# Do you look like anyone famous? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2004, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151 "2004-01-26T14:48:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/21 "2004-01-27T03:20:19Z")
Well, it’s not me but people tell my boyfriend that he looks like Mark Wahlberg. Personally I don’t see it (thank dog) but he’s had at least one person ask him for his autograph. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/22 "2004-01-27T03:41:32Z")
About three years ago, my family started yelling at me to come look at the TV. There was a guy in the hot seat on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire that must have been the twin I was seperated from at birth. It was _scary_ how much like me he looked, even down to the hand motions, tone of voice and the way he talked. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/23 "2004-01-27T04:18:41Z")
> [@Mirrored Indigo Shadows](#): > > Over the years, I’ve gotten the “you **look like Claire Danes** ” comment, especially if I’ve got short hair. Biggest difference: **I’ve got rather large breasts** , and hers tend to be easily hidden. If she were ever to play me in a tv movie, she’d have to get some really, really, thickly padded bras. ::sheepish grin:: How _you_ doin? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/24 "2004-01-27T04:42:32Z")
When my hair is cut short, I am often told I look a lot like Joyce DeWitt (the OTHER girl from Three’s Company.) While I am a good deal younger than she is, even I can see the resemblence in some photos. Last time we had a thread like this I went looking for a photo of her and found a bio page that revealed we have roughly the same mix of ethnicities in our backgrounds, too. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/25 "2004-01-27T05:20:40Z")
My boyfriend looks remarkably like Kevin Smith. Only much much thinner. Much thinner. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/26 "2004-01-27T05:24:09Z")
My father likes to bug me by saying I look like Janis Joplin. I’ve also had a couple of people tell me I look like Edie Brickell. It must be the long hair/hippieish clothes combination. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/27 "2004-01-27T05:49:33Z")
When I was in college (1977-81), a few people called me “Gilligan” because they thought I looked like Bob Denver. More recently, I was told I looked like chef [Paul Prudhomme](http://starchefs.com/PPrudhomme/menu.html), but I think that observation must have been inspired more by my weight and beard than my facial structure and features. ---
**Author:** ![Grousser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/28 "2004-01-27T06:16:02Z")
Since my teenage days, they always have told me that I looked like young Paul McCartney. Now, they insist, which makes me so proud because I’m a huge Beatles fan. I only hope that these days I won’t be looking like the older Macca, at least when I’m sixty four. ---
**Author:** ![Zardoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a8b319/32.png) [@Zardoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zardoz)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/29 "2004-01-27T06:30:16Z")
I used to get Keifer Sutherland, probably because in high school I looked just like Keifer in a movie called “1969”. I’ve also been compared to Matt Damon a couple times. ---
**Author:** ![Papaveraceae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Papaveraceae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papaveraceae)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/30 "2004-01-27T07:07:06Z")
I’ve been told that I look like [Kate Dillon](http://www.judgmentofparis.com/images/KD13.jpg) . Who knows… ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/31 "2004-01-27T09:02:56Z")
> [@TheOtherOne](#): > > I’ve been told I look like Heath Ledger on a few occasions by a few different people. It’s a shame I don’t have the accent thingy going on, I could probably steal his identity or something. Oh curse these useless good looks… Heath Ledger, eh? So…how you doin’? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/32 "2004-01-27T12:40:49Z")
> [@ruadh](#): > > Famous people I have been told on multiple occasions that I look like: > > [ul] > [li]Helen Mirren (a younger version)[/li][li]Claire Danes (an older version ☹ )[/li][li]Suzanne Vega[/li][li]and, er, Peppermint Patty[/li][/ul] You forgot Willow;) When I was younger, people used tell me that I looked like the white twin brother of one half of Milli Vanilli. I suppose it must have been the plaits, shoulderpads and pedalpushers. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/33 "2004-01-27T13:10:26Z")
> [@manwithaplan](#): > > When I was younger, people used tell me that I looked like the white twin brother of one half of Milli Vanilli. I suppose it must have been the plaits, shoulderpads and pedalpushers. that’s not your real voice!!! ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/34 "2004-01-27T13:21:40Z")
No no no, you guys have it all wrong. . . . . . look at it from _my_ point of view: I don’t look like anyone famous _now_, but when I become rich, powerful, and famous, I’ll look like. . . well, myself. Tripler No “infamous” jokes, please. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/35 "2004-01-27T13:26:11Z")
> [@London\_Calling](#): > > I?m proud to say that when I was fatter and more tanned, I was said to be the separated at birth spit of the one and only Dale Winton! That’s bizarre. I’ve seen you, and you don’t look like you could remotely resemble Aunty Dale if you crammed your face with pie and bathed in fake tan. Jimmy Carr (comedian) once told me I looked like Uma Thurman. _KERLUNK_ Ooh, awfully sorry, dropped a name there. ---
**Author:** ![Adamcomic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@Adamcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adamcomic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/36 "2004-01-27T13:38:47Z")
I have an eerie resemblance to the late, great Andy Kaufman. I am in the comedy business, so I have met a number of people that knew him and freaked out quite a few. Even had one guy who thought I was him finally giving up on the whole “I’m dead” joke. Can’t say I mind it much, but I have started shaving my head as of late, and haven’t heard anyone mention it in a while. Kind of nice to be just me again. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/37 "2004-01-27T14:00:54Z")
Dale Winton’s _gay_ !!! :eek: You sweet thing, **Tansu**. . . God, I only hope you’re right ! I did get pretty lardy when I stopped smoking, though, and that can do strange things . . . I don’t remember you looking like anyone did I did think you had wonderful skin, luvvy. Air kiss, anyone ? ---
**Author:** ![ShadiRoxan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/38 "2004-01-27T19:23:45Z")
I used to get Natalie Imbruglia about five or six years ago. Now I get Nellie Fertado. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/39 "2004-01-27T20:01:30Z")
I barely even look like myself. ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151/40 "2004-01-27T20:11:39Z")
I always get the Jodi Foster thing, but only when I’m done-up properly (i.e., makeup). I think it’s because we both have the same coloring and thin lips. I was once mistaken for her which would be fine, but I think she’s about 10 years older than me… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-like-anyone-famous/226151.md?page=3)