Actors I thought that were very similar to other famous people when I saw them for the first time
by guisreis | created - 14 Oct 2013 | updated - 13 Nov 2021 | Public
1. Russell Brand
Producer | Arthur
Russell Brand was born on June 4, 1975, in Grays, Essex, England, the son of Barbara Elizabeth (Nichols) and Ronald Henry Brand, a photographer. An only child, his parents divorced when he was only six months old, and he was subsequently raised by his mother. Enduring a difficult childhood that saw...
Luis Scola, Argentine basketball player.
2. Peter Cook
Actor | The Princess Bride
One of four stars of the London and New York revues Beyond the Fringe and Beyond the Fringe (with Jonathan Miller, Alan Bennett, and Dudley Moore). Later created scatological comedy routine "Derek & Clive" with Moore.
George Harrison. I noticed that thy are identical when, in the first version of Bedazzled, Peter Cook told Duddle Moore to cal him "George".
3. Tomas Milian
Actor | Traffic
Tomas Milian, an American actor born in Cuba; was trained at the Actors Studio. He appeared in a few plays on Broadway, as well as in a show by Jean Cocteau in Spoleto. Mauro Bolognini noticed him and that was the starting point of a rich cinematographic career in Italy, where he played in all ...
Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Indeed, in many spaghetti Westerns he is portrayed in a very similar way as the Argentine guerrillero.
4. Matt Salinger
Actor | Revenge of the Nerds
Matt Salinger was born on February 13, 1960 in Windsor, Vermont, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Revenge of the Nerds (1984), Captain America (1990) and Under the Tuscan Sun (2003). He has been married to Betsy Salinger since May 19, 1985. They have two children.
Dejan Petkovic, Serbian football (soccer) player.
5. Ronan Vibert
Actor | Saving Mr. Banks
The name may not be familiar but the face surely would be. Ronan Vibert will be remembered as an incisive character actor who was noted for his television appearances on both sides of the Atlantic. The son of artists David Vibert and his wife Dilys (née Jackson), he was born in Cambridgeshire, but ...
(in "The Borgias") Andrea Pirlo, Italian football (soccer) player.
6. Henry Winkler
Actor | The Waterboy
Henry Franklin Winkler was born on October 30, 1945, in Manhattan, New York. His parents, Ilse Anna Maria (Hadra) and Harry Irving Winkler, were German Jewish immigrants who escaped the Holocaust by moving to the US in 1939. His father was the president of an international lumber company while his ...
Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan president.
7. J.K. Simmons
Actor | Whiplash
J.K. Simmons is an American actor.
He was born Jonathan Kimble Simmons in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to Patricia (Kimble), an administrator, and Donald William Simmons, a music teacher. He attended the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; University of Montana, Missoula, MT (BA in Music).
He had ...
José Trajano, Brazilian sports journalist.
8. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Actor | Inception
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt was born February 17, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to Jane Gordon and Dennis Levitt. Joseph was raised in a Jewish family with his late older brother, Dan Gordon-Levitt, who passed away in October 2010. His parents worked for the Pacifica Radio station KPFK-FM and ...
Croatian football (soccer) coach Niko Kovač. Everybody in the world mentioned this similarity during World Cup 2014.
9. Van Heflin
Actor | Shane
Craggy-faced, dependable star character actor Van Heflin never quite made the Hollywood "A" list, but made up for what he lacked in appearance with hard work, charisma and solid acting performances. He was born Emmett Evan Heflin in Oklahoma in December 1908, the son of Fanny Bleecker (Shippey) and...
Cuca, Brazilian football (soccer) coach.
10. Brandon Carroll
Actor | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Brandon Carroll was born on February 3, 1927 in Cumberland, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963), Hell Squad (1958) and The Shooting (1966). He was previously married to Abigail Shelton.
(in "Ride in the Whirlwind") Paul McCartney.
11. David Oakes
Actor | Vikings: Valhalla
David Oakes is a British actor who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and graduated in 2007. He is represented by Conway Van Gelder Grant Inc.
Before training professionally as an actor he studied at Manchester University where he received a first class degree in English and Drama. David ...
(in "The Borgias") Lionel Messi.
12. Kayky Brito
Actor | Alto Astral
Kayky began working in advertising in 1997 in the city of São Paulo. His debut as an actor was in the musical spectacle 'Marcelo Quince Martelo'em 1998 as Caloca. In 1999 debuted on TV in the soap opera Chiquititas . In 2002 played the role of the protagonist in the novel Zeca Vampire's Kiss . Had ...
