. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans, I hope that everyone is enjoying the first week of the new year. Let's kick off 2013 by finding out whatever happened to actor Chris Burke, best known for playing Corky Thatcher on the TV series Life Goes On.
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Visit and Enjoy: EVTV1.com*View Past Issues: Where Are They Now Archives*--DEAD OR ALIVE?--See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
John Spencer: He played Leo McGarry on the TV series "The West Wing" and Tommy Mullaney in the series "L.A. Law"
Ken Kercheval: Played Cliff Barnes on the TV series "Dallas"
Don Adams: Played Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 on the TV series "Get Smart", he was also the voice of the cartoon characters Tennessee Tuxedo and Inspector Gadget
(Answer at the bottom)*Chris BurkeLearn More About Chris Burke on Celebrity Nooz BIRTH DATE: August 26, 1965 in Point Lookout, New York
CLAIM TO FAME: If you know the name Chris Burke then you most definitely know him from his role as Corky Thatcher from the TV series, 'Life Goes On'.
FAMILY LIFE: Never married.
INFO: Chris has Down Syndrome. His parents were told to institutionalize him when he was born, but they decided to raise him at home and nurture his talents. He was encouraged to follow his career objectives no matter how untraditional they seemed for a young man with Down Syndrome. His siblings also worked with him. Many were surprised at how healthy and bright Burke was when he entered formal schooling.
TRIVIA: Used to work as an elevator operator.
First set his sights on becoming a tap dancer. He later switched to acting while at the Don Guanella School. He was further inspired by attending night classes, going through auditions, writing scripts, and reading books.
Tours with his 3-piece folk band.
Is the youngest of 4 children.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Tours with his 3-piece folk band. He sings with his twin friends, Joe and John DeMasi. They were his music counselors at a camp for persons with disabilities. The band has released several albums and they tour the country.
Burke has been the Goodwill Ambassador for the National Down Syndrome Society since 1994 and has starred in many of the organization's acclaimed public service announcements. He travels the country attending Buddy Walks, making public appearances, speaking with the press and greeting fans. When he is not on the road, Burke is a valued member of the National Down Syndrome Society's staff, working in their New York City office.
From 1994 to 2005 he was the editor-in-chief of "News 'n Views" and "UpBeat", publications written by and for people with Down syndrome, and in 2009 he contributed to the National Down Syndrome Society's My Great Story campaign by writing his story, "Great Expectations".
WRITE TO CHRIS BURKE: Chris Burke
426 S Orange Grove Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.chrisburke.org/* CREDITS:2003 Mona Lisa Smile...Custodian
2002 ER (TV series)...George
The Letter (2002)
2002 The Division (TV series)...Henry Lee Mentiere
Illusions (2002)
1997 Touched by an Angel (TV series)...Taylor
1997 Promised Land (TV series)...Bob
Independence Day (1997)
1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (TV mini-series)...Jim
1994 The Commish (TV series)...Billy
Dog Days (1994)
1989-1993 Life Goes On (TV series)...Charles 'Corky' Thacher
1992 Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (TV movie)...Jonathan Willis
1987 Desperate (TV movie)...Louis (as Christopher Burke)
To see Then & Now pictures of Chris Burke, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--John Spencer - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 12/20/1946 Died: 12/16/2005
Ken Kercheval - ALIVE
Born: 07/15/1935
Don Adams - DEAD (Infection)
Born: 04/13/1923 Died: 09/25/2005
*WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...1/1
Ante Drazancic, 84, Croatian gynecologist and professor.
Yaakov Friedman, 84, Israeli rabbi and sect leader.
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, 67, British cricket journalist (Test Match Special, The Cricketer), cancer.
12/31
Mary Byrne, 108, Irish centenarian, Ireland's oldest woman.
Bela Csecsei, 60, Hungarian politician, Mayor of Jozsefvaros (1993-2009).
Susana Dalmas, 64, Uruguayan politician, Senator (2010-2012),
heart attack.
Jim Davenport, 54, American journalist (Associated Press), cancer.
Konstantin Kobets, 73, Russian Soviet-era military commander.
Velta Line, 89, Latvian actress, Stalin Prize (1948, 1951), People's Artist (1973).
Annapurna Maharana, 96, Indian revolutionary figure and women's right activist.
Tarak Mekki, 54, Tunisian politician, heart attack.
James B. Reuter, 96, American-born Filipino Roman Catholic priest and mass media advocate, complications from a stroke.
John Sheardown, 88, Canadian diplomat, Alzheimer's disease.
Ed Wachtel, 81, American businessman (Members Only) and horse owner-breeder.
Yang Teng-kuei, 74, Taiwanese film producer (Fong Sai-yuk, A City of Sadness), stroke.
12/30
Catarina Castor, 32, Guatemalan politician, member of Congress, plane crash.
Philip Coppens, 41, American author, cancer.
Dennis Ferguson, 64, Australian convicted paedophile.
Mike Hopkins, 53, New Zealand sound editor (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Transformers), drowning.
Hy Kalus, 87, American-born Israeli stage director.
Arend Langenberg, 63, Dutch voice-over and radio presenter, rectal cancer.
Rita Levi-Montalcini, 103, Italian neurologist and senator for life, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine (1986), natural causes.
Sir Irvine Patnick, 83, British politician, MP for Sheffield Hallam (1987-1997), heart disease.
Beate Sirota, 89, Austrian-born American performing arts producer and women's rights advocate.
Sonam Topgyal, 71, Tibetan politician, Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) of the Central Tibetan Administration (1997-2001), stomach cancer.
Vic Turner, 85, British trade unionist (Transport and General Workers' Union), member of the Pentonville Five.
Carl Woese, 84, American biologist, winner of Leeuwenhoek Medal (1992), National Medal of Science (2000), complications from pancreatic cancer.