# Actors in commercials who look like the President.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 6, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-commercials-who-look-like-the-president/71466 "2001-07-06T07:16:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-commercials-who-look-like-the-president/71466/1 "2001-07-06T07:16:44Z")

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When Reagan was President, there was a commercial for, I believe, Barrons. The actor looked a good bit like Reagan.

When Clinton was President there was an ad for a health care organization, and the actor/model playing a doctor looked very much like Clinton. Strikingly so.

Now I see a commercial for some company (forgot the specifics, sorry) talking about getting a look at your credit report. The actor, from a distance anyway, looks like W.

Were/are these ads intentionally using actors who looks like the current President, or is this all a coincidence?  
If they are, what do these companies hope to gain? I certainly would not be influenced by Bill Clinton trying to sell me anything. And Bush hasn’t been in long enough to influence anyone. What’s the dope on these actors?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2001, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-commercials-who-look-like-the-president/71466/2 "2001-07-07T03:10:38Z")

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No, no, PK, it’s just a coincidence that every person you see on the street looks _just like Bill Clinton._ They’re not clones.

Really.

Trust me.

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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2001, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-commercials-who-look-like-the-president/71466/3 "2001-07-07T03:59:11Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose \*  
> **No, no, PK, it’s just a coincidence that every person you see on the street looks _just like Bill Clinton._ They’re not clones.**

I never see the Klones of Klinton.

Now, the clones of Dewight Eisenhower, those I see everywhere. They’re called babies.

I don’t know how many baby boys I see that look like him. The same wrinkled bald head. That silly,happy grin. The look on the face like he doesn’t exactly know what’s going on around him. That’s Ike! I see so many baby boys that look just like his clone!

What the heck were they doing back in the fifties?😉