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= Josh Feldman =

Josh Feldman is a Deaf American writer, actor, and producer. He is known for writing and acting in This Close on Sundance Now alongside Shoshanna Stern.

Life and Career
Joshua Feldman was born to deaf parents. He attended Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, Maryland. At the age of 12, he was honored with the Young Playwright's Award from The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Gallaudet University, obtaining a bachelor's degree in English. He went on to study writing at New York University.

In 2017, Josh Feldman and Shoshanna Stern co-created and starred in This Close, a dramedy series focusing on two Deaf best friends navigating life. Josh Feldman starred as "Michael," a gay author stuck with writers block and grappling with alcoholism.

More recently, Feldman wrote and co-produced for the Marvel Studios' miniseries Echo.

He is outspoken on LGBTQ+ and Deaf representation in Hollywood. In interviews, Feldman stated he hadn't seen deaf gay writers or actors on television while growing up. Growing up, he was closeted and did not come out until later in life.