Keith Wann is an American comedian and performance artist.
Early life
Wann is the
child of two deaf adults and was born in 1969.
Performing artist
Wann is a performing ASL artist and has been featured in several short films with ASL. He currently stars in a popular ASL Children's book iTunes APP, is also a writer/actor for "Sign It! American Sign Language Made Easy" (a new Signing Time Foundation project), and has done the annual "Read for the Record" story since 2009. Wann has also done several commercials for Pepsi, appeared in
Law & Order
''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise.
''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering o ...
,
Quantico, and several short films, and he travels the United States performing almost every weekend with his solo show and the ASL Comedy Tour.
Along with performing, Wann also teaches workshops and maintains his National Certification as an interpreter, NIC:Master and CI/CT and has been an artistic ASL consultant on video projects including the artist
Sia
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
.
Career
Wann uses his
American Sign Language
American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States of America and most of Anglophone Canada. ASL is a complete and organized visual language that is express ...
knowledge in performance art.
Wann has interpreted several Broadway shows including School of Rock, Noises Off, West Side Story, Shrek: The Musical; Little Shop Of Horrors, Hamlet, Beauty and the Beast, and 39 Steps. He holds CI CT and NIC:Master certifications and teaches interpreting workshops focusing on Storytelling Surrogates and Improvisation for ASL Students. He also worked with Sia on her music video “Soon We'll Be Found”, appeared in several short movies, was an extra on several tv shows, and starred in a series of online Super Bowl commercials featuring sign language. As an ASL performer since 2002, he has produced several solo shows and hosted the ASL Comedy Tour 10 years in a row but now focuses on storytelling for Deaf children in the annual Read for the Record event. He is currently involved with the
Signing Time Foundation
Signing may refer to:
* Using sign language
* Signature, placing one's name on a document
* Signature (disambiguation)
* Manual communication, signing as a form of communication using the hands in place of the voice
* Digital signature
A digit ...
producing, writing, and acting in "Sign It ASL" which is an online ASL course for adults. He is also making appearances in a popular Signed Stories App hosted by itv. He completed TDF’s Interpreting in the Theatre Program at the
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most ...
in 2007.
References
External links
Official site
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American male comedians
American male stage actors
Living people
1969 births
21st-century American comedians
American Sign Language interpreters
21st-century translators