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Geraldine Ann "Geri" Jewell (born September 13, 1956) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, diversity consultant, and motivational speaker, noted for roles on the 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life and the mid-2000s western Deadwood.
An award winning author, performer and motivational speaker, Geri Jewell received worldwide recognition being the first person with a disability to be cast in a prime-time series, NBC’s The Facts of Life.
Geri Jewell is an American actress and writer with cerebral palsy, known for Deadwood, 21 Jump Street and The Facts of Life. She was born in 1956 in Buffalo, New York, and was married to Richard Pimentel.
Geri Jewell is the first actor with a disability to have a regular role on a prime time sitcom, "The Facts of Life". She shares her journey from being a premature baby to a stand-up comic and a motivational speaker.
Geri Jewell is best known as Cousin Geri on the NBC sitcom, The Facts of Life. She was the first person with a disability to have a regular role on a prime time series. She began her career doing stand up comedy at the Comedy Store in 1978.
Geri Jewell is an actress and writer with cerebral palsy, known for Deadwood, 21 Jump Street and The Facts of Life. She is also a motivational speaker and a former spouse of Richard Pimentel.
Apr 5, 2021 · Geri Jewell | CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images. The character of Geri Tyler was groundbreaking in more ways than one. Not only was she an innovative, clever young woman, but her struggle with...
