly the hero tonight, ... Roy was great -- seven innings pitched and one run. He bailed us out quite a few times. Luckily, I was able to get a couple knocks.
couple few great hardly hero innings quite roy seven
Well, I was hardly the hero tonight, ... Roy was great - seven innings pitched and one run. He bailed us out quite a few times. Luckily, I was able to get a couple knocks.
couple few great hardly hero innings quite roy seven
Well, I was hardly the hero tonight. Roy was great -- seven innings pitched and one run. He bailed us out quite a few times. Luckily, I was able to get a couple knocks.
couple few great hardly hero innings quite roy seven
Well, I was hardly the hero tonight. Roy was great - seven innings pitched and one run. He bailed us out quite a few times. Luckily, I was able to get a couple knocks.
way normal different
Having Down syndrome is like being born normal. I am just like you and you are just like me. We are all born in different ways, that is the way I can describe it. I have a normal life.
disability ability
Its not our disabilities, its our abilities that count.
role-models people trying
I'd like to be the role model to teach other people who have Down's syndrome to be actors and actresses and to be themselves and not try to be a big shot.
rain voice singing
I was like Gene Kelly, it was called singing in the rain. No seriously, I wasn't really born with a singing voice, but my friends Joe and John taught me how to sing.
differences making-a-difference
I could make a difference.
want
I want to be a professional.