Sign-language interpreter Jonathan Lamberton stole the Ebola show from Mayor de Blasio, with his dramatic facial expressions going viral on You Tube.
Summing up social media’s take on Lamberton, Kathy Liu tweeted, “I am so distracted by the NYC mayor’s sign language guy at this press conference on Ebola. It’s so mesmerizing.”
Lamberton was the front man of a sign-language dynamic duo that translated de Blasio’s event on Friday.
He was seated next to New York hospital chief Dr. Ram Raju and de Blasio — and took all of his cues from a fellow interpreter, seated in the front row, facing the panelists.
Using two interpreters is not uncommon, especially with such an important subject.
“It’s always good and wise to have two interpreters in that kind of setting, so they can support each other and convey the message properly,” said Timothy Owens, president of the American Sign Language Teachers Association.
Lamberton’s rise to fame is akin to that of former Mayor Bloomberg’s spirited sign-language interpreter Lydia Callis, who won fans in the days after Hurricane Katrina.
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