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Lori and George Schappell (born as Lori and Dori Schappell, September 18, 1961 in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania) are conjoined twins. George has performed as a country singer. In 2007, George, who was at that time known as Reba Schappell, stated that although assigned female at birth, he identified as male and changed his name to George.〔Sally Brook, ''We have Normal Lives'', (The Sun ), 2011-09-15〕 ==Careers== George Schappell has designed support equipment for people with physical handicaps, including a specialized wheelchair and a mobility aid for dogs. As country singer Reba Schappell, George has performed widely in the United States and visited Germany and Japan and in 1997, won an L.A. Music Award for Best New Country Artist. George sang "Fear of Being Alone" over the credits of ''Stuck on You'', a comedy film about a pair of fictitious conjoined twins.〔Best Doctors, ''Separation Anxiety'', see below〕 Lori acts as George's facilitator. She works in a laundry, arranging her workload around George's singing commitments. Lori says that, as a fan of George's, she pays to attend concerts, just like all the other fans, simply making herself quiet and "invisible" while George is performing.〔BBC – ''Sisters' Hope''. see below.〕 As conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell have appeared in a number of television documentaries and talk shows. They have also acted in an episode of the television series ''Nip/Tuck'', in which they played conjoined twins Rose and Raven Rosenberg. On June 21, 2007, Lori and George took part in the grand opening of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not ! Odditorium" in Times Square in New York. This is the first time they were billed as Lori and George Schappell.〔(USA Weekly News, Ripley's Believe it or Not ) Direct quote: ''"Tona Lewis, left, of Brick, N.J., shakes hands with conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell during the grand opening celebration of Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium Thursday, June 21, 2007 in New York's Times Square."''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lori and George Schappell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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