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Does American-Ugandan stage actor and playwright Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine has “people?”

Can’t they tell him his name is untypeable without triggering multiple spell-check false corrections and pretty much unpronounceable for American audiences?

He’s got major roles in the Dexter: Resurrection on Showtime and in Smoke on AppleTV+ but he’s not going to get much buzz with that name.

Paging Henry Willson

by Anonymousreply 14August 5, 2025 1:21 AM

Three names is aggressive. But perhaps distinctive

Four? Ain’t nobody got time for that..

by Anonymousreply 1August 4, 2025 7:16 PM

[quote] Does American-Ugandan stage actor and playwright Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine has “people?”

Oh, [italic]dear.[/italic]

by Anonymousreply 2August 4, 2025 7:20 PM

His IMDB indicates that he's doing just fine despite your objection, OP.

by Anonymousreply 3August 4, 2025 7:24 PM

You just know someone pitched him something like 'Tare Wine' at some point. Sleek, digestible, very hipster candle line. Easier for Western mouths and egos to pronounce without all the awkward spittle.

by Anonymousreply 4August 4, 2025 7:37 PM

Well...it's not Mitzi Mayfair, I'll give you that.

by Anonymousreply 5August 4, 2025 7:59 PM

That's like the partially revealed puzzle on Wheel of Fortune.

"I'll take an S, Pat."

by Anonymousreply 6August 4, 2025 8:30 PM

It's really not that hard to pronounce. But four names is overkill.

by Anonymousreply 7August 4, 2025 8:37 PM

Apparently, he used to go by just Ntare Mwine, but he decided to change it. Probably got confused with the other Ntare Mwines.

by Anonymousreply 8August 4, 2025 8:56 PM

[quote] It's really not that hard to pronounce

How do you know you’re pronouncing it right?

by Anonymousreply 9August 4, 2025 8:57 PM

Because I've heard enough actors from Africa pronounce their names. I'm presuming you find the two consonants at the beginning of the names difficult.

Ntare - just make the "n" sound and then say "TAH-reh". Frankly, I just pronounce the names as if they were Italian words, like "nduja." It works.

I wrote this post before google the pronunciation, BTW,

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by Anonymousreply 10August 4, 2025 9:51 PM

And Mwine?

by Anonymousreply 11August 4, 2025 10:11 PM

Does he has?

by Anonymousreply 12August 4, 2025 10:13 PM

R11 - "mmm-WEE-neh"

by Anonymousreply 13August 5, 2025 12:35 AM

[quote] Does American-Ugandan stage actor and playwright Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine has “people?”

No.

But he can haz cheeseburger.

by Anonymousreply 14August 5, 2025 1:21 AM
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