Troy Kotsur

Troy Kotsur’s Staggering Net Worth Collection

Troy Michael Kotsur, who has been in the film industry for over two decades, must have a sizable annual income. His service to Hollywood is deserving of a stipend of roughly $10 million. Kotsur earns a little fortune as a director in addition to acting.

According to our information, Troy possesses luxury automobiles and luxurious residences due to his remarkable work profits. However, it is hard to reveal Kostur’s exact net worth because there is now little data about his revenues on the internet. Thomas Kail and Ekaterina Dubakina are famous Theatre directors.

Troy Kotsur’s Career Highlights

Troy Kotsur obtained an acting opportunity with the National Theatre of the Deaf and left Gallaudet to travel with NTD for two years, participating in two shows. In 1994, he began playing in and directing many performances for the Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles, California. He played Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire, Lenny in Of Mice and Men, and Prince Hamlet in Ophelia on stage.

Kotsur and hearing actor Lyle Kanouse co-starred in a Deaf West Theatre performance of the 1985 musical Big River in 2001. Big River‘s popularity prompted it to be staged at the Mark Taper Forum, followed by a Broadway revival under Roundabout Theater Company and Deaf West at the American Airlines Theater in New York City. He also had a recurrent role on Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, where he worked as an ASL specialist. Since then, he has been on television and in films.

In 2012, Troy appeared in Cyrano, a play based on Cyrano de Bergerac and co-produced by Deaf West Theatre and The Fountain Theatre. Stephen Sachs directed the play, which opened in April 2012. Following Cyrano, Kotsur headed No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie premiered at the 2013 Heartland Film Festival.

In 2021, Kotsur starred as a supporting actor in CODA’s feature film as the deaf father of a hearing teenage daughter. After seeing his performances in Deaf West versions of Our Town and Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo, Sian Heder recruited him as part of the ensemble. According to NPR, Kotsur’s performance in CODA “awed both spectators and reviewers.”

Troy Kotsur’s Wife & Daughter

Troy Kotsur is a family man married to his childhood sweetheart, Deanne Bray. For the past 21 years, the couple has been dedicated to one other. In 2001, Kotsur and Deanne Bray exchanged wedding vows. Aside from that, they haven’t discussed their married lives in public because they are both extremely professional.

The actor’s wife, Deanne Bray, is also a member of the film business and is well-known for her program Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye. She is currently 50 years old and was born deaf on May 14, 1971. Kyra Monique Kotsur, 16, is the only child of Troy Kotsure and his wife, Deane Bray. She enjoys playing the guitar and wishes to pursue a career in music.

Troy Kotsur’s Early Life

On July 24, 1968, Kotsur was born in Mesa, Arizona, the largest suburb of Phoenix, to JoDee and Leonard Stephen “Len” Kotsur, Mesa’s police chief. Kotsur’s parents discovered he was deaf when he was nine months old, and they learned American Sign Language so the family could communicate. His parents pushed him to participate in sports and make friends with the neighborhood’s deaf youngsters.

The director initially became interested in acting while attending the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf. He received his diploma from Westwood High School. His theatre instructor pushed him to participate in the senior variety show in high school, and he performed a pantomime skit that was well received and inspired him to pursue a career in theater.

Troy interned at KTSP-TV after graduating from high school (now KSAZ-TV). While he had hoped to direct films, he did not feel connected with people during his internship, stating, “My directing dream poofed as I accepted the truth that I lived in a world that did not use my language.” From 1987 to 1989, he attended Gallaudet University, where he studied theater, television, and cinema.

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