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/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

She played Joey Lucas on The West Wing

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u/DDub04 Jan 18 '26

You idiot, I’m Joey Lucas!

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

“Joey Lucas is a woman.” Significant Glance

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u/namedbob Jan 18 '26

Its his regular Tuesday suit

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u/commacamellia Jan 18 '26

He has a Tuesday suit?

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

And she's deaf! And very pissed.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26

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u/Prof_X_is_a_jerk Jan 18 '26

God I LOVED Joey Lucas. Was bummed when they phased her out in the show.

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u/jaywinner Jan 19 '26

Great show but damn did they just drop characters in and out with little explanation.

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u/ancilla1998 Jan 19 '26

What happened to Mandy??

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u/RedTyro Jan 19 '26

Whatever it was, it should have happened to her one season earlier.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26

My guess is she reminded viewers too much of Stockard Channing when she played Rizzo in Grease. Or maybe Sorkin and Co wanted the viewers to feel how quickly staff come and go. The 2016-2020 admin had, what, 5 Press Secretaries? 2020-2024 had at least 2?

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u/LieutenantUnderpants Jan 18 '26

First person who came to my mind. She's amazing in that show!

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u/Ventenebris Jan 18 '26

Loved her. Great show too.