‘Green Book’ director Farrelly, brother get disability award "Green Book" director Peter Farrelly and his filmmaker brother, Bobby Farrelly, are being recognized for pressing Hollywood to do a better job of casting and portraying people with disabilitiesFILE - In this Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Peter Farrelly, left, and Bobby Farrelly attend The Project Greenlight Season 4 premiere of "The Leisure Class" at The Theatre At The Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Peter Farrelly, left, and Bobby Farrelly attend The Project Greenlight Season 4 premiere of "The Leisure Class" at The Theatre At The Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. Both are being recognized for pressing Hollywood repeatedly and publicly to do a better job of casting and portraying people with disabilities. In reality, Peter Farrelly says, 20% of the U.S. population has some kind of disability. But changemakers like the Farrelly brothers are indispensable players in efforts to shift the conversation,” foundation president Jay Ruderman said.

Source: ABC News December 04, 2019 13:18 UTC