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I See The Crowd Roar: The Story of William Dummy Hoy
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Documentary
A true story of a courageous boy who becomes a legend. Living a dream that wouldn't die; his passion empowered him to historically change the course of baseball. Facing challenges on every front he conquers all with his belief and determination; a true hero. A life changing story!
01-01-2007
40 min
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Troy Kotsur has been acting and directing for over 20 years. Deaf since birth, he was raised in Mesa, AZ. In his career he has had critically acclaimed performances in major films, a lead role in the Broadway run of a Tony Award-winning play, and numerous memorable roles on Television.
Troy has garnered rave reviews for his leading role in the 2021 feature CODA, which was awarded Best Ensemble Cast at Sundance. He is credited with being one of the prime reasons for the feature's festival success, which lead to its $25 million sale to Apple. Previous to this, Troy had a supporting role in The Number 23 starring Jim Carrey, and in subsequent years became known for stand-out performances in indie features.
In television, Troy made headlines in 2019 for his acting role in The Mandalorian on Disney+ because along with acting, he choreographed an adapted form of sign language for the series. Other notable television roles include guest star appearances on Criminal Minds, Scrubs, CSI: NY, and a fan-favorite recurring character on PAX's Sue Thomas: FB-Eye.
Much of Troy's success has stemmed from his highly respected career on stage. This includes a role in the Tony Award-winning run of Big River on Broadway, performing at the Mark Taper Forum, and the 2015 LA Drama Critics Circle Award nominee Spring Awakening.
Dan Lawler is an American producer, writer, director and line producer originally from Rochester, NY. After moving to Los Angeles in 2003 to study improvisation at The Groundlings Theatre & School, Dan spent his first years in LA acting & doing stand-up comedy before becoming established in production. More recently, Dan has worked with Miramax [us] on their feature films, He's All That (2021), Sick (2022), Old Dads (2023), The Beekeeper (2023), Strange Darling (2024), Here (2024) and others, with Scott Free Productions [us] on Jungleland (2020) and Our Friend (2019), as well as Los Angeles units for FilmNation Entertainment [us]'s The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021), and Netflix's Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (2021). In 2023, Dan moved into independent development on a slate of feature films.
