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Paul Raci (/ ˈ r eɪ s i /; born April 7, 1948) is an American character actor. A veteran of stage, film and television, he has appeared in a variety of projects, including small roles in Baskets and Parks and Recreation. In 2021, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Sound of Metal (2019).
Paul Raci is an Oscar-nominated actor who starred in Sound of Metal (2020) and many TV shows. He was born and raised in Chicago by deaf parents and is fluent in American Sign Language.
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Mar 31, 2021 · March 31, 2021. It’s been a long time coming for Paul Raci, who just earned his first Oscar nomination at age 72. “To be an actor for all these years — 40 years of just knocking around — and...
Paul Raci is an American actor, singer and interpreter who was born deaf and served in Vietnam. He is known for his roles in Sound of Metal, Baskets, Goliath and Parks and Recreation.
- April 7, 1948
- The Actor: Paul Raci
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- The Move to L.A.
- The Big Break
- What’s Next
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The cliche in Hollywood is that every overnight success is about 10 years in the making. For Paul Raci, who earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his gently arresting turn in Sound of Metal, that jump into the limelight took…well, just a little longer. “I started professionally acting in ’80,” he tells us over Zoom from his house in B...
(Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images) After two tours in Vietnam, college, and a stint as the frontman of a rock band, Raci and 10 of his actor pals started the Immediate Theatre Company in the far-north-side Chicago neighborhood of Rogers Park. “Real theater, theatrical realism” is how he describes the group’s ethos. “We tried to emulate Steppen...
(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) “You’re in Chicago, thinking you’re gonna move out here and sit by the pool with your sunglasses on and wait for your agent to call you. It ain’t gonna happen, man,” Raci says. “I quickly found out that if you’re 40 years old, which I was when I moved out here, that nobody’s looking for you. They were looking for y...
(Photo by ©Amazon) Raci actually turned down Sound of Metal — that is, after his agent and wife coaxed the film’s casting director into giving his audition tape a look, stressing how perfectly her husband’s background matched the role, and after Darius Marder met up with Raci on the east coast and he accepted the part. “I found out I could make mor...
(Photo by ©Amazon) With the accolades he’s received for Sound of Metal — Raci has won a whopping nine Film Critics Awards for Best Supporting Actor, as well as one from the National Board of Review, not to mention the Oscar buzz — the actor’s days of hearing “Oh, no, not this time” from folks in the industry would seem to be behind him. “I’m siftin...
Learn about Paul Raci's long and winding journey from Vietnam veteran to sign-language interpreter to Sound of Metal star. The 73-year-old actor shares his insights on his career, his role, and his connection to the deaf community.
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Apr 17, 2021 · Paul Raci, who plays Joe in "Sound of Metal", shares his 40-year journey from interpreting movies for his deaf parents to starring in a hearing-loss drama. He talks about his role, his background, his passion and his hopes for the future of deaf representation in Hollywood.
Apr 13, 2021 · Paul Raci, 73, is a breakout star of "Sound of Metal", a film about a deaf metal drummer. He talks about his career, his role, and his passion for sign language and heavy metal.
