What happened to the Corky actor, life goes on?

If you grew up in the 90s, you surely remember one of the most tender series on television: ‘Corky, life goes on’where the main character was a young man named Charles, and known as Corky, who had Down Syndrome.

It was the first television series with a protagonist with this condition and each episode was a reflection of the obstacles he and his family faced.

The program had a relevant impact both in the United States (its country of origin) and in Latin America: it was broadcast in Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica and also in Spain.

The actor who played Corky is called Chris Burke, who is currently 53 years old, and was raised in real life in a very similar way to his character on television: by a family that promoted his abilities and encouraged him to pursue his goals. .

Although the series only aired from 1989 to 1993, Burke had several subsequent appearances in various American series and gained fame for posterity as a recognized actor despite his different condition.

After years of fame and living in places like New York, in recent years he moved to Delaware County, Pennsylvania, with his parents. For 20 years she worked as an office assistant at the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) in the heart of New York.

He was also a goodwill ambassador, editor-in-chief of the NDSS magazine and spokesperson for the association. But, until a few years ago, we knew that his favorite activity was music.

He had a group with two friends and he sang in it; They called themselves ‘Chris Burke with Joe and John DeMasi’ and later he became a DJ at some places where he played music from the 50s and 80s. He even created his own business called ‘Burke MC Entertainment’.