ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Sara Ramirez - Singer, songwriter, actress
Broadway and TV veteran Sara Ramirez challenges stereotypes even as she beguiles audiences.

Why you should listen

Sara Ramirez has been known to viewers for the past 11 years as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Callie Torres on ABC's drama "Grey's Anatomy." Prior to that role, Ramirez was seen on Broadway in Monty Python's Spamalot as Lady of the Lake, for which she earned both a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical and an Outer Critics Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.

Ramirez graduated from the Juilliard Drama School. Shortly after graduation, she made her Broadway debut starring in Paul Simon's The Capeman. Following that, she starred on Broadway in Fascinating Rhythm and A Class Act, as well as Off-Broadway in The Vagina Monologues. For the past four seasons, Ramirez has been the voice of Queen Miranda in the Disney Channel animated series, "Sofia The First.," She has also appeared on "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order: SVU," "Third Watch" and "Spin City." In 2011, she captured a whole new audience when she performed the most prominent songs on the special music event episode of "Grey's Anatomy" and released her own EP on iTunes.

Most recently, Ramirez co-hosted and performed at TED Talks Live on PBS, and produced two films: Loserville (released in fall 2016 in partnership with the Pacer Foundation's Center for Bullying Prevention & Stomp Out Bullying) and the virtual reality film experience Out of Exile: Daniel’s Story, an Official Selection Sundance Film Festival and Lumiere Award nominee directed by Nonny de la Peña. Her next executive producing project is The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, a documentary by filmmaker David France of How to Survive a Plague about LGBTQ civil rights transgender pioneers Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson.

In 2015, Ramirez was awarded the Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. In addition to her role as a member of the True Colors Fund’s Board of Directors, she supports The True Colors Fund, Bisexual Organizing Project, NDLON, Mujerez De Maiz, The Task Force and The San Diego/New York/San Francisco LGBT Centers.

(Photo: Paul Gregory)

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Michael Pemberton - Actor, singer/songwriter
Michael Pemberton is a New York-based actor and singer/songwriter.

Why you should listen

Michael Pemberton has been a working actor and singer-songwriter in New York City for over 20 years. He has appeared in numerous films, television and stage productions from regional theater to Broadway. The Michael Pemberton Band has appeared in many of New York's most storied venues including The Bitter End, Birdland, Joe's Pub and, proudly with his friend and collaborator Sara Ramirez, at Town Hall for Ted Talks Live. He is the lucky husband of Andrea, and proud Dad to Katie, Jared and Megan.

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TED Talks Live

Sara Ramirez: "Rollercoaster"

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Piosenkarka, autorka tekstów i aktorka Sara Ramirez jest kobietą wielu talentów. Przy akompaniamencie Michela Pemberona na gitarze Ramirez śpiewa o możliwościach, mądrości oraz życiowych wzlotach i upadkach wykonując autorski utwór "Rollercoaster."
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Broadway and TV veteran Sara Ramirez challenges stereotypes even as she beguiles audiences. Full bio - Actor, singer/songwriter
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(SingingŚpiew)
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Kolejka w wesołym miasteczku
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carouselKaruzela.
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karuzela.
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Where the highswysokie tony are heavenniebo,
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Gdzie wzloty są niebem,
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but the lowsupadki,
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ale upadki
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oh, they can be hellpiekło.
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mogą być piekłem.
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You can grabchwycić the ringpierścień,
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Możesz złapać dzwonek,
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you can ringpierścień that belldzwon,
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możesz nim zadzwonić,
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when the ridejazda is over,
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kiedy jazda się kończy,
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you can never tell.
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nigdy nie możesz ocenić.
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People tell you this one thing --
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Ludzie mówią ci, że ta jedna rzecz
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will make your life completekompletny.
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da ci spełnienie.
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So you,
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Więc ty
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you give it everything you got
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dajesz z siebie wszystko
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and you windwiatr up on the streetulica.
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i kończysz na ulicy.
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Then one day you wakebudzić up,
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Wtedy pewnego dnia budzisz się
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and they tell you "you're a queenkrólowa,"
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i mówią ci "jesteś królową",
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but then you find that someonektoś elsejeszcze
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ale wtedy odkrywasz, że ktoś inny
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is pullingciągnięcie on the stringssmyczki.
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pociąga za sznurki.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Kolejka w wesołym miasteczku,
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carouselKaruzela.
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karuzela.
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Where the highswysokie tony are heavenniebo,
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Gdzie wzloty są niebem,
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but the lowsupadki,
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ale upadki
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oh, they can be hellpiekło.
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mogą być piekłem.
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You can grabchwycić the ringpierścień,
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Możesz złapać dzwonek,

