Timestamps:
0:07 - Arthur the Rat
2:23 - KIT List and Major Players
8:15 - Extemporaneous Speech
15:30 - Italian
16:46 - French

Interview year: 2024

Collected by: Colleen C.

Demographic information:
Gender: male
Race and ethnicity: White, Italian / Australian
Age (at recording): 48
Birth year: 1976
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Grew up in: Camden, Australia (New South Wales)
Place(s) lived: boarding school and University in Sydney, 21-23 Melbourne, settled in France 2005

Language(s) spoken: English (mother tongue); can communicate and comprehend Italian and French well but still makes mistakes (learned both around 30 years old).
Education: HSC in Australia, BA in theatre/film studies/English literature; BA in performance
Occupation: actor
Occupation of caregiver(s): Father - mechanical engineer; Mom - homemaker and various jobs

Influences on accent: Considers accent in English to be "neutral" - ironed out the Australian sounds from his actor training. Made a choice not to have those sounds. French folks thinks he is English. English folks hear some Australian sounds. When speaking French they know he's not French.
Tags: Australian; New South Wales; Italian; French; actor training; accents; dialects