There are no ideal people and we must accept this. Even world-renowned stars should sometimes go to an appointment with a speech therapist - just like ordinary mortals, they sometimes lisp and do not pronounce some letters. We decided to make a list with photos of actors and actresses who lisp, so that viewers know artists who have speech problems by sight.
Marilyn Monroe
- "There are only girls in jazz"
- "Bus stop"
- "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Marilyn Monroe is considered the sex symbol of the twentieth century, but even the most beautiful woman in Hollywood had speech problems. The actress struggled with stuttering for many years. As a result, on the advice of her teacher of public speaking, Monroe corrected her speech with aspiration. This became her "highlight" and made her speech more sensual. The technique helped to cope with stuttering, and the problem returned only shortly before the death of Marilyn, when there were many stressful situations in the life of the star.
Ivan Okhlobystin
- "Interns"
- "Freud's method"
- "House of Sun"
One of the brightest Russian actors with a clear speech impediment is Ivan Okhlobystin. The star of "Interns" is not at all shy of his unspoken "r", moreover, he has long made a "trick" out of it. Okhlobystin is well aware that the audience loves him for his talent and accepts him with all his imperfections.
James Earl Jones
- "Reading room"
- "Dr. House"
- "Widower's Love"
It's hard to believe, but a person who achieved great success not only as an artist, but also as a voice actor, suffered from severe stuttering in childhood. James tried not to communicate with peers and those who could laugh at him. He avoided people and was afraid to express his thoughts out loud. He was helped with the problem by a school teacher who forced him to read poems aloud and cope with his fears. With the help of public discussions and speeches, the actor was able to win the fight against stuttering, and now the voice of James Earl Jones is spoken by Mufasa from The Lion King and Darth Vader from Star Wars.
Bruce Willis
- "Kingdom of the Full Moon"
- "RED"
- "Lucky Number Slevin"
Foreign stars of the first magnitude also have serious speech problems, and Bruce Willis is proof of this. As a child, the future actor was constantly teased by his peers, because the boy stuttered very much. His stuttering subsided during public speaking, and Bruce decided to go to a theater studio to get rid of the problem forever. So, acting cured "Die Hard", and now he practically does not stutter.
Nicole Kidman
- "Vietnam, on demand"
- "Bangkok Hilton"
- "Practical magic"
As a child, the future actress struggled with stuttering. Her parents did their best to ensure that Nicole could speak normally. As a result, the Hollywood film star coped with the problem, thanks to intensive classes with a speech therapist.
Samuel L. Jackson
- "Long Kiss Goodnight"
- "Crime novel"
- "Time to kill"
Samuel L. Jackson can also be categorized as a celebrity who had diction problems. Since childhood, he suffered from stuttering and lisping. The actor was able to get rid of speech therapy problems using an interesting method - he approached the mirror and shouted curses very loudly. Oddly enough, the technique helped.
Sean Connery
- League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- "Never say never"
The great and beautiful Sean Connery also has speech impairments. The actor lisps, and this is due to his Scottish roots. It is due to his origin that Connery has a specific pronunciation. But English-speaking viewers believe that diction problems even add some charm to Sean.
Rowan Atkinson
- "Maigret: Night at the Crossroads"
- "Horrible stories"
- "Be quiet in a rag"
Stars are no different from ordinary people - they stutter and suffer from complexes about this. Another "stutter" from our list is the famous Mr. Bean. Rowan Atkinson has stuttered since childhood, but he was helped to get rid of the stutter of public speaking. It was Atkinson who said: "The stage is the best speech therapist."
Madonna
- "Shanghai surprise"
- "Dangerous games"
- "Best friend"
It is no coincidence that Madonna was included in this list - the famous singer and actress lisps. This absolutely does not stop her from staying at the top of music chats for decades and acting in films. Experts believe that Madonna's problems with sound transmission are due to the gap between her front teeth.
Gosha Kutsenko
- "Love-carrot"
- "Fall of the Empire"
- "Turkish gambit"
Among the popular domestic actors, there are those who were able to cope with speech defects. Gosha Kutsenko did not pronounce the letter "r". As a child, he was not helped by any classes with a speech therapist. Gosha is the artist's creative pseudonym, and according to his passport, his name is Yuri, and the boy could not even pronounce his name. He was saved by classes at the Moscow Art Theater - experienced teachers were able to save Kutsenko from his burriness.
Nikolay Fomenko
- "Kazan Orphan"
- "Hit or miss"
- "Apostle"
The famous actor, musician and showman Nikolai Fomenko visited a speech therapist from an early age. Parents clutched at all possible techniques to save their son from speech problems, but neither special exercises nor breathing techniques helped him. It is not known whether the audience could ever see Nikolai on stage if it were not for his innate sense of humor - entering a theater university, Fomenko said that with his defect in diction he could play Lenin. The members of the commission appreciated the joke and enrolled Fomenko.
Alan Rickman
- "The Barchester Chronicles"
- "Toughie"
- "True, crazy, deep"
The famous Severus Snape struggled with speech impairment all his life. The fact is that Alan Rickman was born with a defect in the jaw, so many sounds were given to him with great difficulty. This did not prevent him from becoming an excellent actor, and he corrected his speech with a special manner of stretching out words. The actor managed to make a "zest" out of the problem.
Ravshana Kurkova
- "Balkan frontier"
- "Call DiCaprio"
- "Island of unnecessary people"
Even with obvious speech defects, you can achieve fame and recognition, especially if you are a beautiful woman. This truth is proved by Ravshana Kurkova - despite the fact that the girl has noticeable speech problems, she continues to be invited to very successful projects. Viewers and producers cannot resist the beauty of the actress, and she, in turn, tries to correct speech deficiencies.
Stanislav Sadalsky
- "Say a word about the poor hussar"
- "White Dew"
- "Meeting place can not be Changed"
Completing our list with photos of actors and actresses who lisp, Stanislav Sadalsky. The future actor grew up in an orphanage, but the educators managed not only to notice, but also to develop the boy's creative potential. They convinced him that speech defects would not prevent him from becoming an artist, and they were right. Sadalsky not only acts in films, but also is engaged in dubbing, and Stanislav treats the fact that he is not given some sounds with ease and irony.