Who is geri jewell on facts of life

Station Info. Newsmakers Our America Localish. Follow Us:. Share Tweet Email. Geri Jewell is a proud gay woman with cerebral palsy who gained worldwide recognition as the first person with a disability to be cast on a primetime sitcom. Share: Share Tweet Email. As we continue our Pride month celebrations, we're taking you back to the s when there was a hit show called, "The Facts of Life.

Asaad Kelada. Storyline Edit. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Trivia When Geri is introduced to everyone, she's introduced as "Geri Warner. Quotes Edna Garrett : Where is the prizewinning painting? User reviews Be the first to review.

Details Edit. Release date December 24, United States. United States. TAT Communications Company. Technical specs Edit. While on the surface, some of the characters might have seemed like stereotypes, for viewers who were willing to look past the surface, each and every character was written with nuance and wit. 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 cerebral palsy was portrayed realistically, by an actress who had cerebral palsy in real life.

In fact, the character of Geri was the first disabled character to appear regularly in a primetime television show.