Tim Monich

Tim Monich (born 1950) is an American speech and dialect coach who has worked on numerous stage and film productions. He is known for coaching such actors as Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds, Hilary Swank in Amelia, Cate Blanchett in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Matt Damon in Invictus, for which Damon received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Early life and education Monich grew up in Corona, California. While there he studied speech and dialect with Edith Skinner and received a BFA and an MFA. Monich received a grant for graduate work with Skinner. He assisted her in revising her 1942 book Speak with Distinction. Following this, Monich became a faculty member of the Drama Division at Juilliard from 1975 to 1987; where he taught aspiring actors such as Kevin Spacey, Val Kilmer and Kelly McGillis. According to Alex Wilkinson of The New York Times, Monich is "pedagogically descended: from nineteenth-century philologist, Henry Sweet; who was the inspiration for Henry Higgins in Pygmalion. Sweet taught the Australian elocutionist Williams Tilly; who in turn taught Edith Skinner: Monich's teacher." He is known to record accents from television shows such as Book TV, Charlie Rose, and Meet the Press; which are "good for foreign accents, especially those of diplomats, lawyers, and politicians."

Personal life Monich lives in Westport, Connecticut with his wife, dance writer, Linda Szmyd. They have two daughters. 1991 Thelma & Louise Dialect coach: Brad Pitt 1991 Billy Bathgate Dialect coach 1993 The Age of Innocence Dialect coach 1993 Six Degrees of Separation Dialect coach 1994 Interview with the Vampire Dialect coach 1996 Mission Impossible Dialect coach 1996 A Time to Kill Dialect coach 1997 Contact Dialect coach 1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Dialect coach 2003 Cold Mountain Dialect coach: Jude Law / Nicole Kidman 2006 The Pink Panther Dialect coach: Kevin Kline 2006 The Departed Dialect coach 2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Dialect coach 2014 Clouds of Sils Maria Dialect coach: Juliette Binoche 2014 American Sniper Dialect coach 2016 Zoolander 2 Dialect coach 2017 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Dialect coach: Javier Bardem 2018 A Star Is Born Dialect coach: Bradley Cooper 2018 The House with a Clock in Its Walls Dialect coach: Cate Blanchett 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Dialect coach 2023 Ferrari Dialect coach: Adam Driver 2023 Maestro Dialect coach 2025 Eleanor the Great Dialect coach: Erin Kellyman Television Year Title Role Ref 2024-2025 The Agency: Central Intelligence Dialect coach: Michael Fassbender 2017 The Wizard of Lies Dialect coach 2017 Manhunt Dialect coach: Paul Bettany 2017 Feud Dialect coach 2016 The Young Pope Dialect coach: Jude Law 2014 The Knick Dialect coach: Clive Owen 2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn Dialect coach: Nicole Kidman 2008 My Zinc Bed Dialect coach 2002 Path to War Dialect coach: Donald Sutherland 1998 Winchell Dialect coach 1995 Kissinger and Nixon Dialect coach 1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Dialect coach 1993 Zelda Dialect coach 1983 Kennedy Dialect coach

Theater Year Title Role Ref 2002 Impressionism Dialect coach 1998 The Deep Blue Sea Dialect coach 1998 Cabaret Dialect coach 1993 Candida Dialect coach 1989 Orpheus Descending Vocal coach 1988 A Walk in the Woods Dialect Consultant 1986 Loot Dialect Coach 1985 Big River Dialect Coach 1985 The Octette Bridge Club Dialect Coach 1983 Show Boat Dialogue Coach 1983 A View From the Bridge Dialect Consultant 1980 Amadeus Speech Consultant 1980 Betrayal Speech Coach