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During a CNN town hall, President Joe Biden discussed stuttering. Here are some of his remarks from the event:

Bruce Willis interpreto la voz del bebe Mickey en la pelicula “Look who is talking! º  (1Mira quien habla!).  A Bruce Willis se le considera un actor de primera categoria. Sin embargo, pocos saben que lucho con la tartamudez durante los primeros veinte anos de su vida.

The stuttering community would like to honor Gord Lane as an all-star whose openness about his stuttering during his days with the Islanders put a human face on the speech problem and gave hope to others who were struggling with stuttering.

B.B. King was born Riley B. King in 1925. Listed as number three on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all-time, King's career and accomplishments are legendary, yet his stuttering has received scant attention over the years.

It may seem paradoxical, but word retrieval is faster when a child knows more words and has a better “network” that creates connections among them.

Wayne Brady has been making audiences laugh for years on shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and in live comedic performances. However, it took a while before people began to laugh with him.

According to an interview with CBS News, Brady was “reluctant to even open his mouth because of a debilitating stutter” as a child growing up in Orlando.

Samuel L. Jackson is a powerful and prolific American actor, who has achieved both critical and commercial acclaim for his roles in films such as Jungle Fever, Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Iron Man and Marvel’s The Avengers. In 2011, Jackson became the highest-grossing actor of all time. Jackson’s films are seen and loved by millions. What those millions of people may not know, however, is that Jackson also struggles with stuttering.

The Washington Post ran an article by Dr. Leana Wen about an experience she had in the emergency room treating a patient who stutters. She touched on her own experience with stuttering. After that article ran, we interviewed Dr. Wen.