Wednesday 22 October 2014

10 Hollywood Breakthrough Roles Landed By Stars Who Could Barely Speak English

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It's hardly breaking news that the right look is all-important in Hollywood. But sometimes, with enough screen intensity and charisma, foreign actors don't even need to be able to speak fluent English to land and even excel in their breakthrough American movie roles.

Incredibly, some of Tinseltown's brightest stars started out by learning their lines phonetically or, in some cases, having their dialogue re-recorded by smoother-voiced, less accent-heavy stand-ins. Here are ten big names of world cinema who charmed American audiences despite the fact that they could scarcely speak English.

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