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Top Casting or Flop Casting?
H0llywood lookalikes: The bad and the brilliant
It's a rite of passage for any actor in search of an Oscar/acceptance. Putting the alien bounty hunter roles to the side for once and focusing on the truth.
We've assembled 50 actors who've kept it real and paired them up with their non-fictional counterpart. We want you to let us know which actor looks the most and least like the real-life character they've played.
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Keira Knightley (Domino)
Character: Domino Harvey Year: 2005 Trivia: The real Domino… More details
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James Franco (127 Hours)
Character: Aron Ralston Year: 2010 Trivia: Cillian Murphy… More details
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Angelina Jolie (A Mighty He…
Character: Mariane Pearl Year: 2007 Trivia: Despite… More details
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Joaquin Phoenix (Walk The L…
Character: Johnny Cash Year: 2005 Trivia: Johnny Cash… More details
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Warren Beatty (Bonnie & Clyde)
Character: Clyde Barrow Year: 1967 Trivia: Before deciding… More details
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Chris Cooper (Breach)
Character: Robert Hansenn Year: 2007 Trivia: The real… More details
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Meg Ryan (Against The Ropes)
Character: Jackie Kallen Year: 2004 Trivia: Michelle… More details
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Robert De Niro (Raging Bull)
Character: Jake LaMotta Year: 1980 Trivia: Jake LaMotta… More details
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Philip Seymour Hoffman (Cap…
Character: Truman Capote Year: 2005 Trivia: In 2006, the… More details
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Denzel Washington (Malcolm X)
Character: Malcolm X Year: 1992 Trivia: Oliver Stone was… More details
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Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
Character: Christine Collins Year: 2008 Trivia: Both Hilary… More details
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Michael Sheen (The Damned U…
Character: Brian Clough Year: 2009 Trivia: Clough's widow… More details
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Eric Bana (The Other Boleyn…
Character: Henry VIII Year: 2008 Trivia: Bana avoided all… More details
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Kevin Costner (The Untoucha…
Character: Eliot Ness Year: 1987 Trivia: Harrison Ford was… More details
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Hilary Swank (Amelia)
Character: Amelia Earhart Year: 2009 Trivia: Although Swank… More details
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Robert Downey Jr (Chaplin)
Character: Charlie Chaplin Year: 1992 Trivia: Jim Carrey… More details
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Benicio Del Toro (Che)
Character: Che Guevara Year: 2008 Trivia: Del Toro had… More details
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Dustin Hoffman (Lenny)
Character: Lenny Bruce Year: 1974 Trivia: Al Pacino was… More details
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Gary Busey (The Buddy Holly…
Character: Buddy Holly Year: 1978 Trivia: Busey had… More details
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Julia Roberts (Erin Brockov…
Character: Erin Brockovich Year: 2000 Trivia: The real… More details
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Anthony Hopkins (Nixon)
Character: Richard Nixon Year: 1995 Trivia: The role was… More details
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Liam Neeson (Kinsey)
Character: Alfred Kinsey Year: 2004 Trivia: It was the… More details
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Russell Crowe (Cinderella Man)
Character: James J. Braddock Year: 2005 Trivia: James J.… More details
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Val Kilmer (The Doors)
Character: Jim Morrison Year: 1991 Trivia: Prior to the… More details
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Leonardo DiCaprio (The Avia…
Character: Howard Hughes Year: 2004 Trivia: Jim Carrey was… More details
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Marion Cotillard (La Vie En…
Character: Edith Piaf Year: 2007 Trivia: To look the part,… More details
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Woody Harrelson (The People…
Character: Larry Flynt Year: 1996 Trivia: Porn baron Larry… More details
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Naomi Watts (Fair Game)
Character: Valerie Plame Year: 2010 Trivia: Nicole Kidman,… More details
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David Strathairn (Good Nigh…
Character: Edward Murrow Year: 2005 Trivia: Strathairn, a… More details
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Jim Carrey (Man On The Moon)
Character: Andy Kaufman Year: 1999 Trivia: Director Milos… More details
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James Woods (Ghosts Of Miss…
Character: Byron De La Beckwith Year: 1996 Trivia: The real… More details
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Jesse Eisenberg (The Social…
Character: Mark Zuckerberg Year: 2010 Trivia: Shia LaBeouf… More details
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Richard Gere (The Hoax)
Character: Clifford Irving Year: 2006 Trivia: The real… More details
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Denzel Washington (Cry Free…
Character: Steve Biko Year: 1987 Trivia: Director Richard… More details
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Hayden Christensen (Shatter…
Character: Stephen Glass Year: 2003 Trivia: The real Glass… More details
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Matt Damon (Invictus)
Character: François Pienaar Year: 2009 Trivia: Matt Damon… More details
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Josh Brolin (W)
Character: George Bush Year: 2008 Trivia: Christian Bale… More details
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Johnny Depp (Public Enemies)
Character: John Dillinger Year: 2009 Trivia: Leonardo… More details
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Jamal Woodard (Notorious)
Character: Christopher 'Biggie' Wallace Year: 2009 Trivia:… More details
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Ben Affleck (Hollywoodland)
Character: George Reeves Year: 2006 Trivia: Hugh Jackman… More details
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Kristen Stewart (The Runaways)
Character: Joan Jett Year: 2010 Trivia: When Jett first… More details
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Colin Firth (The King's Spe…
Character: King George VI Year: 2010 Trivia: The role was… More details
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Jamie Foxx (Ray)
Character: Ray Charles Year: 2004 Trivia: During filming… More details
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Rhys Ifans (Mr Nice)
Character: Howard Marks Year: 2010 Trivia: Marks and Ifans… More details
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Charlize Theron (Monster)
Character: Aileen Wuornos Year: 2003 Trivia: The real… More details
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Sean Penn (Milk)
Character: Harvey Milk Year: 2008 Trivia: Penn wore a… More details
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Forest Whitaker (The Last K…
Character: Idi Amin Year: 2006 Trivia: Whitaker stayed in… More details
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Michael Sheen (The Queen)
Character: Tony Blair Year: 2006 Trivia: Sheen has also… More details
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Denzel Washington (The Hurr…
Character: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter Year: 1999 Trivia:… More details
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Liam Neeson (Schindler's List)
Character: Oskar Schindler Year: 1993 Trivia: Stellan… More details
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