We have all come across faces that remind us of certain celebrities. But have you ever seen anyone so strikingly similar to your favourite actor that for a moment you confuse them with the real one?
Here is a list of actors and their doppelgangers:
Eddie Murphy and an unknown man
A humorist, entertainer, artist, screenwriter, and producer, Eddy Murphy is a legend in comedy circles. He began his career as a comic doing stand-up in the mid 1970s. Some of his legendary films like ‘Trading Places’, ‘Coming to America’ and the ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ series continue to make us laugh even today.
Anne Hathaway and Spanish Painter Francisco Goya
Anne Hathaway is a well known American actor and vocalist who has been commanding the Hollywood scene for as long as two decades. She has featured in movies like ‘The Princess Diaries’, ‘Ocean’s 8’ and ‘Bride Wars’.
She has won various prestigious awards too including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Francisco Goya was a Spanish Romantic painter who is viewed as the most significant Spanish painter of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of his best works of art include The Clothed Maja, The Naked Maja, and The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid.
Peter Dinklage and Sebastián of Morra
Peter Dinklage is best known as Tyrion Lannister on the fantastically epic series ‘Game of Thrones’. Dinklage’s performance on the show earned him a Golden Globe award.
Sebastián de Morra was the court jokester of Philip IV of Spain. While there isn’t some other records of Sebastián somewhere else, the representation done by Diego Velazquez offers knowledge into what he looked like, and he looked simply like Peter Dinklage.
Ellen DeGeneres and Henry David Thoreau
Ellen DeGeneres is an American celebrity acclaimed for her sharp mind and comical inclination. She is best known as the host of the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Henry David Thoreau was an artist, writer, and history specialist best known for his book Walden. He was an abolitionist who battled for slave rights and was a known visionary.
Liam Neeson and Fidel Castro
Liam Neeson is an actor who has been named one of the 100 hottest stars in history by Empire magazine. He gained widespread acclaim for his performance in 1993’s ‘Schindler’s List’ as its fundamental hero. Some of his other popular movies include ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ and the ‘Taken’ film series.
Fidel Castro was a socialist progressive who rose into power in Cuba during the 1950s until his demise in 2016. He was one of the longest-serving heads of state in history.
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