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Top 6 celebrities and their secret multilingual strengths

Check out the list of Hollywood celebrities you did not know were multilingual

By Ayesha Qammar |
Top 6 celebrities and their secret multilingual strengths
Top 6 celebrities and their secret multilingual strengths

Lots of Hollywood stars speak more than one language because this helps them  connect with fans all around the world like they might speak Spanish to talk to fans in Latin America or French to connect with fans in Europe.

By speaking different languages these stars can promote their movies and music globally and get closer to their fans.

Let’s take a look at Hollywood celebrities who speak at least two or more languages.

Bradley Cooper

Top 6 celebrities and their secret multilingual strengths

Bradley Cooper speaks French along with English. People were surprised when a video showed him speaking French during a press tour.

The American actor got into learning French after watching the movie Chariots of Fire and hearing French in it.

Bradley took classes and even spent six months in France to learn more about the culture.

Sandra Bullock

Top 6 celebrities and their secret multilingual strengths

Sandra Bullock speaks both English and German really well. Even though she was born in the U.S. her mother is a German opera singer.

The Proposal actress’ dad was an American working in the army in Nuremberg, Germany where he met her mother and they got married.  Sandra grew up hearing both English and German at home, so both languages were like native languages for Bird Box star.

Sofia Vergara

Top 6 celebrities and their secret multilingual strengths

Sofia Vergara grew up in Colombia and started her career hosting Spanish language TV shows in the U.S.

The Hot Pursuit alum learned English in school and now speaks it really well.

Sophia is famous for playing Gloria in Modern Family and she even passed the U.S. citizenship test with a perfect score.

Natalie Portman

Top 6 celebrities and their secret multilingual strengths

Natalie Portman is a super famous actress but not many people know that she was born in Jerusalem and Hebrew is one of her native languages along with English.

The American actress has talked about having dual citizenship and speaking Hebrew. The Black Swan star also speaks Spanish, French, Japanese, German and Arabic.

Natalie has traveled the world to film movies and this has inspired her to learn multiple languages.

Tom Hiddleston

Top 6 celebrities and their secret multilingual strengths

Tom Hiddleston speaks Italian, Spanish and French languages fluently and he also learned Ancient Greek while studying Classics at Cambridge. The Loki star also knows some Russian, Latin, German, Mandarin Chinese and Korean.

The Crimson Peak actor took a liking to languages at an early age and continues to study and learn new ones as much as possible. Tom tries to pick at least a few words when he visits a new country so that he can connect with fans.

Colin Firth

Top 6 celebrities and their secret multilingual strengths

Colin Firth has learned Italian to impress his wife, Livia Giuggioli and her family. He even applied for Italian citizenship.

The Pride and Prejudice actor says his Italian accent needs some work as Colin jokes that he would only take a role in an Italian movie if he played an English guy speaking Italian.