Kurt Yaeger Biography

Fast Facts

• First acting role was at the age of seven in a nativity play; he had stage fright and refused to go on
• Competed in the BMX pro circuit and X Games and is currently the first amputee to do a back flip on a bike
• Pursued a Masters degree in hydrogeology
• Lost his left leg below the knee in a 2006 motorcycle crash where he hit a pole and flipped over a 40-foot embankment
• He spent three and a half months in the hospital and endured 28 surgeries
• According to him, has broken every bone in his body at some point except the clavicle and has sustained 11 concussions
• Advocates for disability rights and raises awareness of monetary incentives and tax breaks for productions hiring disabled actors
• Posed for the satirical photo book XXX Porn for Women as a man doing laundry