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Q&A with Raphael Stark

"I presently live in Honolulu, Hawaii; where I was born and raised. I am a homeschooled student beginning my senior year this fall. I am also the President of a nonprofit I founded in 2021 called CHATS: Caring For Hawaii Teens With Speech Challenges."
Self-Therapy is Free!

With the right approach, self-therapy can be effective.
Help Spread the Word About Stuttering

Stuttering Awareness Week is May 12-18, 2025
What We Didn't Know About Mel Tillis

We all know what a superstar and a legend Mel Tillis was in the country music world. But you might be surprised at some interesting parts of his life that are little-known.
Update on Eamonn Hubert

We first interviewed Eamonn Hubert in 2019 when he was on tour with the Broadway musical "School of Rock." We recently caught up with him to learn about how things are going.
DJ Fluencee Writes Children's Book on Stuttering

We first interviewed Jason Heffler back in 2019 when he was on tour as DJ Fluencee. Recently, we caught up with him to learn what new projects he's been working on.
Maggie O'Farrell

Meet The Best-Selling Author Who Shares About Her Stuttering
Remembering James Earl Jones

"He was a faithful friend, for many decades, to the Stuttering Foundation, and a true advocate for the stuttering community."
Meet Mitch Guerra, a contestant on "Survivor"

The elementary school teacher from Waco, Texas, is one of 18 contestants on 48^th season of "Survivor."
Our podcast just got even better — earn credit with our first ASHA CE course episode!

Season 6: Episode 15 — Preparing Adolescents Who Stutter for Life After High School Through Transition Planning

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor has been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter for many years, but probably few people know all of the unique accomplishments of this former hockey great who was born on December 4, 1955, in Levack, Ontario.

Marilyn Monroe

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926, Marilyn Monroe, according to Wikipedia, is known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2025) by her death in 1962.

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.

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.

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.

Famous People Who Stutter