Millionaire British Actor Beats Arnold Schwarzenegger in Race to Blowing Away American Minds With Hard Accent

7x Mr. Olympia champion Arnold Schwarzenegger is a man known for many things. Apart from his bodybuilding prowess, the Austrian immigrant is famous for his iconic action movies. Schwarzenegger also earned fame during his tenure as the Governor of California. Perhaps what Arnold is best known for is his unique accent. Although he has starred in dozens of movies, the audience has often struggled to understand what he was saying.

His accent was so tough to understand that many regarded Arnold as the toughest actor to understand. In a bizarre turn of events, a British actor has replaced Arnold as the toughest actor to understand on screen.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is no longer the toughest actor to understand

For years on end, Arnold Schwarzenegger entertained the audience with his blazing guns and slashing swords. While people loved his on-screen antics, it often proved difficult for them to understand what he was saying. Things got so bad that the American audience considered him to be the toughest to understand. Thankfully (for Arnold) the American audience has found a new actor to replace him as the toughest to understand.

British actor Tom Hardy is now the holder of the unfortunate title. Per a recent study, that Americans found Hardy’s accent, the toughest to understand. Over 50% of people preferred to keep the subtitles on, so they could understand what the actor was saying. Other famous personalities on the infamous list include Ozzy Osbourne, Sofia Vergara, and Benedict Cumberbatch.

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Describing his accent, Hardy had a playful take on things. He said, “Mellifluous, at best. It’s a collage of places, people, feelings. It is irrelevant. If you understand me, that’s all that matters. It’s a hybrid of wish fulfillment and shame.” Funnily enough, this might be the perfect 75th birthday gift for the Austrian-American bodybuilder.

Schwarzenegger was once denied from Hollywood because of his accent

As Arnold tried to make his Hollywood debut, many people told him he would fail as an actor. They cited his accent as the primary reason for turning him down.

The bodybuilder worked hard, not only in the gym but also on his accent. He admitted to working on his accent for five hours a day to make it better. During an interview with radio personality Howard Stern, Arnold joked about his accent coach not being a great help. He also added that the coach should give Arnold his money back as it did not do him a lot of good.

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The actor, who once faced rejection for his accent, became a global sensation because of it. Apart from his iconic physique, Arnold’s unique but hard-to-understand accent garnered him a massive fan following.