Paul Raci

Birth Name: Paul Allen Raci

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 7, 1948

Ethnicity: Polish

Paul Raci is an American actor. He is known for his Academy Award-nominated role in the film Sound of Metal. He has also appeared in the films Fighting Tommy Riley, No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie, Butcher’s Crossing, The Mother (2023), The Secret Art of Human Flight, Sing Sing, and This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, and on the shows Todd McFarlane’s Spawn and Perry Mason (2020).

He is the hearing son of deaf parents, and is fluent in American Sign Language. He was raised in Humboldt Park and Oak Lawn, IL. Paul is a U.S. Navy veteran, including serving two tours in Vietnam.

Paul’s paternal grandfather was named Bruno Racibozynski. Bruno was Polish.

Paul’s paternal grandmother was named Mary Stanek. Mary was Polish.

Paul’s maternal grandfather was named Stanley Grzybowski/Grybowski. Stanley was born in Illinois, to Polish parents.

Paul’s maternal grandmother was named Mary Berdyszewski. Mary was born in Illinois, to Polish parents.

Sources: Paul’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Paul’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org