Sunday, September 20, 2009

Famous People Who Lisp / Stutter

I Came across an interesting lisp of famous people who have either a lisp speech or a stutter.

Alcibiades, lisp
Anthony Kiedis, singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers) — lisp
Anybody Killa, rapper — lisp
Barbara Walters, television personality — rhotacism and lisp
Ben Wallace, NBA player — stutter
Bob Love, former NBA player — stutter
Boris Karloff, actor — lisp
Boris Karloff, lisp
Bruce Willis, actor and director — stutter
Busta Rhymes, Rapper — Stutter
Camille Desmoulins, journalist in the French Revolution; stutter
Claudius, Roman Emperor — stutter
David Sedaris, author — lisp during childhood
Diane Rehm, radio talk show host — spasmodic dysphonia
Drag-on, rapper — stutter
Elton John, singer/songwriter, lisp
Frank Muir, British comedy writer and personality on radio and television — rhotacism
Gareth Gates, singer — formerly stutter
Humphrey Bogart, lisp
James Earl Jones, actor — stutter
James Stewart, actor — stutter
Jim Jones, cult leader — lisp
Joe Strummer, singer (The Clash) — rhotacism
Jonathan Ross, British television personality — rhotacism
Keith and The Girl, podcaster — unknown
Kele Okereke, lead singer of band Bloc Party; rhotacism
Kool G Rap, Rap Artist — Lisp
lead singer of Modest Mouse. — lisp
Marilyn Monroe, actress — stutter
Mark Owen, singer in band Take That. -stutter
Matthew Bellamy, lead singer of band Muse, rhotacism
Mel Tillis, country music singer — stutter
Michael Phelps, swimmer - lisp
Mike Tyson, Boxer — Lisp
Morrissey, musician The Smiths - lisp
Nicholas Brendon, actor — stutter
Richard Thompson, guitarist and singer-songwriter — stutter
Rick Parfitt, Status Quo rhythm guitarist and singer
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., environmental activist — spasmodic dysphonia
Ron Harper, Former NBA Basketball Player — Stutter
Roy Jenkins, British politician — rhotacism
RZA, Rapper — Stutter
Scatman John, scat singer — stutter
Shane MacGowan, singer (The Pogues) — rhotacism
Shannon Sharpe, NFL color commentator and ex-pro football player; lisp, stutter & drawl
Stephan Jenkins, singer/songwriter/musician (Third Eye Blind) — rhotacism
Steven Levitt, economist and author of Freakonomics; lisp
Tiger Woods, golfer — stutter
Tom Klimczyk, comedian — Stutter
Truman Capote, lisp
Will Young, singer — lisp
Win Butler, lead singer of Arcade Fire. — lisp
Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister — lisp, cluttering, or stutter

I was surprised with some of the names of this list that have a lisp speech. I hope that you find some sort of inspiration knowing that even these people have speech problems.

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