Deaf actor Troy Kotsur makes himself heard with Oscar win

Troy Kotsur made history Sunday as the first deaf male actor to earn an Oscar, winning over voters with a funny, assured and authentic turn as the father of a loving family in the heartfelt indie drama "CODA."

But his performance in "CODA" alongside Marlee Matlin -- the only other deaf actor to win an Oscar, in 1987 for "Children of a Lesser God" -- has catapulted him to a historic Academy Award win. The family faces the added challenge of being deaf in a tough blue-collar world, where authorities are unwilling to make allowances for their lack of hearing.

The relative newcomer to the streaming wars released the film worldwide last summer, and Kotsur -- a regular performer at Los Angeles' Deaf West Theater known to television viewers for turns in "The Mandalorian" and "CSI: NY" -- has collected multiple accolades since.

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