Biography

John Manison

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Overview

Nickname
- Cripplethreat
Height
5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)

Mini bio

John Scott Manison is an Actor who recently (2014) completed a stint in the production of "Rent" with a traveling Broadway show group. He has also appeared in the television series, "Mistresses" and just recently (2014) joined Screen Actors System (SAS) and is about to begin production on a feature film. His past works include: a national commercial, and a Biography Channel Documentary. He has also branched out in the last few years, completing multiple motivational speaking engagements and hosting a musical review. Shortly after being born in Cincinnati, Ohio, John and his family moved to a small town in Northwester Pennsylvania. There John's only sister was born. His family moved to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil where he picked up bits and pieces of Portuguese while attending a Brazilian Pre-School. Shortly before he turned six, John moved back to Northwestern Pennsylvania where he finished High School. He ran cross country until a rare disease(Transverse Myelitis) left him a paraplegic at the beginning of his sophomore year. Forced to find a new sport, John fell in love with competitive swimming during his senior year where he qualified, from the wheelchair, for his district swim meet, thanks in part to his fellow teammates. His passion for swimming and his determination to walk again, paved the way to earning him the Erie Times News Inspirational Athlete of the Year Award, as well as the Sisters of Saint Joseph Spirit of Courage Award. John Graduated in June of 2012 by walking across the stage unassisted and continues to walk today. He was voted best public speaker of his class and is an Eagle Scout. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bill Rouse/Shelly Manison

Trivia

John has one sibling, a younger sister by the name of Jessey.
John is an Eagle Scout and an avid outdoors-man. He loves hunting and fishing as well as hiking and camping.
John lived in Brazil when he was younger. He lived in the City of Rio De Janero.
John raised money for the homeless in Erie, PA by participating in "The Ride For The Refuge" every year (including when he was wheelchair bound he did it in a hand cycle-50 miles) since he was 11. Check out the photo of his hand cycle.
John ran the half marathon (13.3 miles) in the Baltimore Marathon in 2012 with his forearm crutches. Check out the photo of how he looked afterwards.