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Q&A with Actor Eli Golden

The Netflix original movie 13: The Musical stars Eli Golden in his first lead role. The actor said he hopes showing off his singing and dance moves lands him on Broadway.
Celebrity Spotlight: Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran certainly hasn't let his stuttering limit him in his career. The secret to his success? "Don't be scared to be honest with yourself and with the people that love you."
5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Stuttering

Monday, May 8, marks the beginning of National Stuttering Awareness Week, a weeklong spotlight on the condition affecting more than 80 million people worldwide.
Remembering Howie

The Stuttering Foundation mourns the loss of our dear friend and colleague Howard (Howie) D. Schwartz, PhD, CCC-SLP.
Just Rose and That's Good Enough

The most valuable lesson I have learned along my life's journey is that I am good enough just the way I am.
Where Are They Now? An Update On Francy

It's been 10 years since we first met singer Francois "Francy" Goudreault
Ed Sheeran Headlines Magazine

Singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran is featured on the cover of our Spring 2023 magazine. This special edition is made up of a collection of artwork, photographs, and letters from kids around the country.
NBC's Website Features Stuttering Foundation Experts and Resources

The Stuttering Foundation and our vice president for professional development, Ellen M. Kelly, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F, were featured on NBC's The TODAY Show website.
Dr. Wallace Recommends Foundation to His Readers

"It's a new year, and therefore time for me to present my annual endorsement, recommendation and admiration of the Stuttering Foundation."
Stuttering Didn't Silence His Story

John Stossel knows news. He also knows what it's like to deal with a stuttering problem.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., who passed away in 2018, was an explorer, wildlife conservationist, and author. He established the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Myanmar, which is about the size of the state of Vermont.

His love for animals began when he was very young.

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.

Lewis Carroll

The recent Disney version of Lewis Carroll's classic, Alice in Wonderland, garnered a great deal of media hype. Even though the mainstream media has not made mention that Carroll was a person who stuttered, his family history gives credence to the discovery of the genetic link to stuttering. Carroll was born to parents who were first cousins; almost all of their eleven children, three girls and seven boys, struggled with stuttering past childhood.

Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life's Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

James Earl Jones

Actor James Earl Jones, a Broadway, television and movie star, was well-known for his voice as Darth Vader in Star Wars and his book Voices and Silences. Jones spoke some of the most memorable lines in the history of American film, but the man known for his voice was once afflicted with a severe stutter.

Famous People Who Stutter