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Alex Barone. Actor: Mayans M.C.. Alex Barone can be seen recurring in FX's hit show 'Mayans MC' for it's 5th and final season. He can also be seen in recent films including Netflix's thriller 'Luckiest Girl Alive' starring Mila Kunis and directed by Mike Barker (The Handmaid's Tale).
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- 3 min
- Actor, Producer, Writer
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Overview. Height. 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Bio. Alex Barone can be seen recurring in FX's hit show 'Mayans MC' for it's 5th and final season. He can also be seen in recent films including Netflix's thriller 'Luckiest Girl Alive' starring Mila Kunis and directed by Mike Barker (The Handmaid's Tale).
- Born Different
- Acceptance and Acting
- Diverse Casting
- Not A Witch
- Embrace Your Difference
- The Final Word
Born and raised in the United Statescity of Baltimore, it was immediately clear Alex was a little different. “I was born with a condition called fibular hemimelia, so I was born with three fingers on both hands, like a Ninja Turtle, and I was also born missing the fibula bone in my right leg,” he explains. The condition causes a shortening of the a...
Alex admits for years, he tried to hide his hands by keeping them in his pockets. But after years of surgeries, he decided to challenge himself when returning to high school. “I had just finished my 30th or so surgery … I came back to school and I needed to sign up for an elective,” he recalls. “I signed up for theatre to kind of put myself out the...
Alex says while it can be tough getting acting roles when you have a physical difference, the tide is starting to turn. “I think things, even in the past seven years, are changing for the better for people with disabilities, actors with disabilities. “When I first kind of began acting, I would seem to only go out for disability roles, which are, on...
Alex is also a disability advocate, which came to the forefront following the release of The Witchesin 2020. In the movie, Anne Hathaway plays the Grand High Witch, who in her true witch form, only has three fingers on each hand. The depiction caused outrage among the limb difference community, who saw it as further alienating people with a physica...
Despite many years of trying to hide his differences, Alex’s advice to anyone with a difference is to embrace it. “I was very insecure about it for a while, not wanting to talk about it, I would keep my hands in my pockets etc. “Over time, it became like an icebreaker - something unique, something cool about me. “My hands made me me, so everybody k...
“I would say put yourself out there front and centre. Face your fear, whatever that is and just do it. “Whether you want to be an actor or dancer, a singer, a creative and you have a disability, don’t do what I did growing up and hide behind your inner wall and be so scared to confront it. “Just confront that you’re different, accept it, acknowledg...
- Damien Haffenden
- 6 min
- Contributor
Danni Dikes speaks with rising star Alex Barone about acting alongside Mila Kunis in "Luckiest Girl Alive" and empowering performers with disabilities.
Alex Barone stars in the hit Netflix film ‘Luckiest Girl Alive’. He talks about how his dream to work with Mila Kunis turned into a reality, plus how his dis...
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- Benny J Adams
Watch "6 in the Mix," NBC 6 South Florida's Lifestyle and Entertainment Show, weekdays at 12:30 p.m. Actor Alex Barone, who was born with fibular hemimelia, underwent 43 surgeries when he was...
