# Celebrity dopplegangers, the umpteenth thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677 "2018-02-27T15:39:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/1 "2018-02-27T15:39:15Z")
I was watching Wishmaster and Wishmaster 2 the other day, and I had to double check that the actor playing the human form of the Djinn wasn’t actually Ray Liotta; Andrew Divoff looked like SUCH a dead ringer for Liotta; the thin, tight upper lip, some of the mannerisms, even the acne scars or whatever they are on his cheeks. I think they could have easily been stand-ins for one another. > **[A Wish Come True – Interview with Andrew Divoff - PopHorror](https://pophorror.com/a-wish-come-true-interview-with-andrew-divoff/)** > > After attending Flashback Weekend in Chicago on August 6th, 2016 I had the pleasure of meeting one o [http://ozonnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/60972530a8c2af8d35ff94a508bccade.jpg](http://ozonnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/60972530a8c2af8d35ff94a508bccade.jpg) (The resemblance doesn’t really hold up as well in still photos, but while the video was playing it was stronger, i think) Any other matches you’ve noticed recently? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/2 "2018-02-27T18:04:41Z")
I recently saw a movie costarring [Charlie Heaton](https://www.google.com/search?q=charlie+heaton&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwionfyi1MbZAhUHrVkKHST0AJkQ_AUICygC&biw=859&bih=387#imgrc=nt_QX295IJcAbM:) (you may know him from _Stranger Things_). For a short while I couldn’t decide if it was actually him or [Harry Styles](https://www.google.com/search?q=harry+styles&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0jOH31MbZAhUFnlkKHWooAQcQ_AUICygC&biw=859&bih=387#imgrc=OrU0V2fqXEI0SM:) (formerly of _One Direction_). Stood next to each other they’re easy to tell apart but the resemblance plus the fact that I know HS has done some acting had me fooled for a few minutes. Another recent sighting; while channel surfing I stopped for a moment and thought I was watching [Tim Roth](https://www.google.com/search?q=tim+roth&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj33uvr1cbZAhWPnFkKHexhBRkQ_AUICygC&biw=859&bih=387) but then wasn’t sure if it wasn’t, indeed, [Jake Weber](https://www.google.com/search?q=jake+weber&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH3r3j1cbZAhWFnFkKHcBUDDwQ_AUICigB&biw=859&bih=387#imgrc=b_huFePMYOmDyM:). Again, not a great _likeness_, but the way the character was made up, I’m still not sure who it was. Unfortunately I can’t remember a thing about the few minutes I watched in order to look the film up. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/3 "2018-02-27T18:28:33Z")
Two names that I don’t recall, but anyway. . . From memory, I would have sworn that a) The ‘concierge woman’ in “The Producers” was Kathleen Freeman. Nope. b) The belly dancer’s (eh, ‘manager’) in the Star Trek episode was Harold J. Stone. Nope. c) Potiphar in the Donny Osmond “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” was Glenn Shadix. Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/4 "2018-02-27T21:08:27Z")
That red haired woman on that TV show with Jason Ritter, “Kevin (Probably) Saves The World”… I thought for sure that was Amy Adams the first time I watched. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/5 "2018-02-27T21:29:05Z")
I’ve always maintained that Benicio Del Toro could be Brad Pitt’s ugly little brother, or possibly “homeless Puerto Rican Brad Pitt,” but as they age (they’re only a few years apart), BDT seems to get better looking while Pitt is kind of getting grimy. I predict they’ll converge in about 5-10 years. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/6 "2018-02-28T13:12:20Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I’ve always maintained that Benicio Del Toro could be Brad Pitt’s ugly little brother, or possibly “homeless Puerto Rican Brad Pitt,” but as they age (they’re only a few years apart), BDT seems to get better looking while Pitt is kind of getting grimy. I predict they’ll converge in about 5-10 years. I never noticed that, but you’re right! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/7 "2018-02-28T13:27:05Z")
I’ve always thought that Dennis Quaid could pass as Harrison Ford’s younger brother. He’s got that Han Solo/Indiana Jones flippant, rebellious smirk going on ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/8 "2018-02-28T22:04:20Z")
The young Richard Kiel (Jaws from _Moonraker_) could have been Ted Cassidy’s twin brother. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/9 "2018-03-01T13:52:00Z")
