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Christi Hockel-Davenport

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πŸŽ‚ December 25, 1978 Β· 47πŸ“ Walnut Creek, California, U.S.

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Christi Hockel-Davenport (born December 25, 1978) is an American speaker, advocate, and stage actor from Walnut Creek, California. She is one of the lead subjects in the feature documentary "Into the Spotlight" (2023), which follows a musical theatre troupe of actors with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The film is notable for being told solely from the perspective of the actors, without any interviews with neurotypical people. Born with Down syndrome, Christi is known for her national speaking engagements, often on the topic of love and marriage, that she would give with her late husband, Austin. They were married from 2009 until Austin's death in 2021. She lives in Waln…

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Christi Hockel-Davenport (born December 25, 1978) is an American speaker, advocate, and stage actor from Walnut Creek, California. She is one of the lead subjects in the feature documentary "Into the Spotlight" (2023), which follows a musical theatre troupe of actors with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The film is notable for being told solely from the perspective of the actors, without any interviews with neurotypical people. Born with Down syndrome, Christi is known for her national speaking engagements, often on the topic of love and marriage, that she would give with her late husband, Austin. They were married from 2009 until Austin's death in 2021. She lives in Walnut Creek near her parents, Dr. Jack and Judie Hockel.

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