Are The Birdsey Brothers Based On Real People? They Have Literary Ties
Versatile actor Mark Ruffalo does double duty in HBO's new limited series I Know This Much Is True (out now). Ruffalo stars in the six-part drama as twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey. Thomas suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and Dominick tries to protect his brother from his own harmful delusions while also unraveling their family's secrets. With Ruffalo taking on two incredibly different and difficult roles, audiences might wonder if the Birdsey brothers from I Know This Much Is True are based on real people? Despite its name, I Know This Much Is True isn't a true story. The series is an adaptation of the 900-page novel of the same name by Wally Lamb. The book was released in 1998 and was a part of Oprah's famed book club . The story stretches over multiple decades and features an ensemble of seriously talented actors such as Melissa Leo, Rosie O'Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Juliette Lewis, Kathryn Hahn, and Imogen Poots. Directed by Derek Cianfrance, wh