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Jan 31, 2021 · John C McGinley is raising his son Max. The actor shows what it means to be an advocate, and what loving his son means to him. He talked about the gift of having a child with Down syndrome.
- Pedro Marrero
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Award-Winning Actor, International Spokesperson and Board Member, Global Down Syndrome Foundation. By 2000, John C. McGinley had amassed decades of stellar work on stage and screen, including six collaborations with Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone.
And when Hollywood actor John C. McGinley’s first kid was born with Down syndrome, the loving dad decided to transform his career and life path just for his little boy. After all, parenthood is the most selfless journey we can go on, and this actor’s story proves that family will always come first.
McGinley is a board member and international spokesperson for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation, and a key advocate for the Special Olympics campaign: “Spread the Word to End the Word.” The campaign educates against the use of the “R” word.
May 1, 2020 · Max is McGinley’s son, who was born with Down’s Syndrome a couple of years before Scrubs premiered. “I decided underneath it all, so it’s not too drippy, that in every episode there had to be one...
- Dustin Rowles
Global Down Syndrome Foundation is Dedicated to Significantly Improving the Lives of People with Down Syndrome Through RESEARCH, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION, and ADVOCACY
He is a celebrity Ambassador for the National Down Syndrome Society. In addition, he is a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics and was an integral part in crafting its "R-word: Spread The Word, To End The Word" campaign.
