# Michael Cera: Time Traveller **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090 "2013-10-24T05:32:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/1 "2013-10-24T05:32:38Z")
Check out this [picture](http://files.purpleclover.com/photos/2013/10/19/53-7744-michael-cera-1382141399.jpg). The person indicated is obviously Michael Cera, right? Except the photograph was taken in Germany in 1930. I think the conclusion is obvious. Michael Cera is travelling back in time to kill Hitler. Good for him, I say. He’s had a lot of success in his career and it’s nice to see him giving something back to the world. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/2 "2013-10-24T06:31:05Z")
I’m not even sure that’s a man let alone Michael Cera! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/3 "2013-10-24T06:44:45Z")
How is that a contradiction? ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/4 "2013-10-24T06:56:47Z")
He’s not the only one: [here’s 12 more time-travellers](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/celebrities-old-time-look-alikes-gallery-1.1339785). And 1930’s Cera indeed looks to be female. Edit: there’s [a whole bunch of them.](https://www.google.nl/search?q=celebrity+historical+look+alikes&safe=off&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=DMVoUvymGqmo0wWg0YCgCg&ved=0CFoQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=936) ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/5 "2013-10-24T07:45:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I think the conclusion is obvious. Michael Cera is travelling back in time to kill Hitler. > > Good for him, I say. He’s had a lot of success in his career and it’s nice to see him giving something back to the world. Except Hitler still exists in our timeline, so obviously that can’t be it. Perhaps Cera went back to kill someone who was trying to kill Hitler. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/6 "2013-10-24T08:17:46Z")
Obviously Cera went back in time to help Hitler rise to power. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/7 "2013-10-25T21:33:54Z")
Are you a time traveler too? Because I saw a thread just like this on another board years ago. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/8 "2013-10-26T09:29:27Z")
[This site has some not seen elsewhere.](http://www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-lookalikes/photos) ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/9 "2013-10-26T10:12:11Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > [This site has some not seen elsewhere.](http://www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-lookalikes/photos) It seems a lot of them fall into the “head tilt” category, though - catch two people at the same angle with the same expression and same hair, and call it a look alike. Victor Hugo and Chris Williams, though (No. 20) - zoinks! Now that’s a lookalike! I like Lee J. Cobb and Jason Segel (No. 47), too. Elliott Gould and Anthony Bourdain (No. 49) has been one of my claims for years, but seems like no one else sees it. This is a pretty great picture pairing to back me up. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/10 "2013-10-26T14:19:16Z")
If that’s really Michael Cera, where’s his [cell phone?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiIrpEMbQ2M) ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/11 "2013-10-26T15:36:49Z")
I’m pretty sure Keanu Reeves really is Immortal. His face hasn’t changed in my lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/12 "2013-10-26T15:54:22Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > [This site has some not seen elsewhere.](http://www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-lookalikes/photos) One they missed is [Jean Simmons](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Jean_Simmons_in_Angel_Face_trailer.jpg) and [Krysten Ritter](http://us.cdn282.fansshare.com/photos/krystenritter/krysten-ritter-wenn-54267026.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/13 "2013-10-26T16:55:01Z")
> [@AliveNot](#): > > It seems a lot of them fall into the “head tilt” category, though - catch two people at the same angle with the same expression and same hair, and call it a look alike. > > Victor Hugo and Chris Williams, though (No. 20) - zoinks! Now that’s a lookalike! > > I like Lee J. Cobb and Jason Segel (No. 47), too. > > Elliott Gould and Anthony Bourdain (No. 49) has been one of my claims for years, but seems like no one else sees it. This is a pretty great picture pairing to back me up. Elliot Gould amd Bourdain, yes! Uncanny. I think the best are [Nicholas Cage](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/celebrities-old-time-look-alikes-gallery-1.1339785?pmSlide=9), [John Travolta](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/celebrities-old-time-look-alikes-gallery-1.1339785?pmSlide=6) (although his lookalike does nog have Travolta’s swagger and grin), and [Keanu Reeves](http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/), Who apparantly hasn’t aged since the 1800’s, either. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/14 "2013-10-28T15:00:47Z")
This reminds me of a story i read years ago; the premise was that the rich and famous were effectively immmortal and in order not arouse suspicion they would “die”, sometimes spectacularly, and show up later as a different persona. I believe this may be the proof that it wasn’t fiction after all…:eek: ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/15 "2013-10-28T15:08:25Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > [This site has some not seen elsewhere.](http://www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-lookalikes/photos) Most of those have no resemblance at all; it’s just matching the heads and expression. Michael Douglas looks nothing like George Washington, for instance, but they find a photo where he’s using a similar expression. The nose, eyes, mouth, and head shape don’t match in the slightest. Other than that, I suppose they look alike. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/16 "2013-10-28T16:56:59Z")
How do you know Michael Cera wasn’t kicked out of his own time and ended up here cuz of the movies he was in? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/17 "2013-10-28T17:01:05Z")
He went back into time and didn’t even get a lousy T-shirt? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/18 "2013-10-28T18:01:05Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > [Keanu Reeves](http://www.keanuisimmortal.com/), Who apparantly hasn’t aged since the 1800’s, either. Have you seen any recent pictures of him? He’s gained some weight. Not a [huge amount](http://osztod.hu/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/d4b4b946-3119-47f0-80e9-5526b8547c28_keanu-reeves-cannes-weight-gain-2013-bloated.jpg) but his face has become [bloated](http://media.tumblr.com/62693572778f31a97c3dafee25950307/tumblr_inline_mn6jj6Vvxu1qz4rgp.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cera-time-traveller/672090/19 "2013-10-28T18:27:21Z")
That Travolta one is spot-on, if you were around for the “Kotter” days and remember what he used to look like.