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Aussies and American Accents

posted 16 years ago by GenXDude
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I don't know why but it seems to me that Australian actors are really good at American accents. Isla Fisher, Rose Byrne, Heath Ledger, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, etc. Is it just me or do Australian actors have a better ability than other non-American English speaking actors to imitate an American accent? Any thoughts?

P.S.: There are plenty of great English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, etc. actors who are good at American accents.

[–] imabe 12 years ago

Mel Gibson was born in New York but his family moved to New South Wales. I think he spent most of his early life in Australia. His Australian accent is authentic.