'Thomas & Friends' is introducing its first autistic train character, Bruno the Brake Car — voiced by child actors with autism.
Bruno is set to debut in his first episode on Monday, Sept. 12, in the U.S., and later this month in Canada and the U.K. The U.S. version of Bruno is voiced by Chuck Smith, a 10-year-old from Toronto, Canada. In the U.K., the role went to Elliott Garcia, a 9-year-old from Reading, in southeast England.
"Bruno is a Brake Car, and he is a new friend for Thomas and his friends, and he's also autistic, like me," Garcia said in a news release sent to NPR."He is funny, smart, and he's a very relaxed character. He can get really overwhelmed, he can get worried, and he uses comedy to get past situations." Chuck Smith, 10, has long loved trains and is thrilled to make his acting debut by voicing the Bruno character in the U.S., Mattel says.Chuck Smith, 10, has long loved trains and is thrilled to make his acting debut by voicing the Bruno character in the U.S., Mattel says.While Bruno's arrival was hailed in joint press releases on both sides of the Atlantic, the producers ofanother U.K. export, took a more low-key approach to adding diversity, with a subtle mention of a same-sex couple.
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