Bruce Hlibok

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bruce Hlibok
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Jul 31, 1960(1960-07-31)
Age	64
Date Of Death	June 23, 1995, Jersey City, NJ
Birthplace	Flushing
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Leo

Bruce Hlibok Biography

Bruce Hlibok is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on July 31, 1960 in Flushing, New York, United States.

Hlibok was the first deaf actor to play a main role in a Broadway production, Runaways, composed and directed by Elizabeth Swados and produced by Joseph Papp. The musical premiered off-Broadway on February 21, 1978 at the Public Theater Cabaret as presented by the New York Shakespeare Festival. It moved to Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre on May 13, 1978 and closed on Dec 31, 1978 after 274 performances and 12 previews. Hlibok was the first to use sign language in the rhythm of music on stage. The play received five Tony Awards nominations.

Hlibok was born in Flushing, New York to deaf parents, Albert and Margaret Hlibok, and was the eldest of four siblings. He directed his first formal play at Union League of Deaf in 1978, was a member of Metro Jr. NAD and attended Youth Leadership Camp. He attended Lexington School for the Deaf briefly then graduated from Horace Mann School, Riverdale, New York in 1979. He went to Gallaudet College and then transferred to New York University, where he graduated in journalism and play writing.

Bruce Hlibok Net Worth

Bruce Hlibok is one of the richest Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bruce Hlibok 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bruce Michael Mackintosh Hlibok (July 31, 1960- June 23, 1995) was an American deaf actor.

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Was Bruce hlibok born deaf?

Career. Hlibok was the first deaf actor to play a main role in a Broadway production, Runaways, composed and directed by Elizabeth Swados and produced by Joseph Papp.

What plays did Bruce hlibok write?

He wrote several plays that ran Off Broadway, including “Going Home” in 1980, “Woman Talk” in 1984 and “The Deaf Mute Howls” in 1988.

Who was the first deaf actor on Broadway?

The Miracle Worker, Ann Bancroft and Patty Duke , 1959. The first public performance of a play by deaf actors took place on a Broadway stage.

Why is it unusual for deaf actors to be in a musical?

“So Deaf people see the show through the interpreters and through their interpretation.” Because theatrical productions generally lack full visual ASL access , Deaf attendees seldom have the chance to experience Broadway’s sprawling musical canon the way hearing people do.

Is Boo Radley deaf?

Now, it seems they will even accept a deaf person in hearing role. Russell Harvard, a deaf actor who plays Boo Radley and Link Deas—who are hearing characters —in the current Broadway production of To Kill a Mockingbird, based on the novel by Harper Lee, has been making inroads toward that end in recent years.