# What causes crooked or “sideways” mouths? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 10, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-crooked-or-sideways-mouths/832316 "2019-04-10T04:52:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-crooked-or-sideways-mouths/832316/21 "2019-04-10T18:04:59Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > Jean Chretien, former prime minister of Canada, notoriously had a crooked mouth and got a lot of criticism for it. It was apparently congenital. [Wow, you aren’t kidding.](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/TXQoqu9OrXJnvK_VeygY3pE51RQ=/1500x0/filters:quality(80)/arc-anglerfish-tgam-prod-tgam.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JNGF6N4OFZACLCGALVRZLGAOTI) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-crooked-or-sideways-mouths/832316/22 "2019-04-10T19:09:49Z")
AngelinaJolie had Bell’s Palsy. According to the internet. So, you know, it may not be true. ETA I don’t know Ms.Jolie personally or I’d ask her. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-crooked-or-sideways-mouths/832316/23 "2019-04-10T22:57:51Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > [Wow, you aren’t kidding.](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/TXQoqu9OrXJnvK_VeygY3pE51RQ=/1500x0/filters:quality(80)/arc-anglerfish-tgam-prod-tgam.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JNGF6N4OFZACLCGALVRZLGAOTI) _He represents – the Lollipop Guild…_ ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-crooked-or-sideways-mouths/832316/24 "2019-04-10T23:17:38Z")
The late sewing expert Nancy Zieman, who had a long-running PBS program called “Sewing With Nancy”, had this due to residual Bell’s palsy. > **[Nancy Zieman Productions The Blog](https://nancyzieman.com/blog/)** > > Sew To Give–Sewing & Quilting Outreach Opportunities. In December 2015, Nancy Zieman created Sew To Give™. Nancy Zieman's Sew To Give™ spotlights ... ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-crooked-or-sideways-mouths/832316/25 "2019-04-11T00:01:56Z")
My sister had Bell’s palsy and I have resting b face. We take a lousy family portrait. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-crooked-or-sideways-mouths/832316/26 "2019-04-11T02:30:40Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > Seconded. > > I had it, and fully recovered. Many don’t. > > Not a lot of people advertise this. There are a handful, such as George Clooney, but not a lot. > > I also think some people just do it. Drew Barrymore somewhat famously talks out of the side of her mouth. When smiling, this is commonly known as a “smirk,” and I think some people just smile that way. You might as well ask why some people have “resting b\_tch face”. Some people just do. WWE announcer Jim Ross has suffered from this. There’s one infamous incident where rival company WCW had a character making fun of his crooked mouth. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-crooked-or-sideways-mouths/832316/27 "2019-04-11T02:31:42Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Taking a look at pictures of her from the 1980s, in many of the pictures, it does look like the left corner of her mouth had a little downturn that the right corner didn’t. As to why that was, I still have no idea. > > Example pictures: > > [Reddit - Dive into anything](https://i.redd.it/st0a6ig11lj01.jpg) > > [https://netflowers.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ellen-barkin-36.jpg](https://netflowers.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ellen-barkin-36.jpg) > > [https://i.pinimg.com/originals/13/ca/9e/13ca9e9a7733f0dde7fd68e0e2a4700e.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/13/ca/9e/13ca9e9a7733f0dde7fd68e0e2a4700e.jpg) It’s especially noticeable in the movie “Sea of Love”. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-crooked-or-sideways-mouths/832316/28 "2019-04-17T18:42:58Z")
Almost 30 posts and no mention of Dick Cheney? (Of course in his case it’s because he’s pure eeeeeevil.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-crooked-or-sideways-mouths/832316.md?page=1)