French, German and Russian
These Hollywood stars are language cracks
It is not uncommon for screen stars to at least learn foreign accents for new roles, but sometimes also completely new languages. This is easier for some than for others – as these five examples show.
Just when everyone was rumored once more whether Johnny Depp (59) had a new woman by his side following the nerve-racking war of roses once morest ex Amber Heard (36), the “all clear” came. The lady spotted at his side at the Umbria Jazz Festival is a language coach. The Hollywood beau is practicing for his role in the film Jeanne du Barry, which is due to hit theaters in 2023. Depp has already had experience with our national language.
Depp already speaks a good deal of French – this stems from his marriage to Vanessa Paradis (49). He lived with the model in Paris for more than ten years, and the couple also raised their children Lily-Rose (23) and John Christopher Depp III (20) bilingually. Tres bien!
Leonardo DiCaprio
Another linguistic genius from the world of film is Leonardo DiCaprio (47). The “Titanic” star speaks fluent German, his middle name is even Wilhelm. His mother Irmelin Indenbirken (79) comes from the German Oer-Erkenschwick, his father George is half Italian. Her offspring Leonardo even lived with his maternal grandparents in Germany for a while.
Mila Kunis
The actress (38), who is known from films such as “Black Swan”, “Ted” or as the speaking voice of Meg in “Family Guy”, was born in Ukraine when it was still part of the USSR. Ashton Kutcher’s (44) wife therefore speaks fluent Russian. She did not emigrate to Los Angeles with her family until she was seven. Her interview for the film “Friends With Benefits” is particularly well known, in which she reprimands a Russian reporter in her native language.
Sandra Bullock
The 57-year-old is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood – and spoke German before she began to learn English for her career. Bullock’s father was a soldier stationed in Nuremberg, Bavaria, where he met her mother. The “The Proposal” star was born in the US but grew up mostly in our northern neighbor. An episode in which she teaches German to US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel (54) is very well known.
Colin Firth
Who would have thought that an actor with beautiful British English might speak equally beautiful Italian? Firth (61), Oscar winner for “King’s Speech”, has been married to an Italian since 1997. His sons Matteo (18) and Luca (21) spent their childhood and youth alternating between London and Italy. (read)
