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Nick Vujicic
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Vujicic in 2021
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Nicholas James Vujicic
4 December 1982 |
| Citizenship | Australia United States |
| Alma mater | Griffith University |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Kanae Miyahara
(m. 2012) |
| Children | 4 (2 sons & 2 daughters) |
Nicholas James Vujicic (/ˈvuːɪtʃɪtʃ/ voo-ITCH-itch; born 4 December 1982) is an Australian-American Christian evangelist and motivational speaker of Serbian descent. Vujicic has tetra-amelia syndrome, a disorder characterised by the absence of arms and legs.
Early life
Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1982 to Dušanka and Borislav Vujičić, Serbian immigrants from Yugoslavia.
He was born without fully formed limbs. According to his autobiography, his mother refused to see him or hold him when the nurse held him in front of her, and she and her husband went out of the hospital.
Originally, the toes of one of his feet were fused. An operation was performed to separate the toes so that he can use them as fingers to grab. He refers to it as his chicken drumstick.
He attended Runcorn State High School up in Queensland and has made a couple of appearances there by doing speeches.
When he was seventeen years old, Vujicic's mother showed him a newspaper article about a woman praying with a severe disability; he then started to give talks at his prayer group. Vujicic graduated from Griffith University at the age of 21 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, with a double major in accountancy and financial planning.
In 2005, Vujicic founded Life Without Limbs, an international non-profit organisation and ministry. In 2007, he founded Attitude is Altitude, a secular motivational speaking company.
Vujicic starred in the short film The Butterfly Circus. At the 2010 Method Fest Independent Film Festival, he was awarded Best Actor in a Short Film for his starring performance as well.
Ministry
Vujicic is a Christian and an evangelist. He travels and speaks about his testimony of faith in Jesus Christ. His ministry is known as Life Without Limbs. As of 2008, the ministry was based in southern California.
Vujicic appeared on the ABC television show 20/20 in 2008.
Vujicic starred in the short film The Butterfly Circus (2009). At the 2010 Method Fest Independent Film Festival, he was awarded Best Actor in a Short Film for his starring performance.
Vujicic's first book, Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life, was published by Random House in 2010 and has been translated into 30 languages.
..... In 2021, he co-founded ProLife Bank.
In 2022, Vujicic launched a new ministry initiative called "Champions for the Brokenhearted". The goal of the project is to "support particular disaffected groups in need".
Personal life
Vujicic married Kanae Miyahara on February 12, 2012. As of 2017, Vujicic and his wife have two sons and two daughters. The family resides in Southern California.
Without any limbs, Vujicic is able to type 43 words per minute on a computer.
Books and publications
- Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life (2010); ISBN: 978-0307589743
- Your Life Without Limits (2012); ISBN: 978-0307731043
- Limitless: Devotions for a Ridiculously Good Life (2013); ISBN: 978-0307730916
- Unstoppable: The Incredible Power of Faith in Action (2013); ISBN: 978-0307730893
- The Power of Unstoppable Faith (2014); ISBN: 978-1601426765
- Stand Strong (2015); ISBN: 978-1601427823
- Love Without Limits (2016); ISBN: 978-1601426185
- Be the Hands and Feet: Living Out God's Love for All His Children, February 13, 2018; ISBN: 978-1601426208
See also
In Spanish: Nick Vujicic para niños
- Jennifer Bricker, an American acrobat born without legs
- Hirotada Ototake, a Japanese sports writer and survivor of tetra-amelia syndrome
- Joanne O'Riordan, an Irish Tetra-amelia syndrome survivor
- Zion Clark, a professional wrestler with no legs and a survivor of Caudal regression syndrome
