Celebrity Linguists
Famous people ...with more than just their fame!
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Natalie P.
HEBREW
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Monica B.
ITALIAN
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Yvonne S.
POLISH
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Djimon H.
FRENCH
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Heidi Klum
GERMAN
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Eva Mendes
SPANISH
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Goran V.
CROATIAN
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Malin Akerman
SWEDISH
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Ed Norton
JAPANESE
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Jackie K.
FRENCH
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Colin Firth
ITALIAN
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Amanda H.
SPANISH
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Roger Fed.
GERMAN
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Evangeline
FRENCH
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Richard d.
PAPIAMENTO
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Odette Y.
SPANISH
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Freddie H.
FRENCH
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Jane Fonda
FRENCH
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George Takei
JAPANESE
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Hilary Hahn
FRENCH
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Sanjay Gupta
HINDI
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Famke J.
DUTCH
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Joseph G.L.
FRENCH
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Mayim Bialik
HEBREW
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Louis v. A.
DUTCH
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Rose F.K.
FRENCH
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Tony Plana
SPANISH
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Learn more languages here.
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See and hear Kobe Bryant speaking Italian, Jodi Foster speaking French,
Beckham speaking Spanish, Donna Summer speaking German, and many
others! This is a testament to the ever-growing importance, need and
coolness of knowing more than just one language in today's world.
May their language ability inspire you to learn an additional language too!
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Condoleeza
RUSSIAN
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Dusty Baker
SPANISH
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Maya A.
FRENCH
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Sidney P.
RUSSIAN
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Phylicia R.
SPANISH
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Morgan F.
FRENCH
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Holly R.
SPANISH
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Montel W.
RUSSIAN
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Tatyana A.
SPANISH
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Colin Powell
YIDDISH
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English-speaking celebrities who are FLUENT in other languages - with online video footage. Click on the faces.
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African-American celebrities who are FLUENT in other languages - No available online video footage (yet)
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Molly R.
FRENCH
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Clint E.
ITALIAN
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Kathleen T.
SPANISH
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Aaron E.
FRENCH
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Mira Sorvino
CHINESE
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Ted Koppel
GERMAN
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Sigourney W
FRENCH
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Ron Perlman
SPANISH
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Jennifer K.
ITALIAN
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Mark D.
CHINESE
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Find more
multilingual
celebrities
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Becki Newton
SPANISH
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Helio C.
PORTUGUESE
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Renée Z.
GERMAN
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Alex Trebek
FRENCH
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Geena Davis
SWEDISH
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Alfred Molina
SPANISH
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Brooke S.
FRENCH
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Robert R.
SPANISH
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Katerina G.
SPANISH
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English-speaking celebrities who are also FLUENT in other languages - No available online video footage (yet)
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So, which celebrities REALLY speak more than just English FLUENTLY, and are
therefore considered BILINGUAL or MULTILINGUAL? You might be surprised to find
out that many more than you thought do. At the same time, you might also be
disappointed to discover that many online claims of celebrities who speak another
language are simply false or exaggerated. Simply repeating a few words or phrases in a
foreign language is not evidence of being a fluent speaker of that language.
Available researched evidence & reports show the
following celebrities to be monolinguals, contrary to
common assertion & exaggerated reports on the web
of them speaking other languages fluently.
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Angelina Jolie
Alfonso Ribeiro
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
Christian Bale
Christina Aguilera
David Hasselhoff
Dionne Warwick
Emma Watson
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Jonas Brothers
Justin Bieber
Keanu Reeves
Kelly Clarkson
Leonardo DiCaprio
Miley Syrus
Oprah Winfrey
Orlando Bloom
Robert Pattinson
Zac Efron
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Celebrities who are NOT (yet) multilingual
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■ A compilation Video, of
the celebrities (to the left) speaking
foreign languages fluently, is currently
in the making, and will be uploaded here
in this very spot very soon.
