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1. • • The series premieres September 23 and stars Zachary Quinto (Heroes) as neurologist Dr. Oliver Wolf, a fictional doctor directly inspired by Sacks and the period when he was a Bronx, New York-based neurologist.
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   Is Zachary Quinto based on Oliver Sacks?

   • This Real-Life Doctor Inspired the New NBC Show Zachary Quinto's character in the upcoming medical drama is based on the late Dr. Oliver Sacks. We've been independently researching and testing products for over 120 years. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more about our review process.

   Is 'Brilliant Minds' Based on a True Story? How Dr. Oliver Sacks

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   Does Zachary Quinto play a doctor?

   • Although Zachary Quinto only plays a doctor on television, his character has some very real inspiration. In Brilliant Minds, the Emmy nominee stars as Dr. Oliver Wolf, inspired by the world-renowned queer neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, who wrote numerous bestselling books based on his case studies before he died at age 82 in 2015.

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   Who is Zachary Quinto?

   • Nearly 20 years after his breakout role in “Heroes,” Zachary Quinto returns to NBC as a world-class, eccentric doctor in “ Brilliant Minds.

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   Who is Dr Oliver Sacks?

   • If you've seen the movies At First Sight (1999) or Awakenings (1990), or read the nonfiction books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1985), Hallucinations (2012), or The River of Consciousness (2017), then you know the works of neurologist and writer Dr. Oliver Sacks (1933-2015).

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   How did Oliver Sacks end up in a relationship?

   • Quinto added, “Oliver Sacks was somebody who was deeply influenced by the time in which he came of age and the social restrictions on people being able to live fully who they were. So he didn’t come out until very much later in life. He ended up meeting a partner and having a really happy relationship till the end of his life.

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   Did Michael Grassi get a book based on Dr Sacks?

   • NBC Insider writes that show creator Michael Grassi originally was given two of Dr. Sacks' books (The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mar s) when presented with the idea of making a show based on him.

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   Jul 26, 2024 · The series premieres September 23 and stars Zachary Quinto (Heroes) as neurologist Dr. Oliver Wolf, a fictional doctor directly inspired by Sacks and the period when he was a Bronx, New...

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   Based on Oliver Sacks, Brilliant Minds is a new 13-part medical drama from NBC starring Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf.

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   Sep 30, 2024 · Dr. Oliver Wolf (Zachary Quinto) on Brilliant Minds Season 1 Episode 1. Photo: Rafy/NBC. In Sacks' case study chapter of "The Disembodied Lady" in his book, the patient, Christina, is a...

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    Sep 12, 2024 · In Brilliant Minds, Zachary Quinto plays a modern-day neurologist in a Bronx hospital who bears (so many!) similarities to Oliver Sacks (and a few differences…).