# Christian Bale's teeth **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139 "2015-04-20T19:35:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tarwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139/21 "2016-08-15T12:54:57Z")
> [@pool](#): > > I know about this because I had the same problem and had to have all my wisdom teeth removed, braces, and two jaw surgeries to correct the problem, but oh man was it worth it to me, now I can bite all the way through my sandwiches again! As somebody who also had an open bite, I’d be surprised if he _didn’t_ have one. It’s especially noticeable in the Batman films where the only part of his face visible in some scenes is his mouth. He cannot seem to close his teeth to make his hissing sibilants, and has to resort to pressing his tongue hard against the underside and lower back of his top teeth to avoid lisping. ---
**Author:** ![dave444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@dave444](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dave444)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139/22 "2017-05-10T23:16:02Z")
Here’s the article from The Guardian that explains how he got the lisp: > **[The method in my madness](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/apr/06/artsfeatures)** > > Christian Bale began his acting career as a lost little boy in Empire of the Sun. Now he's a murderer in American Psycho. He tells Libby Brooks about his battle to get the part - and why it cost him his teeth ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139/23 "2017-05-11T02:12:26Z")
> [@dave444](#): > > Here’s the article from The Guardian that explains how he got the lisp: > > [The method in my madness | Movies | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/apr/06/artsfeatures) What a maniac. He basically maimed himself for a role in a mediocre movie. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139/24 "2017-05-11T02:19:56Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > What a maniac. He basically maimed himself for a role in a mediocre movie. Well, American Psycho is a cult classic that kicked off Bale’s adult career. ---
**Author:** ![Panther56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panther56](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panther56)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139/25 "2018-01-01T17:43:07Z")
I don’t think he has dentures but I do believe that his speech could be improved with orthodontic treatments. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139/26 "2018-01-02T19:39:25Z")
How weird. This movie cemented my disgust for Christian Bale basted solely on his cruel mouth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139.md?page=1)