Where is Mr Ayers now?

Ayers still lives in Los Angeles and is working part-time as a janitor. The exposure to people who lived on the streets of Los Angeles taught Foxx a positive lesson, he said.

Does Nathaniel Ayers have schizophrenia?

‘The Soloist’: Living With Mental Illness On Skid Row The Soloist tells the story of Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless cellist who has schizophrenia. There are thousands of Nathaniel Ayers out there, says Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez, who wrote the columns that led to the film.

Why did Nathaniel Ayers become homeless?

The Soloist Overcame His Homelessness with A Little Help from His Friends and Family. Nathaniel Ayers is a talented African American musician, who was diagnosed with a severe mental illness and ended up homeless on the streets of Los Angeles.

Did The Soloist win any Oscars?

Prism Award for Feature Film- Mental HealthThe Soloist / Awards

How accurate is The Soloist?

But The Soloist is Hollywood, and the story is intended to be a metaphor, not an entirely accurate portrayal of reality – a metaphor for the healing power of music and, more important, of friendship.

How did Nash develop schizophrenia?

In an email to a colleague in the mid-1990s, Nash said, “I emerged from irrational thinking, ultimately, without medicine other than the natural hormonal changes of aging,” according to The New York Times.

What symptoms did Nathaniel Ayers have?

Positive symptoms of the illness cause people to enter their own world and by doing so, lose touch with reality. Some positive symptoms that Nathanial Ayers exhibited include hallucinations, delusions and thought disorders.

What does lamp stand for in The Soloist?

LAMP Community (originally the Los Angeles Men’s Place) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization located in Skid Row that seeks to permanently end homelessness, improve health, and build self-sufficiency among men and women living with severe mental illness.