Celebrity Alexander Technique Pupils
This list represents just some of the famous people that have
learnt the Alexander Technique.
Actors and Performers
| Adrian Edmonson | Alan Cummings |
| Ben Kingsley | Bonnie Langford |
| Christopher Reeve | Frank Skinner |
| Gabriel Byrne | Hayley Mills |
| Hermione Norris | Hilary Swank |
| Howard Stern | Hugh Jackman |
| Daniel Radcliffe | Jamie Lee-Curtis |
| Jennifer Saunders | Jeremy Irons |
| Joanna Lumley | Joan Bakewell |
| Joanna Woodward | Joel Gray |
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"I find the Alexander Technique very helpful in my work. Things happen without you trying. They get to be light and relaxed. You must get an Alexander teacher to show it to you." |
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| Judi Dench | Julia Sawalha |
| Julie Andrews | Juliet Stevenson |
| Keanu Reeves | Kenneth Branagh |
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"The Technique's many benefits for actors include minimized tension, centredness, vocal relaxation, responsiveness, mind/body connection and about an inch and a half of additional height." |
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"...his new upright posture works to menacing effect when he towers over his Desdemona in Othello." |
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| Lillie Langtry | Madonna |
| Marilyn Monroe | Michael Caine |
| Michael Palin | Nyree Dawn Porter |
| Patrick Stewart | Paul McCartney |
| Paul Newman | Penelope Keith |
| Pookie Quesnel | Prunella Scales |
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"I follow the Alexander Technique for 15 minutes each morning. It's a way of helping my vocal production and control, but when my stress levels are high during filming, it gives me a break." |
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"The Technique gave me a freedom and awareness of my body which have stood me in good stead ever since." |
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| Robin Williams | Ruby Wax |
| Sheila Hancock | Sinead Cusack |
| Sir Henry Irving | Sting |
| Terence Stamp | Victoria Beckham |
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"The Alexander Technique has helped me to undo knots, unblock energy and deal with almost paralysing stage fright." |
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Miscellaneous |
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| Producer and Director - John Houseman | |
| Conductor - Sir Colin Davies | |
| Violinist and Conductor - Yehudi Menuhin | |
| American Educational Philosopher - John Dewey | |
| Originator of Gestalt Therapy - Frederick Perls | |
| Originator of The Feldenkrais Method - Moshe Feldenkrais | |
| Winner of Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine - Professor Nikolaas Tinbergen | |
| Author - Aldous Huxley | |
| Author - Roald Dahl | |
| Playwright - George Bernard Shaw | |