Lugano, Uruguayan football (soccer) player.
13. Jim Brown
Actor | Mars Attacks!
Often mentioned as the greatest player in NFL history, this ruggedly handsome African American fullback for the Cleveland Browns first appeared on movie screens in the western Rio Conchos (1964), followed by a strong supporting role as convict commando "Jefferson" in the terrific WWII action film ...
George Foreman.
14. Humphrey Bogart
Actor | Casablanca
Humphrey DeForest Bogart was born in New York City, New York, to Maud Humphrey, a famed magazine illustrator and suffragette, and Belmont DeForest Bogart, a moderately wealthy surgeon (who was secretly addicted to opium). Bogart was educated at Trinity School, NYC, and was sent to Phillips Academy ...
João Goulart, Brazilian ex-president.
15. Justin Long
Actor | Live Free or Die Hard
A likable, boyish-looking actor with thick eyebrows and a friendly smile, Justin Long is a native of Connecticut.
He was born and raised in Fairfield, the second of three sons. His father, R. James Long, is a Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is a former...
Júnior Lima, Brazilian musician.
16. Timothy Spall
Actor | Mr. Turner
Timothy Leonard Spall is an award-winning classical character actor who was born on February 27, 1957, and raised in London. The son of blue-collar parents, Joseph L. Spall, a postal worker, and Sylvia R. (Leonard), a hairdresser, his interest in acting happened early and Spall auditioned and ...
Brazilian clown Cascatinha.
17. Milhem Cortaz
Actor | Tropa de Elite
Milhem Cortaz begin his career studying with the Brazilian director Antunes Filho. He wen to the Piccollo Teatro de Milano, in Italy where he spent three years studying Comedy Dellart and other techniques. Back to Brazil, he started doing some films. One of his first films was "Olhos de Vampa" and ...
Dejagah, Iranian football (soccer) player.
18. Matthew Goode
Actor | Stoker
Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor. His films include Chasing Liberty (2004), Match Point (2005), Imagine Me and You (2006), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Watchmen (2009), A Single Man (2009), Leap Year (2010), Stoker (2013) and The Imitation Game (2014). Goode also ...
(only in "Watchmen") Álvaro García Linera, Bolivian vice-president.
19. Paulo Vilhena
Actor | Agora é Que São Elas
Paulo Vilhena was born on January 3, 1979 in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. He is an actor and director, known for Agora é Que São Elas (2003), Just Like Our Parents (2017) and Sheep's Clothing (2013). He was previously married to Thaila Ayala.
Héverton, Brazilian football (soccer) player. He is not very famous, but Paulinho Vilhena isn't important either; he is a horrible actor!
20. Kelly Brook
Actress | Piranha 3D
From the age of 13,she attended the Italia Conte stage school where she studied dance, drama, and singing for three years. At 16, she began her modeling career gracing the covers of numerous magazines including GQ, FHM, Maxim, Sky, Cosmopolitan, Hello, Tatler, The Face, and Company, becoming one of...
Cindy Crawford, top model. At some angles she reminded me her.
21. Dyanne DiMarco
Actress | Electra
Dyanne DiMarco is known for Electra (1996), Spike of Love (1994) and Broken Lullaby (1994).
(as she appears in "Electra") Baby Consuelo, Brazilian singer.
24. Aldine Muller
Actress | Rainha da Sucata
Aldine Muller was born on October 8, 1953 in Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She is an actress, known for Rainha da Sucata (1990), Two Rabbits (2012) and A Força dos Sentidos (1978).
25. Ana Maria Miranda
Actress | Quem é Beta?
Ana Maria Miranda was born on August 19, 1951 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Quem é Beta? (1973), Tatu Bola (1971) and Un animal doué de déraison (1976). She was previously married to Arduíno Colassanti.
26. Kathy Bates
Actress | Misery
Multi-talented, multi-award-winning actress Kathleen (Doyle) Bates was born on June 28, 1948, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She is the youngest of three girls born to Bertye Kathleen (Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer. Her grandfather was author Finis L. Bates...
27. Olivia Colman
Actress | The Favourite
Olivia Colman was born on January 30, 1974 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for The Favourite (2018), Tyrannosaur (2011) and The Lost Daughter (2021). She has been married to Ed Sinclair since August 2001. They have three children.
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