Ryan O'Connell
Creator and star of Netflix's Special, Ryan O'Connell, discusses writing about his cerebral palsy and reveals the best playground swing in Los Angeles.
In April 2020 Netflix released the first season of Special. Ryan O'Connell is creator, writer and star of the series, based on his 2015 memoir I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves. The book and series pull directly from O'Connell's life of hiding his cerebral palsy behind injuries sustained from a car accident.
"I movedr host Ophira Eisenberg that, at the time, he thought it was easier to go with a false explanation that everyone could immediately understand. "Now, obviously lying who you are ends up being kinda bad for yourself," he said.
