I would have never thought that playing with my Jenga blocks when I was six would lead to a movie and five Guinness World Records,” he told Vancouver Sun. He began playing Jenga when he was only six. Maxwell was diagnosed with autism when he was seven, Vancouver Sun reported. He said his role was small, since he’d never been on camera before, and he was glad for that. Seeing all the actors in their costumes added an extra touch of excitement to the whole experience for me.” “As we drove in, we stepped out and were greeted by the sight of a scene being filmed where my character was building the Jenga structure… It was truly amazing to witness how well they replicated the Jenga structure and the platform it sat on. “I had an absolute blast going to the set!” Maxwell said. He turned 14 just about a week before the movie’s premiere, according to his Instagram.Ī post shared by Aias Dalman 🎬 Dalman portrays Maxwell in the movie, Maxwell does appear in the movie himself at one point, Guinness World Records reported. When he’s not playing Jenga, Maxwell also enjoys playing basketball or riding his unicycle, he told Guinness World Records.Īias Dalman, who is from Vancouver, plays Charlie in the movie (the character based on Maxwell.) Dalman also is on the autism spectrum. When he’s working on a tower and it falls, he takes a 30 minute break to “reset” his mind and “pretend that I never build that tower,” he said. Maxwell said finding a base that was sturdy enough to keep the structure stable was his toughest feat. He added that this is an engineering challenge for him that really taps into his creativity. I kept running out of Jenga blocks, which motivated me to push myself further,” he told Guinness World Records. “When I got my first record, I knew I had more in me.

He had to use trial and error to finally find the right path to his big wins. It was by chance that he discovered his talent, Guinness World Records shared. In 2023, he broke both of his records again, this time stacking 1,840 blocks on the original Jenga and another 900 on the giant Jenga. He then balanced 500 giant Jenga blocks on a single block, earning another record.

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