Vichay Phommachan: Deaf Artist, Actor, Mannequin, and Dancer

Author: Disabled World: Contact: Disabled World (www.disabled-world.com)

Published: 2020-09-12

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Biography of Vichay Phommachan, a 35-year-old Deaf artist, actor, model, and dancer who was born in Thailand and raised in Tecumseh, Nebraska.

Vichay Phommachan started dancing at the age of 16 and learned dance moves from music videos. He adored Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Rain, Se7en and Shinhwa, the legendary group in Korea.

Since 2018, Vichay Phommachan has attended many Los Angeles events and made red carpet appearances.

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Vichay Phommachan (birth / legal name “Vichai” – English spelling is “Vichay”).

Vichay Phommachan is a 35 year old deaf artist, actor, model, and dancer who was born in Thailand and raised in Tecumseh, Nebraska. Vichay is Lao American. He has lived in the United States since 1987 and became an American citizen in 2001. Vichay Phommachan is fluent in ASL – American Sign Language.

Vichay Phommachan started dancing at the age of 16 and learned dance moves from music videos. He adored Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Rain, Se7en and Shinhwa, the legendary group in Korea.

In 2007, American Idol conducted test drives in Omaha, Nebraska. Vichay was a DSDS candidate who made it after the first round and was the first deaf person to audition. He was dismissed from the second round based on the decision of a permanent judge. As a result, he became famous later in life after auditioning for American Idol. He became the first Asian-American Deaf entertainer and a major Deaf figure in the show’s history and was featured on the Famous Deaf List and at startasl.com/famous-deaf-people/.

Since 2018, Vichay Phommachan has attended many Los Angeles events and made red carpet appearances. He has been portrayed as a celebrity by Gettyimages and Wireimage.

On February 2, 2020, Vichay traveled to Los Angeles and auditioned for America’s Got Talent for the first time. Eventually he was unable to lock due to COVID-19. It may make a comeback before season 16 in 2021.

Soon after, he began a music career and tried to make his debut as a deaf solo artist in America.

Vichay plans to continue acting in 2021 but is currently on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

One day he hopes to be the first Asian man to become a deaf actor in Hollywood. His goal is to become the first Asian Deaf actor to receive an Oscar in the future. The last Asian man to win an Oscar did so in 1983.

He would like to play the roles of the late King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej and a South Korean deaf tennis player in biopic films.

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