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Paul Raci is an American actor best known for his role as Joe in the Sound of Metal (2020) directed by Darius Marder, starring opposite Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke. Paul can also be seen in many TV shows including Baskets opposite Zach Galifinakis, Goliath opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Parks and Recreations opposite Amy Poehler.

Paul was born and raised in Chicago by Deaf parents and is fluent in American Sign Language. While in Chicago, he honed his acting chops at the local theaters and was a founding member of The Immediate Theater Company, where he was nominated for a Jefferson Award for their production of Children of a Lesser God. He also trained at Second City and has worked with several improvisation companies.

In Los Angeles, he has performed in over 12 productions with the locally acclaimed, Deaf West Theater including Of Mice and Men, Medea, Equus, A Christmas Carol, and most recently the acclaimed, award winning production of David Mamet's American Buffalo in ASL.

A Vietnam veteran, Paul is also a musician and singer with the band Hands of Doom an ASL rock, Black Sabbath Tribute band where Paul dazzles his audience with his outstanding, raw vocals and outrageously artful ASL. Paul has been married for years to Liz Hanley Raci. They have one daughter, Britta, who is also a singer, songwriter with the Indie Band It's Butter.

(1985) He acted in Mark Medoff&#39;s play, &quot;Children of a Lesser God,&quot; at the Immediate Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, with Janis I. Cole.

(2015) Stage play: American Buffalo-playing Donny, at California State University Los Angeles&#39;s State Playhouse (co-produced with DeafWest). Written by David Mamet, directed by Stephen Rothman, costarring Troy Kotsur (Teach) and Matthew Ryan Pest (Bobby).

(2012) Stage play: Cyrano-playing Chris, at the Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles (co-produced with DeafWest). Written by Stephen Sachs, directed by Simon Levy, costarring Troy Kotsur (Cyrano), Erinn Anova (Roxy)

(2004) Stage play: What Are You...Deaf?-playing the simultaneous voice interpretation for C. J. Jones, at the DeafWest Theatre in North Hollywood, California. Written by C. J. Jones., directed by Steve Rothman, costarring C. J. Jones.

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