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10-Year-Old From Maryland Becomes First Black Deaf Boy to Earn Emmy Nomination

Keivonn Woodard, a 10-year-old kid from Bowie, Maryland, has made history by being the first Black deaf actor to receive an Emmy nomination. He was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his appearance in HBO’s “The Last of Us.”

 

Woodard stars as Sam, a deaf youngster with leukemia, in the post-apocalyptic zombie series, which is inspired on a famous 2013 computer game. While his video game counterpart is not deaf, the producers chose to cast a deaf actor for the role, allowing Woodard’s performance to stand out on the critically praised show.

 

Woodard expressed his awareness of the nomination’s “importance and huge impact” on actors like him, according to Deadline. His mother April Jackson-Woodard also shared her joy and surprise, saying she “never thought or dreamed it would happen” to his son, especially on his first TV show.

 

In his historical achievement, Woodard also became the youngest-ever nominee in the Outstanding Guest Actor category and the second-youngest person to be nominated overall for an Emmy Award.

 

Alongside his acting aspirations, Woodard is also passionate about hockey and dreams of becoming the first deaf Black player in the National Hockey League.

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