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
syndromes cases
I don't really have Down's syndrome; I just have a slight case of it.
people normal want
I just want to be like other people that are normal.
different
I don't like to be different; I would like to be the same.
actors
I'm just like James Stewart, because I never studied to be an actor.
want
I want to be a professional.
differences making-a-difference
I could make a difference.
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.
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.
disability ability
Its not our disabilities, its our abilities that count.
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.
consistent hopefully pitchers runs score
We'd like to be more consistent as a team, and hopefully we'll score enough runs to give our pitchers a chance. We scored 10 runs (Wednesday), but if we don't come back (today) and put some runs on the board, what does it really help?
activities everyday gives hopefully might pain picking whether
If it gives me a lot of discomfort, a lot of pain for everyday activities -- whether it's sleeping, or picking something up or just every day activities. We might do something about it. Hopefully not.
If that's the case, that's what I'll do,
ball carried expect games guys happened last plays propel run showing whatever win year
Whatever happened last year to propel us to the run that we made, it's really carried over to this year. Guys expect to win ball games and that's showing up in the plays we're making.