Another constant that has remained by Kotsur’s side throughout this entire awards season experience has been his interpreter Maurer. Being a CODA himself, Maurer has been a part of Kotsur’s celebration every step of the way, acting as the familiar voice for hearing audiences as he interpretes Kotsur’s American Sign Language during the many conversations and award acceptance speeches all across the world. So, I asked Kotsur how did he know that Maurer was the right interpreter for him....
As Kotsur looks ahead at the widening opportunities for him as an actor now, he says that there are a lot of deaf historical figures that he’d like to play on-screen next, bringing up the example of real-life baseball player Dummy Hoy and how his presence in baseball during the late 19th century changed the way we all see umpires signal for balls and strikes in the sport today.
“The reason why I made that dedication is because when I was growing up, I’m 53 years old and I had two disabled family members. My father was in a wheelchair and my brother drowned in a pool and had to survive off of machines. And so, my only barrier was communication but I’m very sensitive to all of these experiences and everything that I’ve witnessed throughout my life.
I would've loved to see Will Smith try and slap this guy. They'd still be scraping poor 'ole Will off the floor...
AZ.Couldn’t B prouder,all levels!! “Waving hands 👋🏼👋🏼“is how Usign an applause4those wondering”😎🤙🏼👊🏼 what a wonderful acceptance speech!&the presenter,I💛 her!This had2B the best Oscar showN History!Even better then when g/dad won&yrs later conducted “Except4the assault!!”☮️💛🇺🇸
What a joy seeing this shared so much! Thank you for having this very special and important conversation with me, TroyKotsur. TheAcademy sianheder MarleeMatlin
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