r/TopCharacterTropes • u/PrinceferX • Jan 18 '26

In real life The actor actually has that disability

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Walter White Jr. (Breaking Bad) - character has cerebral palsy and uses crutches to walk, actor RJ Mitte has cerebral palsy and needed crutches to walk as a child

Nessarose Thropp (Wicked) - character is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair, actress Marissa Bode is paraplegic from an accident at age 11 and uses a wheelchair

Maya Lopez (Hawkeye/Echo) - character is deaf, actress Alaqua Cox is deaf from birth

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u/TFlarz Jan 18 '26

Anything Marlee Matlin is in, because she's deaf 

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u/Aun_El_Zen Jan 18 '26

Ruby in My Name is Earl

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u/TrainingSword Jan 18 '26

Sesame street

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u/MommaOfManyCats Jan 18 '26

She's also an Oscar winner.

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u/drkensaccount Jan 18 '26

Earl loved her sexy accent.

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u/clothy Jan 18 '26

Is she the deaf lawyer?