Back in the 1970s there was a picture of a bespectacled man wearing a wig, and people around me were having a big argument over whether it was **Peter Sellers** or **Woody Allen**. Ridiculous, right? They’re distinctly different people. But they both have those inverted triangular heads with ears that stick out, and with the wig to confuse the hair and head shape, the guy in the picture looked awfully ambiguous. And they were both in _Casino Royale_ ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/10 "2018-03-01T14:00:33Z")
9 posts and nobody has mentioned Tina Fay and Sarah Palin? Or Trump and Baldwin? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/11 "2018-03-01T14:09:45Z")
I think [Kristen Wiig](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cqva8XpVUAMYi86.jpg) and [Sarah Paulson](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cqva8XtUEAAezxQ.jpg) could easily play sisters very convincingly. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/12 "2018-03-01T14:15:16Z")
[Jesse Plemons](https://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/wennpic/jesse-plemons-17th-annual-a-night-at-sardi-s-01.jpg) is clearly at the very least a distant relative of Matt Damon. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/13 "2018-03-01T14:24:40Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > [Jesse Plemons](https://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/wennpic/jesse-plemons-17th-annual-a-night-at-sardi-s-01.jpg) is clearly at the very least a distant relative of Matt Damon. I think in the Fargo season 2 thread someone kept referring to him as “Fat Matt Damon”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/14 "2018-03-01T14:38:30Z")
John Mahoney of Frasier and Len Cariou of Blue Bloods. I recently introduced author [Joe Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hill_(writer)#/media/File:Joe_Hill_(14778218361).jpg) to a huge Stephen King who had never heard of him. When he saw Hill’s photo, his jaw just dropped. Of course, Joe Hill’s full name is Joseph Hillstrom King, and he looks like his father’s twin. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/15 "2018-03-01T14:56:11Z")
I always thought that **Kate Mulgrew** bore a striking resemblance to **Katherine Hepburn**. She actually played Hepburn in the play _Tea at Five_. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/16 "2018-03-01T15:01:16Z")
a lot of people have recently been pointing out the similarity between **Willem Dafoe** and **Dennis Leary** (although, on Googling it, I find that people have been remarking on that for over a decade) ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/17 "2018-03-01T15:21:57Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > That red haired woman on that TV show with Jason Ritter, “Kevin (Probably) Saves The World”… I thought for sure that was Amy Adams the first time I watched. I was just going to post this same observation! ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/18 "2018-03-01T19:47:53Z")
Janis Joplin and Estelle Parsons. Janis is a younger version of Estelle. Janis [https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.wennermedia.com%2Ffeatured-promo-782%2Frs-209-janis-joplin.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmusic%2Fartists%2Fjanis-joplin%2Fbiography&docid=4zx0gLmoCKQnsM&tbnid=RE2BkHw6jew1CM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwi0rLLj8cvZAhXF8YMKHXNSBdsQMwhSKBowGg..i&w=782&h=439&client=firefox-b-1&bih=425&biw=1067&q=janis%20joplin&ved=0ahUKEwi0rLLj8cvZAhXF8YMKHXNSBdsQMwhSKBowGg&iact=mrc&uact=8](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.wennermedia.com%2Ffeatured-promo-782%2Frs-209-janis-joplin.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmusic%2Fartists%2Fjanis-joplin%2Fbiography&docid=4zx0gLmoCKQnsM&tbnid=RE2BkHw6jew1CM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwi0rLLj8cvZAhXF8YMKHXNSBdsQMwhSKBowGg..i&w=782&h=439&client=firefox-b-1&bih=425&biw=1067&q=janis%20joplin&ved=0ahUKEwi0rLLj8cvZAhXF8YMKHXNSBdsQMwhSKBowGg&iact=mrc&uact=8) Estelle [Redirect Notice](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjsuZaH8svZAhWsyoMKHWrWCd0QjRx6BAgAEAY&url=https%3A%2F%2Findianapolis.broadway.com%2Fbuzz%2Fstars%2Festelle-parsons%2Fprofile%2F&psig=AOvVaw1I2W_tUaNHx5vCfJJzmz67&ust=1520020033200204) ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/19 "2018-03-01T20:01:08Z")
> [@Cuckoorex](#): > > Any other matches you’ve noticed recently? Yes. My wife and I have to pull up IMDB to keep Aubrey Plaza, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Krysta Rodriguez separated. They all look alike and are the same age (all born in 1984). ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677/20 "2018-03-01T20:42:46Z")
The first time I saw Geoffrey Rush I thought it was a somewhat pudgier James Woods. Could easily be brothers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677.md?page=2)