Characters that remind you of people IRL

Characters in television, film, or books who remind you of people you know, even to the point that you wonder if the author was eavesdropping on their lives…

In Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, there’s a character named Chip who, in his days as a college professor, reminded me an awful lot of a friend of mine–a professor turned administrator.
I read it and kept thinking, “Wow, this is ***** for sure.”

Any contributions?

Nah, just check’n to make sure ya ain’t talk’n 'bout me again!

Although my last ex kind of reminds me of Pinhead from Hell Raiser.

Well, in Catch Me If You Can, Abagnale reminds me of what a friend of mine would be if he ever turned into a criminal.

Basically just because of the ballsy brazen attitude and ingenious scheming.

Some of my friends call me Eeyore. :dubious:

There is a Comic Bookstore Guy in Teaneck, New Jersey. And, as Matt Groening has said, in every city in America.

Well, of course. ALL my threads are about you in some elliptical way.

So, she was pointy? Pale? Scary? All three and more?