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- Birth nameDori Schappell
- Height4′ 4″ (1.32 m)
- George Schappell was born on September 18, 1961 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA as Dori Schappell. He later changed his name to Reba, and then to George when he came out as FTM transgender. He is an actor, known for Born Different: Unbelievable Medical Conditions (2010), Medical Incredible (2005) and Face to Face: The Schappell Twins (2000).- IMDb Mini Biography By: k
- The twins of West Reading, Pennsylvania, had distinct brains but were joined at the skull. George, who had spina- bifida and was 4 inches shorter, was wheeled around by Lori on an adaptive wheeled stool. Despite each having to go where the other went, it was very important to both to live as independently as possible.
Both graduated from a public high school and took college classes. George went along for six years as Lori worked in a hospital laundry. Lori was a trophy-winning bowler, gave up the job in 1996 so her sibling could launch a country music career.
Since the age of 24, they have maintained their own residence and have traveled extensively. Over the years, they appeared in many documentaries and talk shows, as well as in an episode of the FX medical drama "Nip/Tuck."- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- RelativesLori Schappell(Sibling)
- Was a craniopagus twin (joined at the head): they were believed to be the oldest living twins in the world with this condition at the time of their deaths.
- Had spina bifida and got around on a specially built rolling chair steered by his sister.
- Lived in a home for people with mental disabilities for the first 24 years of their lives, even though neither he nor his sister suffered from any mental illness or deficiency.
- Country singing star and conjoined twin of Lori Schappell.
- Originally took the name "Reba" because he hated his birth name, rhyming with his sister's, and because country star Reba McEntire was his favorite singer.
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