Atticus Shaffer plays Brick, the younger son in the family comedy starring Patricia Heaton. According to ABC, he began acting in 2006 and has appeared on The Class, My Name is Earl, Days of Our Lives, Carpoolers, Out of Jimmy's Head and Human Giant -- as well as sharing a bus stop with Will Smith in Hancock and doing commercials. Other films include The Unborn and An American Carol. He is home-schooled, a Boy Scout and an avid Yu-Gi-Oh player. And he does all those things while dealing with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease. Shaffer has Type IV, which according to the OI Foundation's website leaves people ``moderately affected.''

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Wow, I never knew that. I hope he is doing OK. What a talented young man he is - just perfect in the role of Brick.