BERDY
By: Aaron Barrera
Date of Presentation: 2/09/15
EARLY YEARS & FAMILY:
Today Sean Berdy is a great actor, comedian, and entertainer
Sean Berdy was born on June 3rd,
1993
Place of Birth: Boca Raton,
Florida
He was born deaf into a deaf family (his parents and brother are also deaf)
Attended and obtained an education at the Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) since
Elementary
He graduated from ISD in 2011
EARLY YEARS & FAMILY (CONT.):
Sean’s family:
Scot Berdy (Father)
Terrie Berdy (Mother)
Tyler Berdy (Brother)
Sean enjoyed acting when he was very young and would perform for his parents and friends (He mentioned that his first stage was his parent’s bed)
At 12 years old, he made his
Hollywood debut in the film
“The Sandlot 2” in 2005
“When I was 12 years old, I was in a movie called ‘Sandlot
2.’ I loved that. From then, I just went on after that...” –
Sean Berdy
INTERESTING FACTS:
Sean went on to land roles in two ASL movies “The
Deaf Family” and “The
Legend of the Mountain
Man” (2008)
Sean also had an interest in performing magic as a child
Along with his brother, the duo earned first place in the Best Young Magician’s category at the World Deaf
Magicians Festival in 2006
Sean also loves to dance as well as engage himself in photography and modeling INTERESTING FACTS (CONT.):
Sean has described himself as being the complete opposite of his “Switched at
Birth” character
“Emmett”
Emmett is icy and introverted while
Sean describes himself as goofy and outgoing
SEAN IN “SWITCHED AT BIRTH”:
Sean appears on the now four season television show “Switched at Birth” on ABC Family
He plays the role of
Emmett a deaf boy who is
Daphne’s childhood best friend
Sean started his career on
“Switched at Birth” in
2011 and has continued playing Emmett up to recently DEAF SOCIETY & OVERALL SOCIETY IMPACT:
Sean has impacted society in multiple ways
He pursued what he loved