Actors who looked just like the real person
08-21-12 | 05:01 AM
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Actors who looked just like the real person
(I'll let one of you other comic-geeks start up the non-fiction thread)
Name 'em off!
Ben Kingsley as Gandhi
Warren Oates as Dillinger
Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh
Vincent D'onofrio as Orson Welles
Charliz......Nah, at least Charlize is still doable
Name 'em off!
Ben Kingsley as Gandhi
Warren Oates as Dillinger
Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh
Vincent D'onofrio as Orson Welles
Charliz......Nah, at least Charlize is still doable
08-21-12 | 06:54 AM
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Re: Actors who looked just like the real person
Don't think it should count if you get there by makeup or prosthetics.
08-21-12 | 07:47 AM
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Re: Actors who looked just like the real person
I think that's pretty much what the OP is asking for: the best combinations of natural features plus prosthetics/makeup work to make an actor resemble the real-life person they're playing, as opposed to just capturing the "spirit" of the person and not really looking like them.
Anyway, the first examples that came to mind are Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (especially the older version), and Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose. I looked for pictures, but that's too much work.
08-21-12 | 07:55 AM
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Re: Actors who looked just like the real person
08-21-12 | 08:17 AM
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Re: Actors who looked just like the real person
Was going to post Val/Jim. He nailed it.
08-21-12 | 09:10 AM
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Re: Actors who looked just like the real person
James Van Praagh ................................................Jennifer Love Hewitt
on an unrelated note but slightly humorous note, if you go to James Van Praagh's website right now
http://www.vanpraagh.com/
There's an event cancellation notice that says "Due to Unforeseen Circumstances"
Some group of psychics they turned out to be!
Last edited by Quatermass; 08-21-12 at 05:03 PM. Reason: forgot to include the names
08-21-12 | 11:19 AM
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Re: Actors who looked just like the real person
Billy the Kid:
Emilio Estevez in YOUNG GUNS:
Emilio Estevez in YOUNG GUNS:
08-21-12 | 11:29 AM
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08-21-12 | 01:35 PM
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Re: Actors who looked just like the real person
No because Helen Mirren can't stop looking hot to save her life.
It's a shame Burton had Maurice LaMarche dub over Vincent D'onofrio's lines. It took me out of the movie to suddenly hear the Brain (who is admittedly an imitation of Orson Welles) and I always wanted to hear Vincent D'onofrio's actual performance (which Tim Burton reportedly hated).
It's a shame Burton had Maurice LaMarche dub over Vincent D'onofrio's lines. It took me out of the movie to suddenly hear the Brain (who is admittedly an imitation of Orson Welles) and I always wanted to hear Vincent D'onofrio's actual performance (which Tim Burton reportedly hated).
