New Posts For Thread: If an actor played Stephen Hawkins in a movie.. Would he be a dead cert for an Oscar?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscarThese days you just pretend to be disabled, have cancer or riddled with Aids to be a shoe in.Had to look him up : (Wiki)In 1981, the last year of his life, Joey Deacon was featured on the children's magazine programme Blue Peter for the International Year of the Disabled. He was presented as an example of a man who achieved a lot in spite ofhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscar?post_id=543671847#543671847Had to look him up : (Wiki)In 1981, the last year of his life, Joey Deacon was featured on the children's magazine programme Blue Peter for the International Year of the Disabled. He was presented as an example of a man who achieved a lot in spite ofMon, 23 Feb 2015 07:17:27 -0600next year..... Joey Deaconhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscar?post_id=543671337#543671337next year..... Joey DeaconMon, 23 Feb 2015 06:09:08 -0600Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man (autistic)Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot (severe disability)Al Pacino - Scent of a women (blind man)Tom Hanks - Philadelphia (aids)Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump (mentally disabled)Geoffrey Rush - Shine (mental breakdown)Jamiehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscar?post_id=538241973#538241973Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man (autistic)Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot (severe disability)Al Pacino - Scent of a women (blind man)Tom Hanks - Philadelphia (aids)Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump (mentally disabled)Geoffrey Rush - Shine (mental breakdown)JamieMon, 03 Mar 2014 08:51:21 -0600hawking would struggle to play himself in the early years scenesBenedict Cumberbatch has already played him in Hawking2004 BBC film, in the early days of the motor neuron disease diagnosis.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscar?post_id=538240305#538240305hawking would struggle to play himself in the early years scenesBenedict Cumberbatch has already played him in Hawking2004 BBC film, in the early days of the motor neuron disease diagnosis.Mon, 03 Mar 2014 06:18:28 -0600Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man (autistic)Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot (severe disability)Al Pacino - Scent of a women (blind man)Tom Hanks - Philadelphia (aids)Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump (mentally disabled)Geoffrey Rush - Shine (mental breakdown)Jamiehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscar?post_id=538240237#538240237Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man (autistic)Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot (severe disability)Al Pacino - Scent of a women (blind man)Tom Hanks - Philadelphia (aids)Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump (mentally disabled)Geoffrey Rush - Shine (mental breakdown)JamieMon, 03 Mar 2014 06:04:19 -0600hawking would struggle to play himself in the early years sceneshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscar?post_id=538240235#538240235hawking would struggle to play himself in the early years scenesMon, 03 Mar 2014 06:03:45 -0600Are you suggesting Ron Woodruff would have been better portrayed by Magic Johnson?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscar?post_id=538240117#538240117Are you suggesting Ron Woodruff would have been better portrayed by Magic Johnson?Mon, 03 Mar 2014 05:45:04 -0600Im sure Di Caprio would consider this for a shortcut to greatness.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscar?post_id=538240115#538240115Im sure Di Caprio would consider this for a shortcut to greatness.Mon, 03 Mar 2014 05:45:03 -0600can you do the mouth dribblehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscar?post_id=538240083#538240083can you do the mouth dribbleMon, 03 Mar 2014 05:40:29 -0600why not get the real guy or someone with similar disability to play the part in My Left Foot.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30213295/if-an-actor-played-stephen-hawkins-in-a-movie-would-he-be-a-dead-cert-for-an-oscar?post_id=538240063#538240063why not get the real guy or someone with similar disability to play the part in My Left Foot.Mon, 03 Mar 2014 05:38:58 -0600