# Ralph Macchio's voice... does he sound more child-like to you now compared to 30 years ago?

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**Author:** ![mmmiiikkkeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\
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Ralph’s voice stood out to me when I started watching him again in the Cobra Kai series a few years ago, and he sounds the same in recent interviews as well so I don’t think he alters his voice for that character. He sounds much more… “elfish” or nasally these days; not necessarily higher pitched, but how you’d sound if you put on a Bugs Bunny voice.

I just watched him again tonight in an interview on Letterman in 1992 around the time My Cousin Vinney came out; I hadn’t heard his voice since then but to me it’s very different now. Like today, decades ago his normal voice sounded the same as his big movie characters at the time; he never seemed to alter his voice for roles as far as I can tell.

He sounded normal 30 years ago, but (to me) more child-like today. Am I imagining this?

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**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-macchios-voice-does-he-sound-more-child-like-to-you-now-compared-to-30-years-ago/959913/3 "2022-04-13T20:12:18Z")

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I’m not aware of the specifics of Macchio, and am not commenting on him in particular, but - When I was younger I had a rich deep announcer voice. I studied as an actor and worked on vocal production to pursue the field professionally. As I aged, my voice became (to me, anyway) much more pinched and pipey - the opposite of rich deep announcer. Bugs the heck out of me! So, it can happen with aging.