# Character nods to the actor's former character

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**Created:** [March 7, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-nods-to-the-actors-former-character/488657 "2009-03-07T16:13:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-nods-to-the-actors-former-character/488657/132 "2023-04-09T01:29:42Z")

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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> I thought there was a recent thread about this topic…

> [@Humorous Allusions to Actors' Previous Roles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-allusions-to-actors-previous-roles/928191/250):
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> ^ See post 195 as to the Sheens and Vietnam War movies.

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