# Separated at Birth-- Celebrities with an odd resemblance **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 5, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001 "2007-02-05T23:35:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/1 "2007-02-05T23:35:53Z")
Years ago, Spy Magazine had a feature entitled “Separated at Birth?” wherein they presented side-by-side photos of celebrities who bore a strong (and sometimes surprising) resemblance to one another. The most striking one I remember was Don Knotts and Mick Jagger. Anyhow, I was watching some old footage of Pink Floyd the other night, and I was struck by how much [David Gilmour](http://www.multinet.no/~jonarne/Hjemmesia/Favorittartister/pinkfloyd/david_gilmour_2.jpg) resembles [Leonardo DiCaprio](http://www.collagefoundation.org/people/main-dicaprio.gif) Any others? (I suggest using [google image search](http://images.google.com/imghp?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&tab=wi) to come up with matching images.) ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/2 "2007-02-05T23:39:25Z")
Well, I’m obviously not the only one who thinks so, because my first google got a side-by-side comparison pic! [Cillian Murphy and Tom Welling.](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.parecidosrazonables.com/cillian-murphy-tom-welling.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.parecidosrazonables.com/parecidos_razonables_280_Cillian_Murphy_Tom_Welling.html&h=219&w=340&sz=20&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=dO5CkO2tQ8ObEM:&tbnh=77&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3DCillian%2BMurphy%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN) ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/3 "2007-02-05T23:43:42Z")
[Conan O’Brien and Finland’s female President.](http://www.neatorama.com/images/2006-02/conan-finland-president.jpg) That’s gonna be a hard one to beat, IMHO. Not that it’s a contest or anything. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/4 "2007-02-05T23:49:42Z")
[Kate Winslet](http://www.hissandpop.com/celebrities/w/katewinslet/photos/kate-winslet-013.jpg) & [Gillian Anderson](http://www.hissandpop.com/celebrities/a/gilliananderson/photos/gillian-anderson-020.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/5 "2007-02-06T00:06:53Z")
Dennis Quaid looks like Harrison Ford on a bender. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/6 "2007-02-06T00:27:09Z")
[Zinedine Zidane](http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/cci/images/spitzer.jpg) explaining his infamous headbutt [Eliot Spitzer](http://www.lastkick.com/wp-content/P_Zinedine_Zidane_1.jpg) after winning the New York governor’s race ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/7 "2007-02-06T00:34:23Z")
[Leelee Sobieski](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/2644/Events/2644/LeeleeSobi_Grani_3971138_400.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Sobieski,%20Leelee) and [Helen Hunt](http://www.hissandpop.com/celebrities/h/helenhunt/photos/helen-hunt-014.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/8 "2007-02-06T00:35:59Z")
[QUOTE=Jackknifed Juggernaut] [Zinedine Zidane](http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/cci/images/spitzer.jpg) explaining his infamous headbutt [Eliot Spitzer](http://www.lastkick.com/wp-content/P_Zinedine_Zidane_1.jpg) after winning the New York governor’s race [/QUOTE] You had me for a second there. I was sitting here thinking “Geez! Eliot Spitzer looks just like Jason Statham!” ---
**Author:** ![PerditaX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@PerditaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerditaX)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/9 "2007-02-06T00:56:36Z")
Could some other Doper help me? I can’t do links worth a darn, so I can’t link to photos. On-topic: I think there’s a frightening similarity between Heather Mills (Paul McCartney’s soon-to-be-ex) and Ann Coulter. :eek: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/10 "2007-02-06T01:54:50Z")
Here you go, **PerditaX** : [Heather Mills](http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/events/JTM-011681.jpg) [Anne Coulter](http://home.ec.rr.com/djacksonjr/acgreen.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/11 "2007-02-06T01:55:38Z")
Every time these things come, up, the best I can do is [Clay Aiken](http://www.poster.net/aiken-clay/aiken-clay-photo-xl-clay-aiken-6227058.jpg) and [Vash the Stampede](http://images.quizilla.com/S/senko/1065499557_Pictures14.jpg). Maybe now, somebody will finally listen… ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/12 "2007-02-06T02:04:57Z")
[Sarah Jessica Parker](http://adorocinema.cidadeinternet.com.br/personalidades/atores/sarah-jessica-parker/sarah-jessica-parker01.jpg) and [Roger Daltrey](http://www.qkly.com/roger_daltrey.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/13 "2007-02-06T02:13:08Z")
[Kyle Chandler](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/3948/Events/3948/KyleChandl_Kambo_6684450_400.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Chandler,%20Kyle) and [Ron Livingston](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/5760/Events/5760/RonLivings_Sapp_12408939_400.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Livingston,%20Ron) I constantly get these two mixed up. I realize this isn’t weird or strange, they are just two actors who happen to look alike, but they look so much alike that I wondered why Ron Livingston wasn’t mentioned on the opening of Friday Night Lights… ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/14 "2007-02-06T02:35:46Z")
[QUOTE=Dooku] [Sarah Jessica Parker](http://adorocinema.cidadeinternet.com.br/personalidades/atores/sarah-jessica-parker/sarah-jessica-parker01.jpg) and [Roger Daltrey](http://www.qkly.com/roger_daltrey.jpg). [/QUOTE] That’s funny. As for mine: [Daniel Stern](http://www.tvdads.com/images/wreck.jpg) and [Chris Elliott](http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Marina/5092/chris_elliott/chrisnew2.gif) New Ohio senator [Sherrod Brown](http://campaignwindow.com/portal/uploads/dfa-centralohio/Sherrod_Brown_photo___large%20(2).jpg) and [Greg Kinnear](http://www.warnerbros.co.uk/video/img/the_gift/greg_kinnear.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/15 "2007-02-06T04:41:16Z")
I’ve never been entirely convinced that [Julia Stiles](http://images.askmen.com/galleries/actress/julia-stiles/pictures/julia-stiles-picture-3.jpg) and [Erika Christensen](http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Erika-Christensen-Photograph-C12149206.jpeg) are different people. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/16 "2007-02-06T05:19:43Z")
For 24 fans: James Cromwell and Donald Moffat. [Link](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0595567/board/nest/32781947) to IMDB thread with pics. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/17 "2007-02-06T09:08:53Z")
[Greg Popovich](http://www.nba.com/coachfile/gregg_popovich/) and [Ed O’Neill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_O'Neill), that is, Al Bundy from Married with Children. Granted, the pictures from these sites aren’t compelling evidence, but someone out there must agree with me. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/18 "2007-02-06T10:20:55Z")
[Gene Wilder](http://www.womensctr.org/images/auction/GENE%20WILDER.jpg) [Eric Idle](http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/walt_disney/102_dalmatians/eric_idle/102d.jpg) [Martin Short](http://www.ticketfinder.com/images_user/comedy-images/martin-short.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/19 "2007-02-06T11:24:12Z")
I agree that **Jayrot’s** submission is hard to beat. However, can I interest you in a shot of [Juliette Lewis and Tom Hanks](http://www.ianrowland.com/TheVault/JulietteandTom.html) ? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001/20 "2007-02-06T14:44:02Z")
Not exactly both celebrities, but how about… [Mel Gibson](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/12/07/business/07gibson_184.jpg) [Saddam Hussein](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200510/r61720_170078.jpg) ? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth-celebrities-with-an-odd-resemblance/391001.md?page=2)