Madison Tevlin is a Canadian actress and broadcaster.[1] She is most noted for her 2022 CBC Gem talk show Who Do You Think I Am?, for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Host in a Talk Show or Entertainment Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, and as a star of the 2023 film Champions.[2]
Tevlin, who has Down syndrome, first attracted widespread attention in 2015 when a video of her singing John Legend's "All of Me" went viral on the internet, even attracting attention from Legend himself.[3] She subsequently had guest acting roles in the television series Mr. D and Lost & Found Music Studios.[4]
She has stated that one of her key goals is to challenge misunderstandings, by presenting her own story as a person who still has passions, talents and goals to pursue, and is capable of much more than people typically expect of her based on her disability.[5] In Who Do You Think I Am?, Tevlin interviews guests who have also experienced prejudice and misrepresentation around a variety of issues;[1] guests on the show have included comedian Ann Pornel, singer Tyler Shaw, actor Lane Webber, drag performer Juice Boxx, and indigenous advocate Laura Vukson.
References
- 1 2 Jenna Benchetrit, "'I'm proving everyone wrong': Actors with Down syndrome enjoying new era of media representation". CBC News, February 19, 2022.
- ↑ Patrick Ryan, "'Champions' puts disabled actors in the spotlight: 'We belong in this world, too'". USA Today, March 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Toronto teen with Down syndrome inspires with 'All of Me' cover". CTV Toronto, February 2, 2015.
- ↑ Janice Golding and Kendra Mangione, "'I was so surprised': Teen with Down syndrome on Internet fame". Toronto, December 24, 2015.
- ↑ Jen McNeely, "Meet Madison Tevlin, host of new talk-show series, ‘Who Do You Think I Am?’". She Does the City, January 21, 2022.
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