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Sam Chwat(1953-2011)

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Sam Chwat was born on 29 March 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Cape Fear (1991), Monster's Ball (2001) and Sleeping with the Enemy (1991). He was married to Susan Lazarus Chwat. He died on 3 March 2011 in Manhasset, New York, USA.
BornMarch 29, 1953
DiedMarch 3, 2011(57)
BornMarch 29, 1953
DiedMarch 3, 2011(57)
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Known for

Robert De Niro, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange in Cape Fear (1991)
Cape Fear
7.3
Movie
  • Additional Crew(N.Y. Speech Improvement Services)
  • 1991
Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry in Monster's Ball (2001)
Monster's Ball
7.0
Movie
  • Additional Crew
  • 2001
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
Sleeping with the Enemy
6.3
Movie
  • Additional Crew
  • 1991
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries (1995)
The Basketball Diaries
7.3
Movie
  • Additional Crew
  • 1995

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  • Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Ian Abercrombie, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Gil Birmingham, James Ward Byrkit, Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Root, Ray Winstone, and Abigail Breslin in Rango (2011)
    Rango
    7.3
    • dialect coach: Ms. Breslin, emotion capture unit
    • 2011
  • Holy Rollers (2010)
    Holy Rollers
    5.9
    • dialect coach: New York Speech Improvement Services
    • 2010
  • Richard Gere in The Hoax (2006)
    The Hoax
    6.7
    • dialect coach
    • 2006
  • Joan Allen, Kathy Bates, and Jessica Lange in Bonneville (2006)
    Bonneville
    6.1
    • dialect coach: Victor Rasuk
    • 2006
  • Jim Broadbent, Alan Cumming, Nathan Lane, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Spall, Anne Hathaway, Tom Courtenay, and Charlie Hunnam in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
    Nicholas Nickleby
    7.1
    • dialogue coach: US
    • 2002
  • Aaliyah and Stuart Townsend in Queen of the Damned (2002)
    Queen of the Damned
    5.3
    • dialect coach: Aaliyah
    • 2002
  • Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry in Monster's Ball (2001)
    Monster's Ball
    7.0
    • speech & dialect coach
    • 2001
  • Let It Be Me (1995)
    Let It Be Me
    5.5
    • dialect coach
    • 1995
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries (1995)
    The Basketball Diaries
    7.3
    • dialogue coach
    • 1995
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Sean Nelson, and N'Bushe Wright in Fresh (1994)
    Fresh
    7.5
    • speech & dialect coach
    • 1994
  • Rich in Love (1992)
    Rich in Love
    6.1
    • dialogue coach
    • 1992
  • Hit the Dutchman (1992)
    Hit the Dutchman
    5.5
    • dialog coach
    • 1992
  • Robert De Niro, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange in Cape Fear (1991)
    Cape Fear
    7.3
    • speech and dialect coach: N.Y. Speech Improvement Services
    • 1991
  • Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
    Sleeping with the Enemy
    6.3
    • dialogue coach
    • 1991

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 29, 1953
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 3, 2011
    • Manhasset, New York, USA(non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
  • Spouse
    • Susan Lazarus Chwat? - March 3, 2011 (his death, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was a speech therapist who started out helping clients with lisps, stutters, and neurological issues. A Hispanic supermarket executive consulted him, concerned that his accent was hindering his chances for promotion. Subsequently, Chwat began to specialize in helping clients lose or gain accents.
  • Quotes
    You can afford to find accents charming as long as you're part of the power structure that has the accent of the ruling class. (in a 2006 interview with the New York Post)

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