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Writer's Voice has no Character so he Fakes Romanian Accent

Published December 20, 2000 at 11:00 PM CST

Screenwriter Danny Rubin realizes that his voice lacks "character" so he adopts a heavy Romanian accent which solves the problem. It's not HIS character, but it will do -- even if its fake. Even if if it's very Andre Codrescu. Danny Rubin wrote the movie Groundhog Day.

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