How Shia LaBeouf's Costar Zack Gottsagen Didn't Let Down Syndrome Stop Him from Taking Hollywood
Zack Gottsagen dreamed of being an actor as he grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida.,” Gottsagen, 34, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I would dream of working with him someday.”
While some thought Gottsagen’s acting goal seemed unlikely because he has Down syndrome, Gottsagen never let that stop him. He enrolled in a performing arts school and took acting lessons, and after years of training and dedication to the craft, Gottsagen achieved what many thought would be impossible. Now Gottsagen stars in the new film“Down syndrome won’t stop me,” Gottsagen says. “I knew I could do it. It was hard sometimes, but I knew if I worked hard, I would do a good job, and I did.
Zack, who lives in his own apartment, supplemented his income by working at a local movie theater until it closed last month and took small acting roles. His work on 2014’s, about actors with disabilities, caught the eyes of writers Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, who were so impressed that they wrote a role for him inZack also wowed his costars. “There were times his eyes were the only thing I could look at,” LaBeouf says. “He’s creatively masterful. He was my rock.
Adds Johnson, 29: “Working with Zack was the most honest and loving experience I’ve had with another actor. He’s pure light, and he totally changed my heart.”“People think that someone with Down can’t do things,” Zack says. “I want to prove them wrong. If they watch me in a movie, maybe they’ll think that they can do anything too. Maybe someone else with a disability will follow their dreams because of me.
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