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Can you believe ALL these famous people speak French?! Our Gaston the French Bulldog was amazed when he discovered the following actors, athletes, musicians, gameshow hosts, and political leaders all speak French. Let them inspire you to learn French, too!
Tatiana Maslany
Tatiana grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan and attended French Immersion. Her mother taught her to speak German and she also speaks a bit of Spanish, making the star of Orphan Black a well-rounded communicator! She always dreamed of attending Festival de Cannes and in this clip she’s interviewed on the beach during the world famous film festival.
Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper learned French while studying in Aix-en-Provence when he was in college. Don’t believe it? Check out this interview he did with media in France to promote his film, The Hangover 2. In the interview he answers questions from French fans!
Alex Trebek
The beloved late Alex Trebek hosted Jeopardy! for 37 seasons. That’s over 7,500 episodes! He was intelligent, quick-witted…and spoke French! His mother was Franco-Ontarian and Alex credited his mom for inspiring him to learn French. Check out this acceptance speech where he praises Franco-Canadian culture, in both our official languages.
Serena Williams
With 23 Grand Slam titles under her belt, Serena Williams is one of the most dominant tennis players of all time. She learned French as a teenager because she dreamed of winning the French Open and accepting her trophy in French…which she did in 2002. In this interview, she’s back at Roland Garros speaking French with a reporter in Paris.
Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts and his band have been nominated for fourteen Juno Awards, winning six! They were named Artist of the Year twice and Album of the Year once. Growing up in Montréal, Sam was exposed to English and French from an early age and in this video clip he shares why he thinks bilingualism is so important.
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