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17 Feb 2015, 4:48 am

Does anyone know of any comedians that have Asperger's?



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17 Feb 2015, 7:51 am

Dan Aykroyd? ... I seem to recall.



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17 Feb 2015, 10:56 am

You should Google "Mr. Inevitable."

He was the subject of the book "Elijah's Cup." He was a very autistic toddler who became "Aspergian" later on.

About 5 or so years ago, he used to do a comedy act.



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17 Feb 2015, 11:13 am

Though not known as a comedienne, actress and director Daryl Hannah has played comic roles in several movies. She said in 2013 that she had been struggling with autism and social anxiety since childhood.


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17 Feb 2015, 11:15 am

Andy Kaufmann maybe?


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17 Feb 2015, 11:54 am

Jack black mentioned to me that he's probably somewhere on the spectrum


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17 Feb 2015, 12:04 pm

alex wrote:
Jack black mentioned to me that he's probably somewhere on the spectrum

Oooh, he's aaaaaallll OVER the spectrum! But, I amn't sure that means the same thing to him as it does to us. Hehe.

Just kidding. :D


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20 Feb 2015, 7:38 pm

Dan Aykroyd does. :)


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20 Feb 2015, 7:46 pm

I am sure some do. But after the Seinfeld fiasco, I am just not going to believe any celebrity claiming they are autistic or especially they think they are without further evidence. Just being different is not proof. If they were not different in some way they would not be celebs


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19 Mar 2015, 1:06 pm

Paulien Cornelisse (?)