LOS ANGELES -- In 1987, Marlee Matlin made history as the first deaf actor to win an Oscar for her role in "Children of a Lesser God." At the time, it felt like a major breakthrough, but Matlin has ...

Kotsur made history as the first deaf actor to win an Academy Award in 2022 for his performance in the comedy-drama. While speaking to PEOPLE at the New York premiere of his new Netflix show Black ...

Troy Kotsur plays Joe Mancuso, a vicious criminal, in Netflix's new limited series "Black Rabbit." (The Tyler Twins / For The Times) "CODA," the heartwarming drama about the child of Deaf adults, made ...

Of all of the Oscar nominees this year, Troy Kotsur is probably having the best time. He's won one award after another for his work in "CODA." And now, there's one more trophy he hopes to take home: ...

On Tuesday, the actor became the first deaf male performer to be nominated for the prestigious award for his role in the 2021 film "CODA." The Apple TV+ movie follows Ruby, a child whose parents and ...

"I do see some improvements in Hollywood, but this improvement doesn't happen overnight. It's a slow transformation that takes time," he exclusively tells PEOPLE The actor stars in Netflix's Black ...