Michel From Gilmore Girls Sounds Completely Different In Real Life

As Michel Girard reminisces about growing up in France while standing watch over the front desk of the Dragonfly Inn, Yanic Truesdale reminisces about his childhood in Montreal, Canada. Truesdale told Elite Daily, "I am French Canadian which is a different thing than being French France ... So the only thing I had to adapt when I did the accent was to do a Parisian accent, not a French Canadian accent ..." Truesdale noted that everything is more defined and accentuated in the Parisian accent. Still, he had to compromise with his character's voice. "Because the first version of the accent was thicker, and Amy [Sherman-Palladino] was like, 'I can't understand you! It's got to be lighter.' So I had to compromise on some of the reality of it. Most French people don't do their 'T-H's,'" he told Elite Daily, adding that the sound is not included in the French language.

Truesdale told Today that he would describe his character as someone who is opinionated yet means well. And while his opinion may be too brutal for some, it's that honesty, quick wit, and love for his friends that have made him a memorable and loveable character in Stars Hollow and on screen.