I barely know any Spanish, but I tune in to Sabado Gigante every once in a while for the ever present jiggly T & A.
ITA. That was the name I was going to mention. When I saw The Thin Red Line, I was amazed at his ability to yell and mumble all at the same time. His was the only character I had any feelings about and I kept wishing someone would hurry up and kill him.
Brando. Didn’t need to put anything in his mouth for Godfather.
Gotta-be-quick, I-tell-you-what, man, cite-Boomhauer-ina-mushmouth-thread-wanna-get-there-first-see-dang-ol’-Argent-Towers-beat-y’all, man. Too slow.
David Caruso on CSI:Miami. His mumbling/low talking, squinty eyes, and trademark head cock aren’t character traits, they’re friggin annoying.
Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase in House.
Stallone anyone?
27 posts and no mention of Sean Connery? I can understand him, but I always wish he’d shut the hell up. He was capable enough of human speech when he did James Bond. Apparently, becoming a some sort of legend messed up his jaw muscles.
That reminds me…Bert Reynolds
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Roselyn Sanchez was pretty much universally loathed by As the World Turns fans, which is where she got her start, primarily for this very reason, which made her “acting” very bad. I haven’t seen her on anything since her stint there (I actually haven’t even watched that show in 6 or 7 years), until I picked up Without a Trace in reruns this Summer, and I’m stunned to see that she’s actually been a working actress all these years. I guess looks must really be her selling point, because I still think she stinks as an actress.
May I add a complaint about actors who freaking whisper their lines? With the possible exception of the courtroom scenes, I could never even hear Dylan McDermott in his role on The Practice. I was constantly having to turn the volume up during his scenes.
And though I couldn’t tell you about his acting roles, I can barely even hear Richard Dawson during his hosting on Family Feud.
SPEAK UP, dammit!
I saw the thread title and immediately thought of Dustin Hoffman before even reading the OP. The man simply cannot speak clearly to save his life.
Although Meryl Streep is nowhere near a mushmouth actress, I had that complaint with her in “The Devil Wears Prada.” I’d have to jack up the volume whenever she was speaking, only to have music/dialog blasting whenever Anne Hathaway or anyone else was talking.
In relation to the mention of The Godfather, what was the name of that parody where there was a mob godfather and a croc/alligator, and someone who I want to say was Matthew Broderick? Part of the godfather’s parody schtick was that he also had that mumbly thing going on.
The Freshman? It’s the only spoof I know of that included Brando doing his Godfather shtick and Matthew Broderick. I haven’t seen it all, so I don’t know if it included an alligator. But wiki says there was a Komodo Dragon.
I know there’s a scene in Robin Hood Men in Tights where they have a faux-Brando (played by Dom DeLuise) who has some sort of pet lizard. They even quote from The Godfather, and he has to take cotton balls out of his mouth so he can speak more clearly.
Ooooh. That probably was it! I’ll have to rent it and check it out. Thanks.
Can I add a singer? Good. Rickie Lee Jones.
I don’t know if it’s a speech impediment or an affectation. Or maybe she’s just got to be somewhere.
Yaphet Kotto (Giardello from Homicide Life on the Street).
The druh sto’? The poo’ haw?