Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 31 Actors Playing Real People | WIRED

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Published 2017-08-22

Dialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To best break down this concept, Erik analyzes some actors playing real people. Just how close was Jamie Foxx's Ray Charles? What about Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Bob Dylan? Is Daniel Day-Lewis' Lincoln accurate?

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Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 31 Actors Playing Real People | WIRED

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All Comments (21)

@allisonmeer3425 4 years ago

natalie portman as jackie kennedy was straight up eerie. she's insanely talented
@TaylorRaeBooks 4 years ago

I think Erik has convinced me that acting is much harder than I ever thought.
@Mandyn8868 3 years ago

This man could probably convince me i'm doing my own accent wrong
@blxk_child 4 years ago

That back and forth with Will Smith and Mohammed Ali was pure gold
@grahamvandyke 5 years ago

Jamie Foxx playing Ray Charles was mind blowing. He REALLY did Ray Charles justice in the movie. I've heard he's up for the role of Mike Tyson, and I think he's the perfect actor to do it.
@bguzewi0 6 years ago

John Wayne did a spot on John Wayne accent in that Genghis Khan performance.
@jopabr24 4 years ago

Tell me more, accent daddy.
@Ebiru2387 4 years ago

Lol i love how he called out the Selena performance. That movie would have been better if J Lo didn't insert 50% of herself while trying to play Selena.
@danieltsmoke 6 years ago

How the actual fuck is this stuff so entertaining?
@MissNebulosity 5 years ago

"Who the f**k let this happen?!" I laugh so hard every time.
@ncooty 4 years ago

I bet he and his spouse have interesting arguments about tone of voice. :) A: Don't use that tone with me! B: What tone?! A: Ohhhhh, don't get me started!
@starshine6472 2 years ago

I love how respectful and diplomatic Erik was in pointing out areas where actors did not match certain accent patterns of the individuals they were portraying.
@elysseussy 5 years ago

to be fair i'm not surprised jesse eisenberg didn't go for the voice, it must have been difficult to simulate a robot pretending to be human
@ShirleyTSaint 5 years ago

This dude is the Bob Ross of dialects, lol. Soothing.
@clayfoster8234 1 year ago

Being old enough to remember Julia Childs, Meryl Streep’s performance was so incredibly spot on it made you almost want to laugh it was so uncanny.
@jessieeee 2 years ago

I NEED Erik's analysis of Lady Gaga portraying Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci! She sounds a bit off to me, but some people are praising the accent, I need this guy's insight in this 😂
@JC_Cali 4 years ago

But the shade of the announcer introducing this guy "He's really into linguistics" 😂
@stevenpelleriti09 5 years ago

I think Marshall Mathers did a really really good job nailing Eminem's voice in 8 Mile, definitely deserves some recognition
@amanda-241 4 years ago

And at 4:35 I'm sitting alone on my couch just hissing "sss ssssss" to myself. Now im weird lol
@clemcadiddlehopper5706 3 years ago

Erik’s date - “So what do you do for fun?” Erik - “Have you ever heard of tooth fronting?