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Andrew Beckett (Character)
from Philadelphia (1993)

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Philadelphia -- When a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

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  1. "Robot Chicken"
        - Help Me (2008) TV episode, Played by Matthew Senreich

  2. Philadelphia (1993) Played by Tom Hanks
Archive Footage:
  1. Premio Donostia a Antonio Banderas (2008) (TV) Played by Tom Hanks
  2. Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2008) (TV) Played by Tom Hanks
  3. El camino de Antonio Banderas (2006) (TV) Played by Tom Hanks
  4. "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater"
        - Quadriplegia, Nymphomania, and HIV-Positive Night (1995) TV episode, Played by Tom Hanks

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From Philadelphia (1993)
Joe Miller: The Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against otherwise qualified handicapped persons who are able to perform the duties required by their employment. Although the ruling did not address the specific issue of HIV and AIDS discrimination...
Andrew Beckett: Subsequent decisions have held that AIDS is protected as a handicap under law, not only because of the physical limitations it imposes, but because the prejudice surrounding AIDS exacts a social death which precede... which precedes the physical one.
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