Teacher
Ivan Borodin
Ivan Borodin has taught accent reduction and dialects at Los Angeles City College since 1996 and at the Beverly Hills Adult School from 1997-2008, where he also taught acting. He has worked with hundreds of actors on a wide range of projects, from Melrose Place to The Shield. He holds a BFA in Fine Arts from New York University. While the main focus of his work as a teacher has been accent reduction, he also specializes in the following dialects: British, New York, Southern, French, German, Russian, Cockney, Irish, Scottish, Arabic, Japanese and Australian. Recently, he served as the dialect coach on the upcoming feature, The Truth About Angels.
Testimonials
"I've gotten thousands of compliments on my accent. I've got a great teacher." - M. Ramos, August 2009
"Your Accent Reduction method is truly the best and I have achieved total success through your course." - J. Suppiah, August 2008