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August 26, 1965 (age 59) New York City, U.S. Occupation (s) Actor, singer. Years active. 1987–present. Christopher Joseph Burke (born August 26, 1965) is an American actor. He has become best known for his character Charles "Corky" Thatcher on the television series Life Goes On.
Aug 31, 2023 · Christopher Joseph Burke was born on August 26, 1965, in New York, New York. He is the youngest of four children of Marian Burke, a retired trade-show manager, and Frank Burke, a retired NYPD inspector. Born with Down syndrome during a time when little was known about the disorder, Burke’s parents were advised to institutionalize him.
Life Goes On: Created by Michael Braverman. With Bill Smitrovich, Patti LuPone, Chris Burke, Kellie Martin. A modern All-American family deals with the struggles of life and love in mid-western suburbia.
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Chris Burke. Actor: Life Goes On. Chris Burke was born on 26 August 1965 in Point Lookout, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Life Goes On (1989), Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell (1994).
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Dec 8, 2023 · Find out what happened to the cast of the groundbreaking ABC series Life Goes On, which featured Chris Burke as the first actor with Down syndrome in a primetime role. Learn about his career, awards, and activism, as well as his co-stars' stories.
- Michael Palan
'Life Goes On,' which aired from 1989 to 1993, broke ground as the first primetime television show to feature a main character with Down syndrome. The show centered on the Thacher family, with actor Chris Burke playing brother Charles 'Corky' Thacher. Today, Chris is 48 and living in New York City. Find out what important message he hopes people take from his time in television.
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Apr 25, 2023 · Chris Burke plays Corky Thatcher, the middle child of the family who has Down syndrome, and is the central focus of the early episodes of Life Goes On.Following his time as Corky, Burke continued to act throughout the '90s including his titular role in the gripping TV movie Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted.
