OlderColin Farrell for UNICEF
Colin Farrell speaks out for UNICEF, along with Stephen Rea, Cathy Kelly, Andrea Corr, Marian Finucane and Ryan Tubridy. Watch the video below!
Colin, 31, also recently spoke out about his special-needs 4-year-old son James.
James was born with a rare form of cerebral palsy called Angelman Syndrome (AS), “a rare neuro-genetic disorder named after a British paediatrician, Dr. Harry Angelman, who first described the syndrome in 1965. AS is characterized by intellectual and developmental delay, speech impediment, sleep disturbance, unstable jerky gait, seizures, hand flapping movements, frequent laughter/smiling and usually a happy demeanor.”
Despite the heartbreak the syndrome has caused, Colin said that he is “incredibly blessed to have him in my life.”
Colin Farrell for UNICEF
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I wishe him and his son best.
yay first
Way to go Colin!! You are a good father and will continue to do the best for James!! Love you always and wish you, James and the rest of your family the best.
Did Zac and Vanessa break up? He’s been home at least 12 hours now and no Zanessa sightings? Jared, stake out the Toluca Starbucks and let us know.
God bless colin’s huge heart,I wish all the best to him and his son James. It will surely be a long and hard road for them,but a lovely journey nevertheless
God bless Colin and James and help them win this long battle they’re fighting! Best wishes to them!
Regards from Lima, Peru!
How can you not admire Colin? I’ve got lots of respect for him :)
God bless him and James!
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And shame over the Jolie-Pitt. She needs only perfect Kids or perfect man, shame us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They insisted on test for Pax!
The child should be healthy. Shame on you Angelina!!!
Shame?
Explain please.
No fight intended, but Angelina took a malnourished baby (Zahara) into her home and heart. Zahara, if you’ll look at the photos and read the history, was dying when Angelina got her. Of starvation,and other things…you could see she was suffering when she was first photoed with Angelina. I was stunned when I first saw this.
Now look at Z…she’s been photographed *feeding* Pax! She’s strong, and feisty.
Angelina shames *me* a non-mother, for never having considered adopting until now.
Shame on anyone who criticizes what others do for good reasons.
Let the shoe fit where it might.
(Even if it’s mine.)
JoC
Re: UNICEF
Applause for all of those who’ve helped/are helping/will help this org with their mission.
Kudos to the stars, ‘well done’ to the kids in the commercial, and outstanding ovation to the ones who can and do give to help others they may never meet.
I had hoped this org could make a difference, and they did! Yay!
JoC
great posting, thanks for the video clip!
Really moving ad!Also, really beautiful kids!Irish people are so attractive my god!And their voices are so lovely..sigh..
go collin. *sending positive vibes*
He doesn’t even live with His son
Sure he has a badboy image but he’s a genuinely good guy with a big heart. Anyone who’s met him says he’s a really sweet guy.
i wish you and your family the very best.
i know must be very tough , but hang in there colin.
you are no. one in my book and thank you for your humanitrian work that you do.
colin god bless you and your family
i am soooo shocked about this news ,now i realized the reason for sad look on his face lately.i love you colin god with you and your little james.
that was sooooo beautiful thanks jared for the video.
colin is sooooooooooooooooo handsome.
i love colin even more you are a great dad.
colin is dam fine looking and fantastic dad and i wish his son the best.
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Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley 16/10/2007
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FORMER Hollywood bad boy Colin Farrell has revealed for the first time that his his son is disabled.
The Miami Vice actor says that his four-year-old boy suffers from a rare form of cerebral palsy and has only just started to walk.
The Irish actor explains youngster James was born with Angelman Syndrome, a genetic disorder which affects one in 12,000 people and leaves its victims barely able to talk.
The 31-year-old says “With my son the only time I’m reminded that there is something different about him - that he has some deviation of what is perceived to be normal - is when I see him with other four-year-olds. Then I go, ‘Oh yeah’, and it comes back to me.
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“But from day one I felt that he’s the way he’s meant to be.”
James took his first steps just six weeks ago, leaving his father bursting with pride.
“He worked his a**e off for four years. When he took the first steps it was incredibly emotional, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.”
Colin says he feels “incredibly blessed to have him in my life” and said that he had shown “amazing courage”.
The one-time party animal has had a rough few years. His film career has cooled, he suffered from exhaustion, and was hospitalised after an alleged drugs overdose in 2005.
But Colin, l - who has joint custody of James with his model mother Kim Bordenave - wants to make sure his son achieves “his individual potential”.
The S.W.A.T star says: “I have never thought of my son as being someone with a disability. It goes back to special needs and what is a disability and what isn’t”.
Colin, says that James has “enriched” his life “incredibly” and is an “incredibly happy boy”.
Ironically, Colin proudly led the Irish team to the Special Olympics before his son was born.
“I experienced the overwhelming effect of being around those athletes pretty much just before my son was born with special needs,” he reveals. “It’s mad the way the world works. It’s bizarre.”
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Colin Farrell has revealed for the first time that his his son is disabled.
The Miami Vice actor says that his four-year-old boy suffers from a rare form of cerebral palsy and has only just started to walk.
The Irish actor explains youngster James was born with Angelman Syndrome, a genetic disorder which affects one in 12,000 people and leaves its victims barely able to talk.
The 31-year-old says “With my son the only time I’m reminded that there is something different about him - that he has some deviation of what is perceived to be normal - is when I see him with other four-year-olds. Then I go, ‘Oh yeah’, and it comes back to me.
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“But from day one I felt that he’s the way he’s meant to be.”
James took his first steps just six weeks ago, leaving his father bursting with pride.
“He worked his a**e off for four years. When he took the first steps it was incredibly emotional, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.”
Colin says he feels “incredibly blessed to have him in my life” and said that he had shown “amazing courage”.
The one-time party animal has had a rough few years. His film career has cooled, he suffered from exhaustion, and was hospitalised after an alleged drugs overdose in 2005.
But Colin, l - who has joint custody of James with his model mother Kim Bordenave - wants to make sure his son achieves “his individual potential”.
The S.W.A.T star says: “I have never thought of my son as being someone with a disability. It goes back to special needs and what is a disability and what isn’t”.
Colin, says that James has “enriched” his life “incredibly” and is an “incredibly happy boy”.
Ironically, Colin proudly led the Irish team to the Special Olympics before his son was born.
“I experienced the overwhelming effect of being around those athletes pretty much just before my son was born with special needs,” he reveals. “It’s mad the way the world works. It’s bizarre.”
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