Donnie Wahlberg says Boston accent "cannot come out to play" in his new show "Boston Blue"

After 14 seasons of playing NYPD detective Danny Reagan on "Blue Bloods," Dorchester native Donnie Wahlberg is bringing his ...
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Iliza Shlesinger landed 'Spenser Confidential' role after ignoring direction not to do a Boston accent

LOS ANGELES -- Iliza Shlesinger says she landed a role Mark Wahlberg's new film by ignoring a directive not to audition with a Boston accent. Shlesinger went to an audition for the upcoming film ...
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Decoder Ring Plus | The Boston Accent Is Wicked Complicated

In this week’s episode, we took on the mystery of the “Boston movie”—a cinematic subgenre whose appeal is closely tied to the distinctive Boston accent. We invited Boston University linguist Dr.
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Conan O’Brien breaks out childhood Boston accent for Jimmy Kimmel

Ahead of hosting the Oscars this weekend, Conan O’Brien took a break from rehearsals to stop by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday night. The Brookline native and former late-night host had a lengthy ...

Critics Have Seen Boston Blue, And They’re In Agreement About Donnie Wahlberg’s Blue Bloods Spinoff

Boston Blue was eye-rollingly frustrating to watch, because it feels like showrunner Brandon Margolis and his writing staff took every contrived, cliched way to create a spinoff of a hit series they ...
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Reacher Brit Sonya Cassidy Shares Boston Accent Prep Diet: ‘Marky Mark, The Departed… Whitey Bulger’

All together now: Bizah Bazaah! Maybe you know that Reacher Season 3 co-star Sonya Cassidy is British. Maybe you don’t. Regahdless, you probably have opinions on the Boston accent the Lodge 49 alum ...

NFL Films feature shows why Chiefs players love Steve Spagnuolo — and his accent

The 11-minute feature from NFL Films gives a behind-the-scenes look at Spagnuolo’s life in football. That includes his time as a college coach, his one-time love of the New England Patriots and long ...