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- Tami Luchow is a former child actress, motivational speaker& writer from New Jersey. At the time of her birth in 1970 (to Jed & Anya Luchow), Tami was premature,missing two fingers,three toes & the lower half of her right leg. Tami,however, was determined to live the life of a normal child, enrolling in gymnastics & ballet. She also became active in student government at both her Middle School & High School, becoming president at both.
After graduating Tenafly High School, Tami went on to Yale University to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in English. During her time at Yale, she also became a coordinator for Connecticut's Special Olympics. In addition, Tami received a full scholarship to Columbia University's Teachers College where she studied Special Education & psychology of disability.
Tami is very active in community work & speaks around the country to people of all ages about self-esteem,diversity, & disability. Her belief is that every person CAN do and CAN share within their own communities.
Tami now lives in New Jersey with her husband & two sons.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Fan.
- Tami can not only ski, but ice skate and roller skate as well, although in the learning process with roller skates, as a little girl she fell and broke her arm.
- A former journalist with NBC News.
- Named one of Bergen County's "Salute to Champions" winners of 2006.
- Is a former Ski Racer.
- Tami has written a children's book, as well as other poems and articles. She has also written and hopes to publish her own autobiography, "The Same But Different: One Little Girl's Story Of Growing Up With A Disability.".
- I was the kind of baby that people thought would not survive and not amount to anything. I have been given the opportunity to prove everyone wrong.
- There are times when I have asked, 'Why me? Why do I have a leggi? Why am I the only one in my family and my school and my gymnastics team with a leggi? But... when I am in a 'Why me?' mode ... I change the subject on myself and ask, 'What have I already accomplished in my life? and 'What else do I want to do?'
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