Stuttering
Speech disorder
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| 2021 | Appeared in 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' |
| 2018 | Porky appears in DC Comics and Looney Tunes comic crossovers, featuring a storyline where he is a company owner who becomes involved with Lex Luthor. |
| 2015 | Porky appears in the direct-to-video movie 'Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run', voiced by Bob Bergen. |
| July 2015 | The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) launched the Defence Stammering Network to support and champion the interests of British military personnel and civil servants who stammer, and to raise awareness about the condition. |
| 2013 | Bob Bergen demonstrates Porky's famous stutter in the documentary 'I Know That Voice', explaining the difficulty of recreating the character's speech pattern. |
| 2011 | Porky becomes a main character in Cartoon Network's animated series 'The Looney Tunes Show' (running until 2014), voiced by Bob Bergen. |
| 2010 | The King's Speech, an Academy Award-winning film about King George VI's struggle with stuttering, is released, featuring Colin Firth portraying the king's speech therapy journey with Lionel Logue. |
| 2010 | Dennis Drayna and research team identified three genes (GNPTAB, GNPTG, and NAGPA) that correlate with stuttering, estimating these genetic alterations are present in 9% of individuals with a family history of stuttering. |
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