■ Individual footage will also be
uploaded for each celebrity, as formatting
is completed. Click on Gwyneth Paltrow's
picture to see an example.
■ Please share this site
to inspire others to learn languages.
And, please don't forget to check back often.
Thank You!
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Ana Ortiz
Antonio Banderas
Benicio Del Toro
Edward James Olmos
Eric Estrada
George López
Gloria Estefan
Henrique Iglesias
Jennifer López
Mario López
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Mark Anthony
Penélope Cruz
Ricky Martin
Salma Hayek
Shakira
Sofía Vergara
Soledad O'Brien
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More FLUENT Bilingual Hispanic-Americans
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Celebrity Linguists Video Compilation
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► Celebrity "Language" Quotes ( .pdf )
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► Printable, More Extensive List of Celebrity Linguists ( .pdf )
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American Celebrities FLUENT ENOUGH to Act in Foreign-Language Films and/or Commercials
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SPANISH Language Films / Commercials
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FRENCH Language Films / Commercials
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Helena Bonham Carter
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► Portraits chinois
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Jane Fonda
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► Et si on vivait tous ensemble
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Kevin Kline
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► Joueuse
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Sigourney Weaver
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► Une femme ou deux
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...and political linguists
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Here is a list of bilingual & multilingual
U.S. politicians & presidents (past & present)
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George Bush (#43)
►Spanish◄
Herbert Hoover (#31)
►Chinese◄
James Garfield (#20)
►Greek, Latin◄
Jimmy Carter (#39)
►Spanish◄
John Quincy Adams (#06)
►7 languages◄
Thomas Jefferson (#03)
►6 languages◄
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Bill Richardson (Dem)
►Spanish◄
Christopher Dodd (Dem)
►Spanish◄
Colin Powell (Rep)
►Yiddish◄
Dennis Kucinich (Dem)
►Spanish◄
Howard Dean (Dem)
►Spanish◄
Jim Gilmore (Rep)
►German◄
John Kerry (Dem)
►French◄
Mike Gravel (Dem)
►French◄
Mitt Romney (Rep)
►French◄
Ron Paul (Rep)
►Spanish◄
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Politicians & Presidents who are multilingual
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1. Kyle Massey
2. Miley Syrus
3. Robert Pattinson
4. Snooky
5. Kim Kardashian
6. Justin Bieber
7. Oprah Winfrey
8. Ryan Seacrest
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Monolingual Celebrities we'd like to see learning another language, to fluency - Lets campaign to make this happen
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Verification obtained through well-researched reliable sources & reports
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Merriam-Webster defines "FLUENT" as: the ability to speak a language easily, smoothly and very well.
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Here are a few things you and I can do, and that I
have already been working on:
American Celebrities FLUENT ENOUGH to Act in Foreign-Language Films and/or Commercials
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■ Create & post YouTube video pleas addressed to them
■ Write to them through their official websites
■ Write letters about this to CNN, CBS, NBC, FOX, etc.
■ Contact me HERE with your ideas, progress and to help
► The number of celebrities who speak more than just one language is huge, and still GROWING!
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Just imagine Oprah's POWER, and Justin Bieber's Popularity, in support of Foreign Language Education!!
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WHY SHOULD YOU LEARN TO SPEAK MORE THAN JUST ONE LANGUAGE? CONSIDER. . .
In his latest book, David Crystal, one of the worlds foremost experts on the subject of language, points
out that "...multilingualism is the normal human condition. It is a principle which often takes people by
surprise. If you have lived your whole life in a monolingual environment, you could easily come to
believe that this is the regular way of life around the world, and that people who speak more than one
language are the exceptions. Exactly the reverse is the case. Speaking two or more languages is the
natural way of life for three-quarters of the human race." How Language Works, p.409
► Printable, More Extensive List of Celebrity Linguists ( .pdf )
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We are separating FACT from FICTION & RUMOR!
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Possibly the most comprehensive site on multilingual celebrities
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