Accomplishments
He is an award winning playwright, poet, actor, and former world champion of blind judo. He represented the United States at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics, winning a silver medal and receiving the U.S. Olympic Committee's award for Blind Male Athlete of the Year. Weights is Manning's first story winning three theatre awards, one being for best actor, and has written twelve other plays to date. Manning’s talent can be seen on shows such as Seinfeld, Dream On, and 8 Simple Rules, and commercials such as Nike and Bank of America advertisements. His poetry also appears in many magazines and anthologies like Staring Back and Grand Passion.
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