Espenson shows off his Asperger`s by shaking hands against his thighs while walking, but that`s an individual sign of the disease — that doesn`t mean everyone with Asperger`s does it. He is also very critical of himself and when he makes a mistake, he begins to gasp uncontrollably. 4. Douglas Wambaugh of Picket Fences. I had never seen a character like Wambaugh when this show debuted at the beginning of the Clinton era. He was a character in his own right. He says crazy things, makes himself the butt of every joke and is always stupid. The other side was that he won his cases in court. After the verdict, everyone treated him as if he was the target of all the jokes and it hurt him. Most of the time, the “idiot” character does not realize what he thinks of the rest of the cast of the series. The genius of this character was that every comment hurt him, especially because he deserved it. On the ABC show “Boston Legal”, one of the characters suffers from a psychological illness that forces him to hang his hands on the front of his thighs when he leaves.
In fact, in a few episodes, they had a client who had it too. Jerry befriends Alan, who is the first colleague to look beyond his eccentricities and helps him get out of difficult situations on several occasions, such as defending himself against a charge of attempted murder, introducing him to a sexual surrogate mother, and providing legal and moral support in his own legal affairs. Jerry mentioned to Katie Lloyd that Alan gave Jerry his first real hug. However, in the episode “The Good Lawyer”, Alan and Jerry`s friendship is damaged when Jerry`s newfound trust brings Alan to a breaking point, prompting Alan to harshly insult Jerry, causing him to fall back into the early stages of his Asperger`s. During “Guise `n Dolls,” Jerry continues to use his arrogant and abusive personality against lawyers “like [Alan Shore]”: the two clash in the courtroom when Alan pursues a case against a toy manufacturer jerry represents. After repeated requests from Alan to drop the character, Jerry does so when he makes his final statement; In the end, Jerry wins. While Alan admits that Jerry`s alter ego was “brilliant,” he reveals that Jerry`s true self is “one of the best lawyers” he`s ever seen; Jerry then happily forgives Alan for insulting him earlier. NBC Universal apparently owns the rights to “The High Chaparral” and has signaled its willingness to release it on DVD once some legal issues regarding global distribution have been resolved. You can learn more about the progress of the show and DVD by going to www.thehighchaparral.com. Christian Dayton Clemenson (born March 17, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Jerry “Hands” Espenson in the television series Boston Legal, for which he was nominated for three Emmy Awards and won the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
He has appeared in a number of highly acclaimed films, including Hannah and Her Sisters, Broadcast News, Apollo 13 and The Big Lebowski, and played Tom Burnett in Paul Greengrass` United 93.[5] He starred in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story as Prosecutor William Hodgman. Jerry has Asperger`s syndrome and possibly Tourette`s syndrome, which interferes with his ability to interact socially with other people, but also makes him a master interpreter of the law and his language. His expertise lies in financial law. Jerry holds a Juris Doctor and an MBA from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. He is a walking lie detector and a talented painter.
Little is known about Jerry`s life before the show, but he reveals that he was removed from both his parents, who never hugged him when he was a child. His father was a “man with a firm handshake,” while he had a somewhat strained relationship with his mother. He implies that his father had Asperger`s syndrome, as he was a brilliant Cornell math teacher who constantly asked people to toast. His older sister Joy used to throw stones at Jerry to get him to raise his hands from his thighs to defend himself. Prior to working at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, Espenson worked in an unknown profession where he had so little contact with other people that he dialed an information number just to hear a person`s voice. He revealed that at some point during this period of isolation, he was considering suicide. 9. Eugene Young of The Practice. The Practice has the least crazy characters in all of David`s shows.
That`s probably why it was the most successful show he ever created. Eugene is a very serious character. He carries the weight of the legal world on his shoulders. He takes his clients and their rights very seriously. If Eugene is dealing with Ally in a crossover episode or Alan Shore in the final season, you can watch David E. Kelley`s Battle of the Inner World. When Eugene gets angry, he shuts up and you sit there observing the inner workings of a great actor. I miss him. There is no single treatment for the syndrome, but care is aimed at helping the person cope with the disorder, reduce symptoms, and improve poor communication skills.
Clemenson starred in the film United 93 as Tom Burnett, one of the victims of the hijacking of the 9/11 flight that crashed after a passenger revolt in rural Pennsylvania. He also had a recurring role in Veronica Mars as Abel Koontz. In total, Clemenson appeared in three episodes of the series: “Like a Virgin,” “Mars vs.