Tiger Woods, Golf Pro
Woods described it as words getting “lost … somewhere between the brain and the mouth.”
Joe Biden, US President
President Biden is an inspiration to those who stutter, proving that struggling with stuttering does not have to hinder your personal success.
Bruce Willis, actor
“I could hardly talk. It took me three minutes to complete a sentence. It was crushing for anyone who wanted to express themselves, who wanted to be heard "
Chris Martin, Lead Singer ColdPlay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3zjgTfPlA0
For Martin however, the stutter does still occasionally surface — as you can see from the live video below, in which he gets momentarily stuck
Ed Sheeran, Musician
“The thing that I found most difficult about it was knowing what to say but not really being able to express it in the right way.”
Emily Blunt. Actress
“It wasn’t the whole part of me; it was just a part of who I was,”
Hugh Grant, Actor
Now he seems to do it for effect, but as a child the actor Hugh Grant had a true stutter that he had to fight through.
Julia Roberts. Actress.
Julia has stated in public several times that she stuttered as a young girl. However, it seems that she has not gone into much detail.
Kendrick Lamar. Rapper, songwriter
“As a kid, I used to stutter. I think that’s why I put my energy into making music. That’s how I get my thoughts out, instead of being crazy all the time.”
Nicole Kidman. Actress
“I remember when I was little just being so excited to get it out and I couldn't get it out, I just remember everyone always saying to me, 'Calm down, think"
Sam Neill. Actor
He has addressed not only his own stuttering, but also his daughter’s stuttering and subsequent speech therapy.
Samuel Jackson. Actor
"I stuttered really, really, really bad for a long time...to the point that I stopped speaking for, like, almost a year in school,"
Steve Harvey. Personality, TV/Radio Host.
As a child his severe stutter made him terrified of speaking in front of large audiences.
Saquille O'Neal. Retired Basketball Player, Personality
When he feels he may stutter, he takes a moment to slow down his speech. He will flash a smile at someone when he starts to stutter, “to throw them off"
Wayne Brady. Comedian, actor
It was bad enough to where I really did not want to talk to too many people, because I would get so worked up,”
