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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a 2009 movie directed by Thomas Carter, starring Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. and NAACP Image Award winner Kimberly Elise. It is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987. A Johnson and Johnson Spotlight Presentation, the movie aired on TNT on Saturday, February 7, 2009. It was also made in to an autobiography about his life as a kid to a surgeon. Gifted Hands is an inspiring story about a frustrated inner-city black kid who lives in Detroit, Michigan with his mother and older brother. His... MORE

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a 2009 movie directed by Thomas Carter, starring Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. and NAACP Image Award winner Kimberly Elise. It is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987. A Johnson and Johnson Spotlight Presentation, the movie aired on TNT on Saturday, February 7, 2009. It was also made in to an autobiography about his life as a kid to a surgeon. Gifted Hands is an inspiring story about a frustrated inner-city black kid who lives in Detroit, Michigan with his mother and older brother. His faith in God helps him become the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. When Ben Carson was young, he lacked motivation and had terrible grades. He grew up without a father, and as he got older, developed a dreadful temper that could have landed him in jail. Ben's mother, though, convinced him he could make something of his life. Pure determination pulled Ben from the bottom of his class to the top. He continued to soar through high school and was awarded a scholarship to Yale University. He then attended the University of Michigan Medical School and at age 33, LESS