Austin Butler

“I have probably damaged my vocal cords with all that singing,” he told Norton. “One song took 40 takes.” In director Baz Lurhmann's 2022 biopic, Butler took on ...

“Everything about his demeanor is terrifying.” [commitment to the role](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-06-24/elvis-austin-butler-movie-biopic) has paid off on the awards circuit so far with a recent win at the Golden Globes and an Oscar nomination. “Like, is it stuck like that?” He also likened his current accent to picking up habits from living abroad. [told the Los Angeles Times ](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-01-24/oscars-nominations-2023-austin-butler-elvis)that his deeper voice might be a result of “certain muscular habits” he built in his process. [“Elvis.”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-06-23/elvis-review-baz-luhrmann-austin-butler)

The actor portrayed rock and roll icon Elvis Presley in the Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic, and received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor last month for his ...

[Elvis Presley](/topic/elvis-presley) in the [Baz Luhrmann](/topic/baz-luhrmann)-directed biopic, and received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor last month for his performance. [full list of Oscar nominees for the 2023 ceremony here](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-nominations-list-full-2023-b2268122.html). (You can [read The Independent’s four-star review here](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/elvis-movie-2022-review-tom-hanks-austin-butler-b2090868.html).) The high praise for his work and the warm reception of the film has been a welcome relief for Butler. However, on Friday’s edition (3 February) of The Graham Norton Show, he said that ahe possibly harmed his vocal cords due to the many hours he spent singing. [Austin Butler](/topic/austin-butler) has claimed that he may have done damage to his vocal cords while filming [Elvis](/topic/elvis).

Oscar-nominated actor Austin Butler damaged his vocal cords while filming Elvis as he had to do so much singing with one track being repeated 40 times.

The actor had the same deep, sultry drawl in “Elvis” press interviews as he did playing the King of Rock and Roll in the film. The accent carried over into the ...

News](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOeIphUmC3c) on the Globes carpet when asked about his voice not being the same after working on “Elvis.” “I can’t really reflect on it too much. “I often liken it to when somebody lives in another country for a long time,” Butler said. The accent carried over into the summer as “Elvis” opened in theaters, and it remained at last month’s Golden Globes, where Butler won the award for best actor in a motion picture drama. The actor had the same deep, sultry drawl in “Elvis” press interviews as he did playing the King of Rock and Roll in the film. The 31-year-old Oscar nominee announced on an episode of BBC One’s “Graham Norton Show” ( [Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/movies/austin-butler-losing-elvis-accent-damaged-vocal-cords/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=63dd1a761b86500001ad7625)) that he is getting rid of the accent that has mystified, confused and enthralled social media for months on end now. “One song took 40 takes.”

Austin Butler has said he may have damaged his vocal cords while filming Elvis. The actor played Elvis Presley in the biopic from director Baz Luhrmann, ...

King providing a calm refuge (and some sage advice) when the attention starts to overwhelm him.” Some of the best moments see the star interact with his biggest influences – such as Little Richard ripping through ‘Tutti Frutti’ in a dingy backroom bar; or B.B. Earlier this year, Butler won Best Actor at the Golden Globes for the role.

Diversity's Ashely Banjo turned into a dance student on Friday's The Graham Norton Show as Elvis actor Austin Butler showed off a stylish move.

[he’s only just started to shake off ](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/03/austin-butler-finally-getting-rid-of-elvis-presley-accent-18217613/)the [King of Rock’s accent](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/15/whats-the-deal-with-the-elvisification-of-austin-butler-18090689/). [got out of hand.](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/18/austin-butlers-voice-coach-defends-his-lingering-elvis-accent-18124949/)’ [Austin Butler finally gives Vanessa Hudgens credit for Elvis role after her apparent dig at ex’s ‘snub’](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/26/austin-butler-finally-gives-vanessa-hudgens-credit-for-elvis-role-18168288/?ico=more_text_links) [Austin Butler finally ‘getting rid’ of Elvis accent but has ‘probably damaged’ his vocal cords](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/03/austin-butler-finally-getting-rid-of-elvis-presley-accent-18217613/?ico=more_text_links) [Michelle Yeoh](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/11/golden-globes-2023-michelle-yeoh-has-best-response-to-play-off-music-18077680/), Jack Lowden and [Dancing on Ice’s Ashley.](https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/01/dancing-on-ice-ashley-banjo-uncertian-over-panel-return-16566960/) [Diversity ](https://metro.co.uk/tag/diversity/)star [Ashely Banjo](https://metro.co.uk/tag/ashley-banjo/) turned from dance judge into student ahead of Friday’s [The Graham Norton Show](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/30/what-time-is-the-graham-norton-show-on-tonight-and-who-is-on-the-sofa-17481528/) as Elvis actor [Austin Butler](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/26/austin-butler-finally-gives-vanessa-hudgens-credit-for-elvis-role-18168288/) showed off a stylish move.

Elvis has earned nine Bafta Film Award nominations, including best film, leading actor for Butler, and cinematography – making director of photography Mandy ...

It is also nominated for sound, editing, production design, costume, make up & hair, and casting. Elvis has earned nine Bafta Film Award nominations, including best film, leading actor for Butler, and cinematography – making director of photography Mandy Walker only the second woman in history to be nominated in the category. The special features an interview with childhood friend Sam Bell.

His 'Dune: Part 2' co-star Dave Bautista claims that Butler sounded nothing like Elvis while they shot the highly anticipated sequel: “his voice is ...

[the Lady Gaga school of press tours](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/a-brief-history-of-hollywoods-messiest-press-tours) before embarking on his Elvis press tour. Everything about his demeanor is terrifying.” In that case, we hope Butler goes back to his Elvis voice for the Dune: Part 2 press tour. I’ve always sounded like this and I can prove it.” Butler then throws to a clip from an interview he did on the carpet of The Carrie Diaries, where his voice is sped up to Alvin and the Chipmunks level. [USA Today,](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/02/02/knock-at-the-cabin-dave-bautista-dune-guardians-galaxy/11151923002/) Dave Bautista, who stars with Butler in the highly anticipated Dune: Part Two claims that Butler does not sound like Elvis in the film directed by Dennis Villeneuve. Bautista says that Butler is “just the sweetest guy you’ll ever meet,” but says that Butler’s performance as Feyd-Rautha is “terrifying.” “His voice is different, his look is different. In an interview with But to his credit, Butler has been good-natured about the gentle ribbing without ever dropping the bit. Born in Anaheim, California (which is decidedly not located in the American Deep South), Butler burst on the scene as a child actor in projects like Zoey 101 and The Carrie Diaries before Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic was ever a twinkle in his eye. As such, he had amassed a fan base familiar with what his voice sounded like when he was not channeling the King. And reader, so were we. At long last, the truth has spoken—and it’s going back to its normal speaking voice. “One song took 40 takes!”