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Jane Fraser on 'Community Matters' Radio Program

Stuttering Foundation President discusses common misconceptions about stuttering, how parents can support children who stutter, and the importance of listening patiently and valuing every person's voice.
Let's Turn Halloween into an Awareness Event for Adults Who Answer the Door

5 ways to help children who stutter enjoy Halloween.
Share A Halloween Welcome

This handout offers three simple reminders for those handing out candy.
Halloween Stickers

A sticker can open a conversation about stuttering at the front door, in the classroom or at a trunk-or-treat event.
How Acting Helped Emily Blunt Find Her Voice

Emily Blunt has spoken openly for nearly two decades about her experiences with stuttering and how acting helped her gain confidence as a young person.
New Caseloads Bring a Critical Opportunity to Support Students Who Stutter

Stuttering Foundation offers school-based SLPs free tools to identify hidden challenges, build confidence and coordinate support from the start.
Back to the Basics: The ABCs of Stuttering

In The ABCs of Stuttering, students courageously share what it's like to stutter, how it makes them feel, and how it affects their participation at school.
Remembering Tommy John

He was a baseball legend and friend to the stuttering community.
For Many Kids, the 'Scariest Day of the Year' is the First Day of School

Kids are just getting out of school for the summer, but for many parents and teachers, it's already time to start preparing for going back to class.
Resources for College Students and Young Adults

Life after high school is an exciting but nerve-wracking time. It's a point in your life where you may feel unsettled or anxious about what's to come.

CELEBRITY FOCUS

Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn't realize he stuttered. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David's hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.

King George

In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King's Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Unfortunately, history may have forgotten the courageous and inspiring story of Prince Albert who stuttered badly and never dreamed that he would ever be king when his older brother, King Edward VIII, abruptly abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.

Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis, born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, was an influential figure in country music, both as a songwriter and a performer. His journey to fame was marked by overcoming personal challenges, including a stutter that he turned into a defining part of his public persona.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

Famous People Who Stutter