Celebrities You Probably Didn't Know – Oxford Eagle

October 22nd of each year is International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD). Stuttering is a speech disorder that affects an estimated 1% of the world's population (more than 80 million people worldwide), and more than 3 million Americans.

The Stuttering Foundation, the world's oldest and largest nonprofit philanthropic organization, has been working to improve the prevention and treatment of stuttering for more than 75 years, providing support and trusted resources to more than 1 million people in more than 137 countries each year. We offer

To commemorate this year's ISAD, the Stuttering Foundation is leveraging a list of famous people who stutter to draw attention to stuttering, inspire children and families, and raise awareness about its causes and treatments. There is. (Editor's note: The included graphic shows Joseph Biden as Vice President. He is, of course, now the President of the United States.)

One of the most popular pages on the Stuttering Foundation website (StutteringHelp.org), the Celebrity Page includes actors, singers, entertainers, athletes, writers, writers, producers, composers, artists, journalists, government and business people. The leaders of the ancient philosophers are listed. And even the prophets of the Bible.

Among the more than 160 entries on the list, there are five interesting people you probably didn't know about who stutter.

1. james earl jones – Perhaps the biggest surprise on our list, actor and star of Broadway, television, and film who has won three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award, and one National Medal of Arts. He is best known for being voiced by James Earl Jones. He played countless roles, including Darth Vader in Star Wars, and was the voice of “This is CNN.”
2. Mel Tillis – Perhaps one of the most beloved characters on our list, Mel Tillis put his stutter and comedic timing to good use as he starred in multiple films throughout the '60s, '70s, and '80s. did. But his first love was as a singer-songwriter and frequent performer on the Grand Ole Opry. Like most people who stutter, Tillis' singing voice showed no signs of fluency. Unknown to many, Tillis did much to help people who stuttered who came to him for help.
3. Tiger Woods-Known around the world as one of the most famous athletes in modern history, Tiger Woods is tied for first in PGA wins, tied for second in men's major golf championships, and holds numerous golf records. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time.
4. Emily BluntEmily Blunt is an advocate on behalf of people who stutter and is recognized as one of the few women to make the list, winning a Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and other awards for her work on both stage and film. Award-winning. (Editor's note: Stuttering affects three to four times more men than women.)
5. moses-One of the oldest accounts on our list, scholars believe that Moses, leader and liberator of the Hebrews, stutters, pointing to a passage from Exodus.

Malcolm Fraser, a successful businessman who suffered from stuttering, founded the non-profit Stammering Foundation in 1947 and donated to the foundation throughout his life. The foundation offers free online resources at StutteringHelp.org to people who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering. Visit www.StutteringHelp.org.