My theory on Tommy Wiseau: he suffers from brain damage. Literally. From traumatic injury or a stroke. That's why his accent is so hard to place: his voice has two things going on. It's not just that he has an accent. He's slurring his words on top of it.
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If I'm right, this explains a lot about the way THE ROOM turned out, and in particular why the plot, dialogue, and character behavior are so baffling. It wasn't written by a bad writer; it was written by a guy with a brain injury.
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"Wiseau claims to have been involved in a near-fatal car crash in California after another driver ran a red light and struck Wiseau's vehicle; as a result, Wiseau was hospitalized for several weeks. Sestero suggests that this incident was the turning point in Wiseau's life..."
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"...that led him to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor and director, ambitions that he had long neglected while pursuing financial security." (from WP)
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. Banned in Sweden. SubGenius, Zhuangist, white-hat troll. Defrocked mathematician. Brain problems.