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Steven Spielberg is easily one of the greatest directors of all time.

He is a visionary, a true artist, a film genius and… dyslexic??

He's struggled with it ever since he began at school.

He said:

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The last thing Tim Tebow needs to be doing is running plays backwards, throwing passes to empty patches of field.

When he was only 7, his mom had him tested for learning disabilities and his IQ.

The results said

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HEEEYYYYYY! CONGRATS, FONZ!

For all of Henry Winkler's work touring schools in the U.K., talking to children about dyslexia, doing his best in the effort to prevent bullying, and writing children's books on the subject, the Queen has rewarded him.

Through appointment, Henry is now an honorary OBE at the British embassy in Washington D.C.!

The Fonz was super surprised and, as aways, graciously humble with the honor. He even snapped a picture of the pin to tweet!

Aww, Fonz, way to be one of the best guys ever. Don't ever go away, okay??

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Unfortunately, Henry Winkler has dyslexia. He has dyslexia — has his whole life — but only found out after they tested his son when he was three.

So he spent his whole life struggling without really knowing why. And is he mad about it? At the beginning, but now not so much.

In fact, he's written several books, has had a successful movie career, and was the freakin' Fonz. He was also on arguably the funniest show on television — Arrested Development. He embraces it:

"I think that at first I was ashamed then I found out when my step-son Jed was in the 3rd grade, we had him tested and that's when I found out that's what I have. Then I was angry, all that punishment, all that yelling, all that feeling bad was for naught and then I thought maybe I would not be on the phone talking to you today if I did not not struggle through my learning challenge. Because if I were to give you two words to live by it would be tenacity and gratitude. Tenacity gets you where you want to go and gratitude doesn't allow you to be angry along the way.

It's a process. I didn't want to be angry, so you embrace the dyslexia rather than be embarrassed by it or defeated by it. Now certainly there are times when I wish I could spell, I wish I could do math in my head, I wish I could learn Italian."

We think that's definitely the way you have to go about it. There's nothing you can really do to fix dyslexia completely, so to reflect back and know that you've been successful regardless has to be pretty empowering!

I've Never Met an Idiot on the River is his newest book, filled with anecdotes, pictures, and observations. It's a quick and sweet read, so check it out if you can!

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What a brave guy! That must not be the easiest thing to talk about!

Orlando Bloom recently revealed that he struggles with dyslexia!

He admits:

"I have more trouble studying scripts and memorizing lines than most [other actors]. My mom used to tell me, 'If you read 50 books, I'll get you a motorbike.' So it inspired me to read a lot and work through [my dyslexia]. But I never quite got to 50. And I never got that motorbike!"

Awww Orly!

Sounds like he has such a supportive mom!

And we're glad he chose to work through his setbacks so the world could enjoy his SEKSI face!

Kudos to you for being so open, bb!

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