Tyrone Giordano (born ) is a deaf American film, television, and stage
actor. He is known for his roles in the musical Big River and the
movie The Family Stone.Giordano was born in Hartford, Connecticut to
deaf parents. He went to Montgomery Blair High School in Silver
Spring, Maryland, and Gallaudet University in Washington, DC.In ,
Giordano was a member of a small troupe of deaf and hearing actors
when he won his first professional role as a member of the Chorus in
the Arena Stage production of The Miracle Worker. In , he enrolled in
Deaf West Theatre's summer school program, and that fall he was cast
in the lead role of Huckleberry Finn in the critically acclaimed Big
River in Los Angeles. Big River was a hit at Deaf West Theatre and
made a second run at the Mark Taper Forum. Big River continued its
journey, returning to Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre in the
summer of , retaining some of its original cast members from and .
For his Broadway performance, Giordano was nominated for a Drama Desk
Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, losing out to Hugh Jackman.
The Broadway cast of Big River was honored with a Tony Honors for
Excellence in Theatre. Giordano remained with Big River for most of
its year-long national tour (June -June ) as well as its run in
Japan.While touring with Big River, Giordano was cast in The Family
Stone (), in which he played a gay and deaf member of the title
family. He also plays the deaf brother of Ashton Kutcher's character
in the film A Lot Like Love and was also in 's Untraceable starring
Diane Lane and in 's The Next Three Days with Russell Crowe. He has
appeared in episodes of the TV series Girlfriends and CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation.
actor. He is known for his roles in the musical Big River and the
movie The Family Stone.Giordano was born in Hartford, Connecticut to
deaf parents. He went to Montgomery Blair High School in Silver
Spring, Maryland, and Gallaudet University in Washington, DC.In ,
Giordano was a member of a small troupe of deaf and hearing actors
when he won his first professional role as a member of the Chorus in
the Arena Stage production of The Miracle Worker. In , he enrolled in
Deaf West Theatre's summer school program, and that fall he was cast
in the lead role of Huckleberry Finn in the critically acclaimed Big
River in Los Angeles. Big River was a hit at Deaf West Theatre and
made a second run at the Mark Taper Forum. Big River continued its
journey, returning to Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre in the
summer of , retaining some of its original cast members from and .
For his Broadway performance, Giordano was nominated for a Drama Desk
Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, losing out to Hugh Jackman.
The Broadway cast of Big River was honored with a Tony Honors for
Excellence in Theatre. Giordano remained with Big River for most of
its year-long national tour (June -June ) as well as its run in
Japan.While touring with Big River, Giordano was cast in The Family
Stone (), in which he played a gay and deaf member of the title
family. He also plays the deaf brother of Ashton Kutcher's character
in the film A Lot Like Love and was also in 's Untraceable starring
Diane Lane and in 's The Next Three Days with Russell Crowe. He has
appeared in episodes of the TV series Girlfriends and CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation.
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