Which actors overcame stuttering?
Bruce Willis, from classics like Pulp Fiction and the Die Hard series
Samuel L. Jackson, from Django, the Avengers, and Coach Carter
James Earl Jones, known for his voice acting in Star Wars as Darth Vader, and Lion King as Mufasa
Marilyn Monroe, from 1950s classics like Some Like It Hot, The Prince and the Showgirl, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Elvis Presley, The King of Rock & Roll, from Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock, and Blue Hawaii
Nicole Kidman, from Practical Magic, Moulin Rouge, and Cold Mountain
Emily Blunt, from The Devil Wears Prada, Looper, and A Quiet Place
Samuel L. Jackson is a Black actor who stutters. He reports that he was able to overcome it through acting.
As airflow is the foundation of speech, when the airflow is obstructed due to tension and uncontrolled closing of oral muscles, the sound produced is compromised.
Craig Skistimas, also known as Stuttering Craig, the co-founder of ScrewAttack which is a production company for video games.
The adored pig from Looney Tunes, Porky Pig, has a stutter. It has been found that he stutters 23% of his spoken words and uses a wide variety of stuttering types.
Stuttering affects around 70 million people worldwide, so yes of course there is going to be a comedian who stutters.
The National Stuttering Association (https://westutter.org/) is a good website to find news about stuttering. The ‘Stuttering Foundation’ is another website that provides the most up to date news (https://www.stutteringhelp.org)
News reporter John Stossel is a news reporter who stuttered. News reporter and journalist Byron Pitts also stutter.
There are two general philosophies of stuttering treatment: Fluency shaping, and Stuttering acceptance
When an individual stutters, the voice may change as there is additional tension on the vocal folds and on the musculature surrounding it.