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you can ringpierścień that belldzwon,
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możesz nim zadzwonić,
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when the ridejazda is over,
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kiedy jazda się kończy,
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you can never tell.
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nigdy nie możesz ocenić.
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The one you love,
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Ci, których kochasz,
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they love you --
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oni kochają ciebie,
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oh yeah --
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o tak,
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untilaż do the endkoniec of time.
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po kres czasu.
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But losestracić your edgekrawędź or losestracić your coolchłodny,
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Ale strać przewagę lub strać zimną krew,
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they will dropupuszczać you like a dimebilon.
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rzucą cię jak drobniaka.
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EveryoneKażdy is crowdingwyparcia 'round'okrągły
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Wszyscy tłoczą się wokół,
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when fortunefortuna is your friendprzyjaciel.
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gdy los jest twym przyjacielem.
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When your luckszczęście is runningbieganie out,
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Gdy szczęście się skończy,
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you're all alonesam again.
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znów jesteś całkiem sam.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Kolejka w wesołym miasteczku,
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carouselKaruzela.
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karuzela.
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Where the highswysokie tony are heavenniebo
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Gdzie wzloty są niebem,
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but the lowsupadki,
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ale upadki
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oh, they can be hellpiekło.
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mogą być piekłem.
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You can grabchwycić the ringpierścień,
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Możesz złapać dzwonek,
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you can ringpierścień that belldzwon,
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możesz nim zadzwonić,
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when the ridejazda is over
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kiedy jazda się kończy,
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you can never tell.
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nigdy nie możesz ocenić.
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Well, maybe I'm just cynicalcyniczny,
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Cóż, może jestem po prostu cyniczna
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and all these wordssłowa are lieskłamstwa,
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i wszystkie te słowa to kłamstwa,
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but experiencedoświadczenie keepstrzyma tellingwymowny me
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ale doświadczenie wciąż mi mówi,
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that the cautiousostrożne one is wisemądry.
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że ostrożny jest mądrym.
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But cautionnależy zachować ostrożność makesczyni you hesitatewahać się,
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Ale ostrożność sprawia, że się wahasz,
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and hesitatewahać się you're lostStracony,
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a wahając się jesteś zagubiony,
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so take your opportunitiesmożliwości
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więc łap okazje
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and never countliczyć the costkoszt.
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i nigdy nie podliczaj kosztów.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Kolejka w wesołym miasteczku,
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carouselKaruzela.
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karuzela.
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Where the highswysokie tony are heavenniebo,
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Gdzie wzloty są niebem,
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but the lowsupadki,
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ale upadki
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oh, they can be hellpiekło.
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mogą być piekłem.
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You can grabchwycić the ringpierścień,
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Możesz złapać dzwonek,
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you can ringpierścień that belldzwon,
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możesz nim zadzwonić,
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when the ridejazda is over --
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kiedy jazda się kończy
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over, over,
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kończy, kończy
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you can never, ever tell.
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nigdy, przenigdy nie możesz ocenić.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Kolejka w wesołym miasteczku,
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karuzela,
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yeah, yeah, yeah,
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yeah, yeah, yeah,
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MichaelMichael PembertonPemberton.
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Michael Pemberton.
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(ApplauseAplauz)
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(Aplauz)
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Thank you so much.
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Dziękuję bardzo.
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Thank you.
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Dziękuję.
Translated by Hanna Dziedusiewicz
Reviewed by Rysia Wand

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Sara Ramirez - Singer, songwriter, actress
Broadway and TV veteran Sara Ramirez challenges stereotypes even as she beguiles audiences.

Why you should listen

Sara Ramirez has been known to viewers for the past 11 years as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Callie Torres on ABC's drama "Grey's Anatomy." Prior to that role, Ramirez was seen on Broadway in Monty Python's Spamalot as Lady of the Lake, for which she earned both a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical and an Outer Critics Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.

Ramirez graduated from the Juilliard Drama School. Shortly after graduation, she made her Broadway debut starring in Paul Simon's The Capeman. Following that, she starred on Broadway in Fascinating Rhythm and A Class Act, as well as Off-Broadway in The Vagina Monologues. For the past four seasons, Ramirez has been the voice of Queen Miranda in the Disney Channel animated series, "Sofia The First.," She has also appeared on "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order: SVU," "Third Watch" and "Spin City." In 2011, she captured a whole new audience when she performed the most prominent songs on the special music event episode of "Grey's Anatomy" and released her own EP on iTunes.

Most recently, Ramirez co-hosted and performed at TED Talks Live on PBS, and produced two films: Loserville (released in fall 2016 in partnership with the Pacer Foundation's Center for Bullying Prevention & Stomp Out Bullying) and the virtual reality film experience Out of Exile: Daniel’s Story, an Official Selection Sundance Film Festival and Lumiere Award nominee directed by Nonny de la Peña. Her next executive producing project is The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, a documentary by filmmaker David France of How to Survive a Plague about LGBTQ civil rights transgender pioneers Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson.

In 2015, Ramirez was awarded the Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. In addition to her role as a member of the True Colors Fund’s Board of Directors, she supports The True Colors Fund, Bisexual Organizing Project, NDLON, Mujerez De Maiz, The Task Force and The San Diego/New York/San Francisco LGBT Centers.

(Photo: Paul Gregory)

More profile about the speaker
Sara Ramirez | Speaker | TED.com
Michael Pemberton - Actor, singer/songwriter
Michael Pemberton is a New York-based actor and singer/songwriter.

Why you should listen

Michael Pemberton has been a working actor and singer-songwriter in New York City for over 20 years. He has appeared in numerous films, television and stage productions from regional theater to Broadway. The Michael Pemberton Band has appeared in many of New York's most storied venues including The Bitter End, Birdland, Joe's Pub and, proudly with his friend and collaborator Sara Ramirez, at Town Hall for Ted Talks Live. He is the lucky husband of Andrea, and proud Dad to Katie, Jared and Megan.

More profile about the speaker
Michael Pemberton | Speaker | TED.com