Trust us, you have not seen anyone like Ryan O’Connell on TV before. The star and writer-creator of Netflix’s Special is a gay man with cerebral palsy, who, after getting hit by a car at the age of 20, decided to “rewrite” his identity and spent years pretending that he wasn’t disabled because friends and colleagues assumed his limp was the result of the accident. He finally confronted the truth in his 2015 memoir I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, a book that caught the attention of Jim Parsons and led to his big break.
‘You Don’t Have to Have Cerebral Palsy to Relate to My Story’
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June 2, 2020
'Special' wins a Webby Award!
‘Special‘ wins the trophy in the Comedy: Longform category at the 2020 Webby Awards! Watch writer and actor of ‘Special’ Ryan O’Connell make his 5 word acceptance speech from home! Congratulations to all the WarnerMedia winners! For the full list, click here.
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June 2, 2020
Stage 13 wins 4 Telly Awards!
Stage 13 leaves the 41st Annual Telly Awards with our hands full! Read the full list of winners here. Our shiny wins: ‘Special‘ brings home the Bronze in Comedy: Long Form or Series! ‘It’s Bruno!‘ grabs the Silver medal in Social Video: Media & Entertainment! ‘Family Style‘ doubles up with TWO Silver awards in Branded […]
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