1. Troy Kotsur's accolades include a BAFTA Award, an Academy Award, and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.
16 Facts About Troy Kotsur
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Troy Kotsur directed and starred in the film No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie and gained wider attention with his guest role in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian.
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Troy Kotsur was born in Mesa, Arizona, the largest suburb of Phoenix, on July 24,1968, to JoDee and Leonard Stephen "Len" Troy Kotsur, who was Mesa's police chief.
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When Troy Kotsur was nine months old, his parents discovered that he was deaf and they learned American Sign Language so the family could communicate.
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Troy Kotsur's parents encouraged Kotsur to play sports and to make friends with hearing children in their neighborhood.
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Troy Kotsur attended the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf, where he first became interested in acting.
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Troy Kotsur graduated from Westwood High School where his drama teacher encouraged him to participate in the senior variety show.
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Troy Kotsur performed a pantomime skit that was positively received and motivated him to pursue theater.
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When Troy Kotsur received an acting job offer from the National Theatre of the Deaf, he accepted it and left Gallaudet to tour with NTD for two years, performing in two plays.
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In 2001, Troy Kotsur and hearing actor Lyle Kanouse were cast together in a Deaf West Theatre production of the 1985 musical Big River.
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In 2012, Troy Kotsur starred in the play Cyrano, based on Cyrano de Bergerac and a co-production of Deaf West Theatre and The Fountain Theatre.
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Troy Kotsur did not mention that he was an actor for fear that it would come across as sycophantic.
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In 2021, Troy Kotsur appeared in the feature film CODA in a supporting role as the deaf father of a hearing teenage daughter.
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Troy Kotsur received numerous awards for his performance, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor, Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
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Troy Kotsur is set to star in Flash Before the Bang, a sports drama television show with an all-deaf cast.
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Troy Kotsur is married to actress Deanne Bray, who is deaf, and they have one daughter, Kyra Monique Troy Kotsur, born on September 8,2005.