[HPFGU-Movie] Accents [WAS: Casting Umbridge]

[silverdragon at ezweb.com.au]

>
> *grin* Actually, Mel Gibson (who I assume is one of the "Aussies" you're
> mentioning...) is an American.  He just spent a good deal of his childhood
> and early adult years in Australia.  (Hence, his incredibly accurate
Aussie
> accent.  And the fact that they had to re-do the voice track for him in
"Mad
> Max" for American release because he had such a thick Australian accent
that
> they were afraid that Americans wouldn't understand a word he was saying.)
>
> Date of birth (location)
> 3 January 1956
> Peekskill, New York, USA

Heheh. I know but we claim him anyway...

Nox