Stuttering is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolonged pauses. People who stutter know what they want to say, but have difficulty saying it out loud. Although the exact cause of stuttering is unknown, it is believed to be a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Stuttering affects about 3 million Americans of all ages, genders, and ethnicities. It is most commonly diagnosed in young children, with about 5% of all children aged 2-5 years old experiencing stuttering. Boys are four times more likely to stutter than girls. Joe Biden, for example, was a stutterer, as was Queen Elizabeth's father. But what you probably don't know is that many actors have also suffered from this condition, and you never realized it!
Marilyn Monroe
Actress Marilyn Monroe stuttered as a child and then for two years in high school. She learned to cope by following a speech therapist's advice to speak in a guttural tone, which became one of her trademarks. She began to stutter noticeably again during her last film, "Something's Got to Give," because she was under so much personal stress.
Julia Roberts
Just like his brother Eric Roberts had problems with stuttering as a child. As adults, both have managed to deal with the problem. Perhaps through acting.
Bruce Willis
Actor Bruce Willis was a stutterer for many years and actually overcame his stutter by acting. He struggled with stuttering for many years until he got to college, where he was able to work with the speech therapy department and was able to lose much of his stuttering.
His advice to young people who have problems with stuttering is, "Never let anyone make you feel like an outcast, because you will never be an outcast." Bruce Willis is now a champion of the American Institute for Stuttering and is sharing his message to the world.
Tiger Woods
Sims child bullied because of his stutter, but after hard struggles he got rid of it as an adult.
Kylie Minogue
Free yourself from his stutter by starting to sing.
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, stuttered when he was young. According to 'The Stuttering Foundation, Presley' had trouble with words beginning with "w" or "i", but he eventually overcame it to such an extent that very few could recognize him.
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson, another highly successful actor, struggled with stuttering as a child. People ridiculed and laughed at him, so much that he didn't speak for about a year in his class and dealt with the ridicule by excelling in school.
He was able to overcome his stuttering by reading about breathing exercises. In addition, through acting, he was able to act as a person who did not stutter. Like Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson is also a strong supporter of the American Institute for Stuttering.
Rowan Atkinson
Processes their handicap by playing different roles. Thank you very much, Mr. Bean!
Hugh Grant
Successfully managed to free himself from his stuttering as an adult.
B.B. King
The Blues King's heavy stuttering disappeared when he started singing.
Ed Sheeran
Singer Ed Sheeran tried speech therapy and homeopathy to treat his stutter, but what helped was rapping to Eminem. His father bought him his first Eminem album when he was 9 years old and that helped him get over it. "He raps very fast and very melodically, and with a lot of percussion, and it helped me get rid of my stutter," he said in a 2015 speech.
Charlie Sheen
As a child, he suffered a panic attack that triggered a stutter. However, it passed when Charlie became an adult.