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Oscar nominee inspires deaf children to dream big
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Troy Kotsur is a star of CODA and the first deaf male actor ever to be nominated for an Oscar.
CODA is one of the most hotly-tipped films for Best Picture at the Oscars. Short for Child of Deaf Adults, the film features a deaf family with a hearing child who wants to sing.
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