Celebrities Who Are Multilingual!
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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
¿Hablas español? We're showing you celebs that can speak a variety of languages, from Spanish to French to Japanese! For these lovebirds - Will and Jada Pinkett Smith - they both learned Spanish as adults and even give interviews promoting their films in the language!
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Mila Kunis
Born in present-day Ukraine (what was formerly the USSR), Mila Kunis' parents moved to the U.S. when Kunis was 7 years old. She grew up speaking Russian with her family, and still continues to do so. Her real name is Milena Markovna Kunis, which in Ukrainian would be Мілена Марківна Куніс. Easy language, right?
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Colin Firth
Bridget Jones actor Colin Firth grew up in England, but married Italian producer Livia Giuggioli in 1997, which inspired him to learn the Italian language. Firth told Time that he "spoke it well enough to make an Italian movie, as long as he were playing an English guy". He also gained Italian citizenship in 2017!
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Penélope Cruz
Spanish native Penélope Cruz learned additional languages to further her acting career. On top of Spanish and English, the beautiful actress knows Italian and French, and has even won the European Film Award for Best Actress for the Italian film Don't Move in 2004.
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Trevor Noah
The Daily Show's Trevor Noah is a true polyglot! The South African-born comedian apparently speaks 8 languages: English, Xhosa, Zulu, Tsonga, Southern Sotho, Tswana, Afrikaans, and German. This is partially due to the fact that there are 11 official languages of South Africa!
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Natalie Portman
Having grown up in Israel, it's obvious that Natalie Portman would know Hebrew and English. However, Portman is incredibly talented with language learning and also knows Spanish, French, German AND Japanese. Incredible, to say the least!RELATED: Natalie Portman's 2020 Oscars Dress Honoured Women Directors Snubbed By The Academy
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Bradley Cooper
As if Bradley Cooper wasn't attractive enough, the actor also knows the language of love: French. He learned the language during a 6-month long university exchange program in Aix-en-Provence, France.
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Lucy Liu
Although born in Queens, New York, Lucy Liu actually didn't speak English until she was age 5, as her entire family spoke Mandarin when they were together at home. Today, the Kill Bill actress knows four additional different languages, including Spanish, Italian, Japanese and some French.
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Edward Norton
Edward Norton speaks a language you might not expect: Japanese. The iconic actor not only studied Japanese at his college, but also worked at his grandfather's company in Osaka, Japan for some time.
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Jodie Foster
Another actor who knows the romance languages: Jodie Foster! The two-time Academy Award-winning actress speaks French fluently because she attended the bilingual prep school, Lycée Français de Los Angeles. She also knows a bit of Italian, Spanish and German!
