In the film, Raci plays a guy who runs a sober house for the deaf. He's there to help a young musician deal with his hearing loss. Raci himself battled addiction and he grew up with deaf parents. He agrees this is a part he was born to play.
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"Oh my God, absolutely. When I read the script, I knew it was," said Raci. "And I've been telling people every actor out here is writing a movie that stars themselves, you know? And I've been doing that, too, with a couple of writing partners for 15, 20 years. Then this thing comes along. I threw away my typewriter. It's like, that's it! This is the role I've been trying to invent. But it is very close to me, very close."
Raci has a longtime "side gig;" he's part of a heavy metal, Black Sabbath tribute band!
"It's called 'Hands of Doom.' We do two hours of Black Sabbath. I'm the lead singer and I sign it, also," said Raci. "So at every show, we have, like 50 deaf people that show up. So that's my main focus right now is my band."
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For now, Raci's focus is this new movie.
"I don't see how I could ever have a more perfect role than this," said Raci.
Raci has another side job; he's spent more than 25 years as a certified sign language interpreter in the L.A. Superior Court System.