Acting With an Accent/Russian
David Alan Stern founded Dialect Accent Specialists in Hollywood in 1980. Among the students he has coached are: Mike Farrell, Jack Klugman, Liam Neeson, Edward James Olmos, Bronson Pinchot, Lynn Redgrave, and Michael York, as well as Oscar winners Forest Whitaker, Geena Davis, Olympia Dukakis, and Sally Field. He is now Professor of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut.