Multimedia

On this page you'll find the various multimedia offerings of the Stuttering Foundation of America. Please share and utilize these materials in order to help people who stutter and advance the cause of the foundation. All materials can be found for purchase in our store or are available for free online through the Stuttering Foundation of America.

Movies Books Podcasts

Frances Cook - Tools for Success: A Cognitive Behavior Therapy Taster	Bob Love: Stuttering and Refusing to Play the Victim
John Stossel from ABC News on Stuttering	Mr. Tavis Smiley: Stuttering and Speaking Deliberately
Dr. Dennis Drayna: Researchers Identify Three Genes as Source of Stuttering in Families Studied - Additional Genes Located	Helping Children Who Stutter

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Bob Love

Bob Love has dreamt about being a great public speaker since his early days in Bastrop Louisiana, even though, as a young man, he could barely put two words together, let alone speak a full sentence.

In spite of his severe stuttering disability, Bob Love, the son of a sharecropper, rose to become a Chicago Bulls NBA superstar, whose records were eventually surpassed by Michael Jordan. Throughout his entire athletic career, Bob Love kept his stuttering a secret from the fans who adored him, thinking he could do his “talking” on the basketball court.

John Melendez

He is a talented musician, actor, and comedian. Listen to a podcast.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, a former player for The Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, made history in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game. In 2021, he was selected to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

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.

Carly Simon

Carly Simon began stuttering severely when she was eight years old.