# Famous actors who have played their eponyms?

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**Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-actors-who-have-played-their-eponyms/1025506/19 "2025-12-08T12:06:58Z")

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John Howard

[‘John Howard’: ‘I am sorry. We are sorry’, Apology to aboriginal people, ‘The Games’ - 2000 — Speakola](https://speakola.com/political/john-howard-sorry-the-games-2000)

“Good evening. My name is John Howard and I’m speaking to you from Sydney, Australia, host city of the year 2000 Olympic Games.”

I think the same joke may have been repeated later.

For reference JH was Prime Minister of Australia from 96-2007, The other is a well-known Australian Actor. The two men look totally different from each other, it’s a political joke leaning into mistaken identity. (You had to be there).

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