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[janetlin]

WTF John Barrowman is _Scottish_???!

Was this a big duh to everyone and I'm just slow on the uptake? I heard he was British but raised in the States, hence the accent.

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[honorh.livejournal.com]

Yeah, his mom's family's all Scottish, and he was born in--oh, some city like Edinburgh, I forget--but raised mostly in Illinois. Listen to the commentary track for TEC/TDD and you'll hear him do a Scottish accent. It's rather charming.

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

Glasgow. Yeah, I was trawling YouTube and found a clip where he's doing some interview and slips into and out of the Scots and they're like, "and that's your real voice?" I've noticed sometimes that his American accent almost sounds _too_ American, like he's trying too hard or something. Especially on r's. Muaha, now we know why.

[starfirenz.livejournal.com]

Heh - I spent *way* too much time yesterday caught by JB videos on Youtube, listening to the pretty. I so prefer the Scots accent to the American one. I swear, when he does that, I could happily listen to him read the phone book (oh, how our opinions of people change!)

If you're looking for other interviews where he does the accent (and explains why his partner, Scott, doesn't like it when he does!), check out the Charlotte Church interview (I think it's #2 of 3 or something)... gods, we're talking serious linguistic-pretty...

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

I would love to hear him and David just go at it in their brogues. Probably wouldn't understand a damn word but oh the pretty...

[starfirenz.livejournal.com]

Heh - I don't know why, but every time they appear in the same interview (and there are a few clips that seem to feature one of them interviewing the other; or them just appearing on the same segment), JB always uses his American accent, and DT his natural one. It would be lovely to hear them both doing the Scots one at the same time...

Oh, and hearing JB sing the Dr Who theme on the Weakest Link with DT (and everyone else!) providing backup vocals and clapping? Priceless!

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, yes! That show was fantastic. I loved Noel (Mickey) flirting with Ann and his joke about a "chocolate orange." I don't know how she keeps a straight face...