Child star Lenny Rush's rise to fame
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Sitting on a sofa in his Essex home after a day at school, he's articulate and thoughtful - and funny."Sometimes people think acting is glamorous. But even though it's hard work, I actually love it. It's so fun," he says.Lenny attended the launch of the Old Vic's refurbishment in 2019 with his Dad Steve, Matt Smith and Claire Foy
Lenny's early comic talent is immediately apparent - he grabs a stick of broccoli, transforming into a blushing bride, batting his eyelashes as he clutches his green bouquet.Lenny went on to play Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol twice - on stage for the Old Vic, and then for BBC One - along with roles in BBC children's shows Apple Tree House and The Dumping Ground.
He has a disability - spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita - a rare condition that results in short stature and skeletal anomalies, and a cleft palate."I think - it's not nice to say this - but sometimes having a disability, people really take in the fact it's a DIS-ability. And I really don't think it is at all."Instead, he draws on the upsides, saying: "Like when I did Tiny Tim, they were looking for disabled children.
When he landed the part, the writers barely changed a word. He may travel around on a Segway, but his condition is just accepted as part of family life.Lenny also got to experiment with improvising for the first time in his scenes with Cooper.
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