In "My Left Foot", the actor Daniel Day-Lewis won widespread critical acclaim for his performance of a man suffering from cerebral palsy.
 It won him numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for Best Actor
 John Hartoch, Day-Lewis's acting teacher at Bristol Old Vic theatre school, said of his former pupil's achievement:Although we have quite an impressive alumni  everyone from Jeremy Irons to Patrick Stewart  I suppose he is now probably the best known, and we're very proud of all he's achieved

