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
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?
quite
Hey, I know it's not quite that big,
coming continue continuing motion progress range work
I'm continuing to work on range of motion and my strength, ... It's coming back pretty quick. Hopefully, it can continue to progress at that pace.
baseman both difficult double job present second sides turning
Both sides present a lot of difficulties turning the double play, but I'd say the second baseman has the most difficult job turning it.
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,