# Unrelated actors that look like family

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 17, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-actors-that-look-like-family/340291 "2006-01-17T01:20:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Batman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@The\_Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Batman)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-actors-that-look-like-family/340291/81 "2006-01-19T05:46:58Z")

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David Huddleston (Mr. Lebowski in The Big Lebowski) could be Philip Seymour Hoffman’s grampa. And Philip Seymour Hoffman could be Matt Damon’s fat older brother.

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-actors-that-look-like-family/340291/82 "2006-01-19T07:28:03Z")

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> [@Rubystreak](#):
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> Likewise, I know much has been made of the resemblance between [Leelee Sobieski](http://eur.yimg.com/i/xp/premier_photo/d/d06650ee1d.jpg) and [Helen Hunt](http://www.celebrities.pl/helen_hunt/helen6.jpg).

And, if you add [Jodie Foster](http://www.nndb.com/people/756/000023687/jodie_4.jpg) into the mix…

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-actors-that-look-like-family/340291/83 "2006-01-19T13:21:04Z")

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Speaking of Tim Allen, executed journalist[Daniel Pearl](http://www.saja.org/newimages/pearlfull.jpg) looked so much like him that Tim was getting calls by confused people who thought he was kidnapped.

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**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-actors-that-look-like-family/340291/84 "2006-01-19T17:39:29Z")

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Maybe it’s just me, but I think [Maura Tierney](http://us.ent4.yimg.com/tv.yahoo.com/images/he/photo/tv_pix/nbc/er/maura_tierney/promo_sorenson.jpg) and [Linda Fiorentino](http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800021320/photo/38330) could be sisters.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-actors-that-look-like-family/340291/85 "2006-01-19T17:45:16Z")

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> [@Stainz](#):
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> Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley could be sisters.

and [Anna Paquin](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/1958/Events/1958/AnnaPaquin_Grani_1067730_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Paquin,%20Anna)

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