- Born
- Birth nameAlyson Mackenzie Stroker
- Nickname
- Wild Child
- Alyson Mackenzie Stroker was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Aly is a New York York City actress and singer, and has been for more than three quarters of her life. She studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, concentrated in drama. Ali has been paralyzed from the chest down since she was 2 years old and uses a wheelchair because of a car accident. She wants to inspire other people with disabilities who want to be performers to follow their dreams. She originally auditioned for the Glee Project at a casting call in New York City. Ali is a mezzo-soprano but, because she is paralyzed, she cannot engage the diaphragm, stomach, or core, so she has created her own singing techniques. She's a strong swimmer, and learned to surf with the group Life Rolls On.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Ali Lovette
- ChildrenJesse Kenneth Perlow
- RelativesTory Stroker(Sibling)Jake Stroker(Sibling)
- She has been in a wheelchair since she was age 2. She was paralyzed from the chest down due to a car crash.
- As of June 2020, she holds the National Record for the Under-11 200-meter event on the track in wheelchair racing.
- (June 9, 2019) First-ever wheelchair-using performer to win a Tony Award for Featured Actress in a Musical: for "Oklahoma!" (Radio City Music Hall, New York).
- She sings in mezzo-soprano.
- She has a younger sister named Tory and an older brother named Jake.
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