Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 28 Actors Playing Presidents | WIRED

Dialect coach Erik Singer once again takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. This time, Erik is focusing on actors's portrayals of US presidents. How close was Josh Brolin to capturing George W. Bush in W.? Is Jay Pharoah's version of Obama true to life? Is it even possible for an actor to accurately portray George Washington?

Check out more from Erik here: http://www.eriksinger.com/

See Erik's take on Alec Baldwin's Trump: https://youtu.be/lZSCGZphjq0?t=562
...and Daniel Day-Lewis's Lincoln: https://youtu.be/lZSCGZphjq0?t=1092

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Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 28 Actors Playing Presidents | WIRED