Nick Vujicic
Evangelist and motivational speaker born without limbs.
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Nicholas James Vujicic, known as Nick Vujicic, is an Australian and American evangelist and motivational speaker. Born on 4 December 1982 with tetra-amelia syndrome—a condition marked by the absence of arms and legs—he has built a global platform sharing his Christian faith. Despite being born without limbs, he uses a partial foot with two separated toes (which he calls his "chicken drumstick") to walk, jump, write, type, swim, surf, and skateboard. His ministry, Life Without Limbs, was based in southern California as of 2008, and he has authored multiple books, including Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life, published by Random House in 2010 and translated into 30 languages.
Early life
Nick Vujicic was born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. His parents, Dušanka and Borislav Vujičić, were Serbian immigrants from Yugoslavia. In his early childhood, the family followed the Serbian Orthodox faith, but later they converted to Protestantism. His father serves as a pastor in the Apostolic Christian Church.
Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare condition that means he has no arms or legs. According to his autobiography, his mother initially refused to see or hold him after birth, and she and her husband left the hospital. He faced bullying at school because of his disability. At one point, he tried to drown himself in a bathtub but was saved.
His parents struggled with grief and confusion at first, but they taught him to focus on the positive side of life. Though Vujicic has no arms, he is not completely legless: he has one partial foot with two toes that were originally fused together. Surgery separated the toes so he could use them like fingers. He calls this foot his "chicken drumstick."
It serves as his universal limb, allowing him to walk, jump, write, type, swim, surf, and skateboard. At age 17, he began giving inspirational talks at schools and church events. He later earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Griffith University at age 21, with double majors in accountancy and financial planning.
Ministry of Nick
Nick Vujicic is a speaker who shares his Christian faith through his ministry, Life Without Limbs, which was based in southern California as of 2008. In 2008, he was featured on the American news program 20/20. He acted in the 2009 short film The Butterfly Circus, winning Best Actor in a Short Film at the 2010 Method Fest Independent Film Festival.
His first book, Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life, came out from Random House in 2010 and has been translated into 30 languages. Vujicic holds anti-abortion views and co-founded ProLife Bank in 2021. In 2022, he started a new ministry called Champions for the Brokenhearted, aimed at supporting specific groups facing hardship.
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was Nick Vujicic born?
Nick Vujicic was born on 4 December 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
When was Nick Vujicic active?
Nick Vujicic has been active since 2004.
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