If
the world speaks French, then
it must be...
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS
We Americans do like to pause in admiration of those who are
"busy being fabulous", the stars, the celebs, whose stories make them
seem larger than life. Perhaps we are simply in awe of those who
gambled and won in the arena of fame. They are just not like
us... or are they? One thing a number of them do that we can learn to do is speak
French. This page
brings us information about French-speaking sports, film, TV, music and
other celebrities whose legends and images are familiar to us, many of
whom are American, some foreign residents, and some, just plain famous.
All of them speak French, and in some cases, we present them doing just
that through video.
Groups of famous French speakers:
Famous French People
http://www.ezwebsite.org/Page.asp?PID=911
Des Personnages Francophones
http://infohost.nmt.edu/~sconrad/PERSNAGE.HTM
Famous Bilingual Site!
http://www.pitt.edu/~FLsites/bilingual/
Famous People who speak French
http://www.heritagehawks.org/faculty/abrowning/Famous%20people%20who%20speak%20French.htm
French-Speaking Celebrities
http://french.about.com/od/teachingresources/a/celebrities.htm
List of Famous Quebecois
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-famous-Quebecois
List of French People
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_people
List of Senegalese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Senegalese
What do all these celebrities have in common?
http://www.geocities.com/mmesaam/
Individual film, TV and music celebs:
Joséphine Baker (American-born French
expatriate entertainer and singer) in the film Haïti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AQYCSIns5g
Jamie [Bamber] speaks French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5elixboK5Bk
Sarah Bettens - Elysee Montmartre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OIp-SPycUY
Orlando Bloom speaks french
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJnrmphAENU
Vanessa Branch speaking French and Mandarin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGlNdtK20Yo
Scrubs - Sarah Chalke speaks French
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/scrubs-sarah-chalke-speaks-french/1424655792
Holly Marie Combs [parle français]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrcMgAGDw5k
Marion Cotillard - Oscar for Best Actress - La Vie
en Rose (mediated interview)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0pYzCpaZC8
Inverview with [Constantin] Costa-Gavras,
Oscar-winning Greek director
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1106965/interview_in_french_with_costa_gavras/
Tim Curry 1969 interview !! In French !! London Cast
of HAIR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdrc2YT2ByI
Johnny Depp's cameo role in French film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wuMt_3Asqg
Johnny Depp speaking French (at Ceasars)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc5M3vuSeoM
La ballade de Lily Rose (song of Vanessa Paradis and
Johnny Depp)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqiNMBlRnUY
Céline Dion ( Let's Talk About Love ) s'il
suffisait d'aimer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzcO4wdWqQ
HP5 Premiere Tom Felton Speaking French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N09yQnM3q58
French Interview w/Jodie Foster-The Brave One(2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3TvLSvvKMc
je t'attends depuis la nuit des temps Jodie Foster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OClsC17XRk
Carole Fredericks (Springfield, Massachusetts) - Le
Prix a Payer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hoFxZCir9M
friends speak french
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewh1dw54v_U
Joey trying to speak French (on Friends, with Phoebe
Buffay and Matt LeBlanc)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqwzvtjeYBQ&NR=1
Lucas Grabeel speaks French part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzPOhfBH0KY
Lucas Grabeel speaks French part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNOhcsI4cYM
Mick Jagger [parle français]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyoorxChOIs
C'était Toi - Doctor Who (sung by Billy Joel,
French & English lyrics)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzU-yPx1x9g
Eddie Izzard - Learning French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1sQkEfAdfY
Hugh Laurie-Dr [H]ouse parle Francais !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUgPgVB66Zk
Kevin Kline Speaks French For "Joueuse"
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/080328h.php
Evangeline Lilly parle Français
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKPonINJm9M
Chris Martin (Coldplay) Speaking french
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5PMPK-c6AI
Monty Python: French lecture on sheep-aircraft
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8jC7NKkjCe0
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Paris Premiere 2
(Daniel Radcliffe)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al8HRRdH9qU
Natalie Reid Wears Onch Barbie on TMZ speaking French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYITG5zhVnM
Zachary Richard (bilingual American poet/song
writer) - Au bord du Lac Bijou
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpY-SKIjReI
Kristin Scott-Thomas, on "Tout le monde en parle..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w5a78_gMsE
Oliver Stone (qui parle français),
Angelina Jolie, Colin Farrell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LiFs5ddFBo
The Catherine Tate Show: Lauren - French Exam
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zV1zK8zRCPo
Tokio Hotel qui parle français
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT0XcnONXkE
Emma Watson speaking french
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buwKAaX8ymU
Sports celebs by group:
French players of American football
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Gardent
French National Basketball Association players
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_National_Basketball_Association_players
French ice hockey players
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_ice_hockey_players
French tennis players
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_tennis_players
Canadian ice hockey players (many are French
speakers)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Canadian_ice_hockey_players
French sportspeople
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_sportspeople
Individual sports celebs:
Interview d'Ian Mahinmi (NBA Basketball, San Antonio
Spurs)
http://www.kewego.co.uk/video/iLyROoaft3rq.html
Interview Joakim Noah (NBA Chicago Bulls)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reompMUIjA8
Tony Parker - Clip Balance Toi (Hip-Hop)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-12GdBEY9A
Interview de Tony Parker (NBA Basketball, San
Antonio Spurs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy6AGmTUrGU
Jonathan Toews Feature (Chicago Blackhawks, ice
hockey)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRxrvTexb3E
Jacques Villeneuve - Accepterais Tu? (song by
formula 1 racer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4WiJeG_PBo
Others speaking French in the spotlight
of fame:
Libération d'Ingrid Bétancourt:
Premier mots
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5zyc3_liberation-dingrid-betancourt-premi_news
Tony Blair parle francais- Blair 's good french
accent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrw5YgWC0rs
Howard Dean [and Fox newscaster, Steve Brown] speak
French
http://hotair.com/archives/2006/12/01/video-dean-bashes-fox-news-in-canada-reporter-responds-in-french/
Garmin 2008 60 second Super Bowl Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16aUPT9LEms
Hakuna Matata [in French]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J57a3vnhgLs
Jack Kerouac interview in French with English
subtitles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r2aOSoRsoE
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander Commercial (with a French
song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoVmtdiFp5c
Ratatouille French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_lhAUVSjsw
Jade Raymond (Gamer-side Diaries) - The Sims,
Assassin's Creed, etc.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/71698.html
Mitt Romney speaks French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyP2M0DTch8
WMPG Jacques Santucci has TF1 French TV visit A La
Vôtre (radio station in Maine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONsd04Lpqc0
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