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.
Some are figures whose fame is derived from great works of art, music,
literature, and ground-breaking scientific achievement. We have also
incuded a section of television commercials which have been aired on
American TV, and where the the French lnguage is often the star. All of
them
spoke or speak French, and in a number of cases, we present them doing
just
that through video. The Globe-Gate Project offers a number of
activities associated with the material presented through this web
site which may be appropriate for your French class.
Groups of famous French speakers:
Belgian Nobel laureates (most are Francophone)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Belgian_Nobel_laureates
Famous French People
http://www.ezwebsite.org/Page.asp?PID=911
Personnages Francophones Célèbres
http://xtec.es/~nlebris/personnages.htm
"Famous French..." (in French Culture)
http://french.lovetoknow.com/Category:French_Culture
Famous French People (Nationmaster Encyclopedia)
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Famous-French-People
Famous People who speak French
http://www.heritagehawks.org/faculty/abrowning/Famous%20people%20who%20speak%20French.htm
French Nobel laureates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_Nobel_laureates
French-Speaking Celebrities (About.com)
http://french.about.com/od/teachingresources/a/celebrities.htm
French-Speaking Celebrities (Antimoon Forum)
http://www.antimoon.com/forum/t11084.htm
Inventions of France - French Inventors
http://inventors.about.com/od/frenchinventors/Inventions_of_France_French_Inventors.htm
Inventors and Inventions from France
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/france.shtml
French inventors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_inventors
Belgian inventors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Belgian_inventors
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
Steve Ballmer (chief executive officer of Microsoft)
speaking in French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ppYJxZMoEA
Jamie [Bamber] speaks French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5elixboK5Bk
Christian Bale speaking French...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtFFspeiUVI
Sarah Bettens - Elysee Montmartre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OIp-SPycUY
Justin Bieber chante en français
http://www.melty.fr/justin-bieber-chante-en-francais-video-e-actu30093.html
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
Bradley Cooper parle français!!!(1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hmeuMSFIVE
Bradley Cooper parle francais!!!!(2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2F_VCBLhtk
Bradley Cooper sur le plateau de TF1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYwvFU6dcv4
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
Daneel, Elizabeth, Paul, Hilarie Burton et Joy
parlant français (One Tree Hill)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyd5NqyvxJM
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.dailymotion.com/video/x2uql7_jodie-foster-lolita-je-tattends-dep_school
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
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - French Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsJGZ4bKHZA
Demi Lovato speaks French ! =D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-gMqMKqado
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
Hilary Hahn - Interview in French Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urxI85qMuX8
Hilary Hahn - Interview in French Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sga9Wo6hpeQ
iron maiden bercy 1er juillet 2008 bruce [Dickenson]
parle français
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUNz4vHQx9I
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
sexy Jared Leto parle francais... a video for french
speakers only ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2KExda6ymY
Evangeline Lilly parle Français
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKPonINJm9M
Chris Martin (Coldplay) Speaking french
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5PMPK-c6AI
Chris Martin (Coldplay) peaking French (longer than
the above)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgtSJsTvKVk
Jesse McCartney - De toi à moi - Just So You
Know [unplugged]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWhus7NxoSE
The McDades interview in french
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0dENvTPt1k
Leighton Meester speaking French!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3C0htVdKUo
Mika - Interview (French) (MikaObsessed)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMpLs7ZDf68
Mika - Grace Kelly (french) live HQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRY0dDtKb5c
Wentworth Miller parle Français
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj1_qdfYSvk
The Miz speaks French (Mike Mizanin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEXaFKgbvtU
One Tree Hill cast speak french
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyd5NqyvxJM
Prince William and Kate Middleton's Royal tour of
Canada: Duke delivers speech in French [& English]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs2YfA1D4ns
Robert Pattinson speaking French for Teemix!
Exclusive interview [Twilight
star]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0C14Qv2Zl4
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
30 Rock: Flu Shot - Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) speaks
French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxO2AGWK5wE
Tokio Hotel qui parle français
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOvyJRAjfI4
Ugly Betty - Willy and Marc speak French - 2x18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sGAJkad7lM
reynolds and g from Viatrophy (heavy metal band)
speaking french
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejvuLJcjTg0
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 baseball players
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_baseball_players
Major League Baseball players from Québec
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_from_Qu%C3%A9bec_in_Major_League_Baseball
French ice hockey players
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_ice_hockey_players
Canadian ice hockey players (many are French
speakers)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Canadian_ice_hockey_players
Ice hockey players from Québec
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ice_hockey_players_from_Qu%C3%A9bec
French tennis players
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_tennis_players
French sportspeople
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_sportspeople
Individual sports celebs:
Evan Jayne - French-born, Rodeo-bred (no video)
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/rodeo--in-america
Entretien avec Nikola Karabatic (handball)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR7_XUDai88
Entrevue avec Kristopher Letang (Pittsburgh Penguins)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdnlA06FjQY
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
Cristiano Ronaldo parle français
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIE00nfXUI
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
Ski : Entretien avec Tessa Worley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tmBWM31UNU
French in TV Commercials aired in the
US.
California Cheese cows (partly in French) -
Superbowl ad)
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d806739ee/SB-XLII-ad-California-Cheese-cows
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander Commercial (with a French
song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoVmtdiFp5c
Garmin 2008 60 second Super Bowl Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16aUPT9LEms
SPDR Commercial with Dogs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asWxVzUQc0w
Creaminal synchronise "In The Mood For L'Amour" de
Claire Denamur sur le film "Rexona / Degree" (bottom of page).
http://www.creaminal.com/
Google Superbowl ad: "Parisian Love" (considered to
be among the top 10)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10448803-36.html
iPod Shuffle ad (Les Prototypes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmmnIY_ToeM
Parlez-vous Désir? (Lexus Ad Campaign for
Launch of SC 430)
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=48760
Wheat Ridge Cyclery "French Cafe" Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXgOu9yhnCk
Kohler - Existential Dilemma commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HK5AI6Lt_o
epuron - the power of wind (French company, French
accent in English)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IjUkNmUcHc
Spot TV France - Thibault et Windows 7 (shown in the
US)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkTzvA9EiRQ
Spot TV France - Nelly et Windows 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jawe5jo1dQ&NR=1
YSL Parisienne Fragrance Ad With Kate Moss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9mCt7BHvqQ
Levis 501 Jeans - French Dictionary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkmZVcgHDRs
Wheat
Ridge Cyclery "Allez Allez" Commercial (some words at end)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaolxjcolBQ&feature=related
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
The Da Vinci Code: Speaking French
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/8056/1181269
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/
Hakuna Matata [in French]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slP4oNsJsHs
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
TennesseeBob Peckham: bobp@utm.edu
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