In addition to his native Georgian, he speaks English, French, Ukrainian and Russian.

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Neo's character, an unpolished Chinese-educated executive, speaks Mandarin with his wife, inadequate English in the office and Hokkien with his coffee-shop buddies.

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Born in Madrid to a wealthy family and the owner of a group of businesses, Mr Rato, who is 55, speaks excellent English thanks to his time studying at the University of California in the 1970s.

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The release of the photograph, along with details of his appearance and scant possessions at the time of his discovery, is part of an effort by German authorities to unravel the mysterious identity of the boy who speaks English and a little German and what is his family background.

CNN: German police seek help identifying teen who lived in woods

The Harvard-educated former diplomat, who speaks fluent English and Chinese, is lauded for his grasp of policy and willingness to speak his mind.

CNN: Down In Flames

As Viktor Navorski, a stolid, jazz-loving bachelor from Eastern Europe, Tom Hanks speaks only a few words of English and walks with his feet turned out in a rapid waddle.

NEWYORKER: The Terminal

Most of the people he hangs out with speak English, the teen said, and he only speaks Spanish with his parents.

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He speaks a highly fricative English (the consonants get stuck in the back of his throat) and long stretches of pseudo-Arabic (which is actually Hebrew most of the time).

NEWYORKER: The Dictator

His heavily accented English is woven with anecdotes in French, one of the seven languages he speaks fluently.

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