18. He Used His Emmy Win To Advocate For LP Issues
When Dinklage won the Emmy for his performance as Tyrion Lannister, he used the occasion to call attention to Martin Henderson, an English, permanently injured victim of 'dwarf tossing.' Reacting to the namecheck, Henderson stated, "It is nice to know my message is getting out to people that it is not acceptable to throw dwarves around."
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