From In Living Color, it's the world's newest handicapped superhero, Handi-Man!NOT MEANT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. ONLY FOR SOLE PURPOSE OF ENTERTAINMENT. A capsule character writeup for Handi-Man, Damon Wayan's handicapped super-hero in 1990s TV show In Living Colors.
Photos, biography, powers, quotes. Watch Jim Carrey as Handi-Man, the handicapped superhero, in a hilarious sketch from the iconic comedy series, In Living Color. Is it because he looks and talks handicapped? The character brings awareness to handicap struggles doesn't he? The gang at In Living Color is on the right side on this one IMO.
This sketch is only about 5 months after the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted (1990). Handicapped people still needed championing back then. Reply reply.
IN LIVING COLOR /FOX/1990-94 (Cerebral Palsy) Clark Bent (Damon Wayans/costar), a black mailroom male who worked for the Daily Glove newspaper whose alter ego was Handi-Man, a physically challenged superhero with gnarled hands who fought the likes of Doctor Naughty (Jim Carrey), who hated the handicapped because he once received a ticket for. Handi-Man This skit would undoubtedly draw criticism today, but the hilarity of Handi. The Adventures of Handi-Boy: Directed by Morris Abraham, Terri McCoy, Rosie Perez.
With Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jim Carrey, Kelly Coffield Park, Tommy Davidson. In Living Color aired during a time when people were not overly concerned with political correctness. For example, there is a recurring character of a disabled superhero called Handi.
In Living Color season 4 episode 8, titled Handi-Man Returns, brings back the beloved superhero character portrayed by Damon Wayans. In this episode, Handi-Man is called upon to save the day once again, but he faces a new foe: his own ego.