Famous Category: Performing Arts

Billy Bob Thornton

born August 4, 1955 Actor and Screenwriter Listen I’m a dyslexic. When I was growing up, they just thought I was slow. Teachers thought I was lazy. I never wanted to be anything that school taught me.… I was only […]

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Harry Belafonte

March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) Singer, Actor & Activist Listen I grew up in a school system . . . where nobody understood the meaning of learning disorder. In the West Indies, I was constantly being physically abused […]

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Aakash Odedra

Dancer & Choreographer Listen Diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, Aakash Odedra  found conventional education at school very challenging. He felt defined by his learning difficulties, rather than his abilities. As written language was so alien, dance became his […]

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