# Who in pop culture looks like someone you dated or tried to date? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 27, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407 "2016-03-27T22:47:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/1 "2016-03-27T22:47:34Z")
While sitting in my dorm mess hall with some friends a pretty Jewish girl who looked like [Selma Blair](http://images1.fanpop.com/images/photos/2100000/Selma-selma-blair-2180117-800-1113.jpg) passed and said hi to me, something she had never done before. Stunned because of my fixation on the Eternal Hot Jewess, I asked my friends if I should ask her out. One girl stopped me, saying, “She won’t go out with you because you aren’t Jewish.” We weren’t dating, so I didn’t suspect her of having ulterior motives. But that’s okay; forty years later we were watching ST:TNG and I asked our daughter if she thought [Dr Pulaski](http://resizing.flixster.com/ZCU46UhBnUqz9QbMsVHf0eh6Tj8=/400x289/v1.cDsxMzc5MzA3NTtqOzE2OTc5OzIwNDg7NDAwOzI4OQ) resembled her mom. [del]Droopy[/del] Sultry, bedroom eyes will always be the death of me. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/2 "2016-03-27T22:53:20Z")
I had an ex who looked a lot like Avril Lavigne without any makeup. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/3 "2016-03-27T23:01:22Z")
I wouldn’t know what Avril Lavigne looks like without any makeup, so I did some research. [GT][Oh, my!](http://feelgrafix.com/925068-avril-lavigne.html)[/GT] ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/4 "2016-03-27T23:26:47Z")
I dated a girl in college who looked like a young Nichelle Nichols. Another one looked like a short, red-headed Tilda Swinton. Another girlfriend from high school looked like Allison Mack. People have tried to figure out my “type”. Good luck with that. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/5 "2016-03-27T23:29:29Z")
Dated a Latina who was a dead ringer for Cher for a couple years. My first wife was a pretty close match fir Morticia Addams as played by Carolyn Jones. Went on a blind date with a woman who looked a lot like Princess Fiona in her ogre form, though she wasn’t green. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/6 "2016-03-27T23:56:47Z")
Not trying to show off, but a longtime girlfriend was a cross between [Annet Mahendru](http://m.imdb.com/name/nm3393732/?ref_=m_tt_cl_t6), [Felicity Jones,](http://m.imdb.com/name/nm0428065/) and Adriana Lima, while Mrs. Map has been told by many strangers that she resembles Halle Berry, though she’s more like a dark-skinned Charlize Theron. Just sayin’! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/7 "2016-03-28T00:10:10Z")
One girl in college reminded me of [Deana Carter](http://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/deana-carter-separation2012-country-singer-splits-brandon-malone.jpg), another [Liz Phair](http://37.media.tumblr.com/9e0c7fc92c3b5c4386aaaf99e4e7a8fb/tumblr_mijz0uxjtW1rtgem1o1_500.gif). Those are the only two girls I ever went out with that had any sort of celebrity look-a-likeness. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/8 "2016-03-28T00:24:46Z")
I dated a woman in college who looked a lot like [Alanis Morissette](http://themusicuniverse.com/alanis-morissette-releases-new-single-congressional-candidate-marianne-williamson-ca-33-for-free/). Years later, I worked (and was infatuated) with a woman who looked a lot like [Joie Lee](http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/Fcdhk2CF3SW/20th+Anniversary+Screening+Right+Thing/NfeXws6B_qS/Joie+Lee). ---
**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:** [March 28, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/9 "2016-03-28T00:28:46Z")
My first serious girlfriend always had people stop her (usually middle-aged to elderly) and tell her that she looked just like a young [Bernadette Peters](https://www.google.com/search?q=bernadette+peters&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=799&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnocG0j-LLAhWKSSYKHV6QDiMQ_AUIBigB). ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/10 "2016-03-28T00:47:12Z")
I was watching Big Bang Theory about a year ago (I’ve been watching it for years) and when Penny made her [sad puppy face](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/c2/4b/65/c24b6567a27e0ee806b2e5ef2e86d5bb.jpg) I suddenly realized she looked oddly like my ex wife. Don’t get me wrong here, I’m not saying I was married to a Kayley Cuoco lookalike but my ex sometimes made a similar face and after seeing that picture I noticed that they do look similar. ETA, I should mention that A)she looks like Penny, not Kaley and B)She looks nothing like short haired Penny. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/11 "2016-03-28T00:58:51Z")
In my college days, I dated a girl for a couple of years. Think of Donna from _That '70s Show_ and you wouldn’t be far wrong, although her hair was a different color. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/12 "2016-03-28T01:53:53Z")
College girlfriend looked like [Portia de Rossi](http://static.theglobeandmail.ca/438/arts/television/article10789537.ece/ALTERNATES/portrait/arresteddevelopment06rv1.JPG). Shirt not meaningful to my point; that was just the first image I saw that looked most like her. I was unfamiliar with de Rossi until Arrested Development, during which my brain did any number of doubletakes. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/13 "2016-03-28T01:54:22Z")
A guy I went out with for awhile looked like Chris Robinson, lead singer for the Black Crowes, except with slightly shorter hair. Another could’ve been a dead ringer for a chubbier version of Vince Gill. And the one that I hate, both the ex and the actor, often got compared to Bill Paxton. Yuck. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/14 "2016-03-28T02:31:53Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > I wouldn’t know what Avril Lavigne looks like without any makeup, so I did some research. [GT][Oh, my!](http://feelgrafix.com/925068-avril-lavigne.html)[/GT] Haha no, that’s Avril Lavigne with a lot of makeup designed to look like she doesn’t have any. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/15 "2016-03-28T02:34:44Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Not trying to show off… Well, I am. I was watching old Arrested Development episodes that I’d missed, and my jaw dropped. [Charlize Theron with minimal makeup](http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd517/drivemycarlye/charlize4.png) was a dead ringer for The Girl I Was Assuming I’d Marry Before I Met My Now-Wife. I have no pictures of her (it was before couples documented their every pose), and she died years ago. So I never thought I’d see her image again, and it was kind of a shock to be looking at her twin. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/16 "2016-03-28T02:42:11Z")
I have tried to date everyone I ever met who looked like Jayne Mansfield, but I haven’t had any success, yet. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/17 "2016-03-28T06:05:48Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > My first serious girlfriend always had people stop her (usually middle-aged to elderly) and tell her that she looked just like a young [Bernadette Peters](https://www.google.com/search?q=bernadette+peters&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=799&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnocG0j-LLAhWKSSYKHV6QDiMQ_AUIBigB). Funny, I was just thinking about Bernadette Peters, as I tried to watch _Mozart in the Jungle_ (it was awful – not Dudamel’s incredible story after all). I was wondering if having such a small mouth is ever a practical issue for her. Does she, or your ex, or Kristin Stewart, ever have to, say, cut a sandwich into smaller pieces than the rest of us do? ---
**Author:** ![Annoying\_Buzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Annoying\_Buzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annoying_Buzz)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/18 "2016-03-28T07:08:42Z")
Had a pleasant one-night encounter back around 2000 or so with a woman who looked just like Alyson Hannigan. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/19 "2016-03-28T07:42:46Z")
I once had a girlfriend in Madison, Wisconsin who was a dead ringer for Penny on _ **Big Bang Theory** _. In Moscow, I’ve had girlfriends who were dead ringers for Sarah Miles, Margaret Colin, and Elizabeth Hurley. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407/20 "2016-03-28T07:45:13Z")
Former SO was a dead-ringer for a young (from the 70’s) Carol Kane. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407.md?page=2)