Research abstract

My Dyslexia – Actor Screenwriter Justin Theroux

How would you feel if you were an actor and had dyslexia? You can be successful. Read this article to see how Justin Theroux handled it. By Justin Theroux

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Justin Theroux is a well known actor and screenwriter that have dyslexia. He struggles not with memory but with being able to read out loud. He struggled throughout his childhood and made up many excuses like children with dyslexia do.

Justin Theroux is an actor, director, and Hollywood screenwriter and is also dyslexic. Justin still has classic N-strengths and vivid personal memory. If he can be successful other people can.

He says that he has always had a passion for storytelling and acting which he believes came from his struggles. Luckily he ended up going to a school that encourages creativity. While at this school he was able to learn how to read and math.

Key takeaways

  1. Screenwriter Actor Justin Theroux opens up about his dyslexia.
  2. Theroux feels obligated to share his story with others.
  3. Theroux claims that there was a lot of crying in his past.

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