Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

Colin Firth in The King's Speech

To depict George VI, the future King of England, Colin Firth had to work with a vocal coach and study recordings of George VI in order to mimic his speech patterns, mannerisms, and nervous tics. In real life, George VI never really overcame his stutter—and Firth nearly developed one himself.

Director Steven Spielberg made his first film for a merit badge
The Lion King was originally known as King of the Jungle until someone at Disney finally remembered that lions don’t actually live in jungles.
Toto was paid more than the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz".
Some Wookie suits were made from human hair.

Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

Colin Firth in The King's Speech

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