True2marie Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Many high profile people know more than one language. Who is your favorite bilingual celebrity. Mine is Gilles Marini. He speaks French and is oh so handsome. This actor also seems to adore his wife and children. Link to list of bilingual celebrities: http://www.celebratelanguages.com/celebs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosa Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 My favorite bilingual celebrity is Jessica Lopez :love:. she can really act, sing and dance. That somehow puts her above alot of other celebrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trellum Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 My favorite actress is Natalie Portman She speaks 7 languages: Hebrew, English. Some French, German, Japanese, Arabic and Spanish. She was already bilingual when she was just 14 years old. I think she went to Harvard, not sure, but I'm 100% sure she went to one of those big universities. I really admire her and see her as a role model; she is so modest!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diprod Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I think I would have to go with Antonio Banderas for this one. His Spanish is so cool and he speaks English very well too! I love both his accents. I think they're all endearing and pretty mellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Hard Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 My favorite bilingual celeb has to be Shakira [the lady could sing!]. She actually speaks four languages: Spanish, English, Arabic and Italian. It's a pity she stopped singing the moment she got married to some Spanish footballer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justusforus Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I read the title and didn't really know who I would say. After seeing the comments I have to agree...Shakira is such a great entertainer and I read she is a wonderful real person. Antonio Banderas seems fun and Gilles Marini..the picture says it all but glad to read he is a decent guy too. So there is my trifecta, even if I had to borrow some...I certainly agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sos Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 For me it has to be Lupita Nyong'o,,the Kenyan breakout star who featured on 12 Years a Slave.Her Kiswahili is fluent and her English is just wow!She also speaks Luo which is a native language in Kenya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotro Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Has to be Christoph Waltz. Fluent in German, English and French, actually spoke all of them plus Italian in one movie alone (Inglourious Basterds). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 On 1/15/2014 at 2:53 PM, Kotro said: Has to be Christoph Waltz. Fluent in German, English and French, actually spoke all of them plus Italian in one movie alone (Inglourious Basterds). Excellent choice Kotro! I really like Christoph Waltz. His language skills are great and he really is one of the best actors at the moment! I loved his performance in Inglorious Bastards and in Django! Just superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarownica Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 On 1/15/2014 at 5:09 PM, linguaholic said: Excellent choice Kotro! I really like Christoph Waltz. His language skills are great and he really is one of the best actors at the moment! I loved his performance in Inglorious Bastards and in Django! Just superb.And he's soooo handsome :love: Speaking German is really attractive for me anyway :angel:I'm not this kind of person who cares a lot about celebrities, but I remember that Salma Hayek speaks something like four languages, including Arabic. It's pretty impressive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champollion Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion and Alanis Morisette are all bilingual singers in English and French as they come from Canada. That must be quite difficult, to be able to get the rhythm of the song just right in two different languages. Avril Lavigne even sang "I could be your girlfriend" in Japanese! I don't know if she actually speaks it, though, or just learnt the lyrics by heart for that one song.Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Paulina Rubio are also bilingual singers, in English and Spanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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