As Promised, The Sequel: More Biopic Actors

May 15, 2013 1:45 PM

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Aaron Ralston (James Franco in 127 Hours)

Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron in Monster)

Alexander The Great (Colin Farrell in Alexander)

Allen Ginsberg (James Franco in Howl)

Andy Kaufman (Jim Carrey in Man On The Moon)

Bettie Page (Gretchen Mol, The Notorious Bettie Page)

Billy Beane (Brad Pitt in Moneyball)

Bob Dylan (Cate Blanchett in I'm Not There)

Buddy Holly (Gary Busey in The Buddy Holly Story)

Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin)

Chopper Reid (Eric Bana in Chopper)

Claus Von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise in Valkyrie)

Coco Chanel (Audrey Tautou in Coco Before Chanel)

Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin (Jeff Daniels in Gettysburg)

Condoleezza Rice (Thandie Newton in W.)

David Frost (Michael Sheen in Frost/Nixon)

Dean Martin (Joe Mantega in The Rat Pack)

Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack in The Raven)

Elvis Presley (Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Elvis)

Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich)

Ernesto Che Guevara (Benicio Del Toro in Che)

Eva Peron (Madonna in Evita)

Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek in Frida)

General George S. Patton Jr. (George C. Scott in Patton)

Genghis Khan (John Wayne in The Conquerer)

George W. Bush (Josh Brolin in W.)

Harry S. Truman (Gary Sinise in Truman)

Harvey Milk (Sean Penn in Milk)

Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator)

Ian Curtis (Sam Riley in Control)

Ian Dury (Andy Serkis in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll)

Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland)

Jackson Pollock (Ed Harris in Pollock)

James Dean (James Franco in James Dean)

James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa (Jack Nicholson in Hoffa)

Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid in Great Balls of Fire!)

Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer in The Doors)

Julia Child (Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia)

King George VI (Colin Firth in The King's Speech)

Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman in JFK)

Malcolm X (Denzel Washington in Malcolm X)

Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady)

Mariane Pearl (Angelina Jolie in A Mighty Heart)

Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams in My Week With Marilyn)

Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network)

Muhammad Ali (Will Smith in Ali)

Ned Kelly (Heath Ledger in Ned Kelly)

Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman in Invictus)

Oscar Wilde (Stephen Fry in Wilde)

Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson in Schindler's List)

Pablo Picasso (Anthony Hopkins in Surviving Picasso)

Palette Surgeonfish (Dory in Finding Nemo)

Peter Sellers (Geoffrey Rush in The Life & Death Of Peter Sellers

Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx in Ray)

Salvador Dali (Adrien Brody in Midnight in Paris)

Sammy Davis Jr. (Don Cheadle in The Rat Pack)

Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore in Game Change)

Selena Quintanilla Perez (Jennifer Lopez in Selena)

Sid Vicious (Gary Oldman in Sid & Nancy)

Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote)

Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett in Veronica Guerin)

Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas in Lust For Life)

Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz, The Downfall)

Jimi Hendrix (Andre 3000 in All Is By My Side)

Man, Gary Oldman and James Franco should just be best friends.

13 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 3

Colin Farrell nailed it.

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Everyone knows Stephen Fry is the reincarnation of Oscar Wilde, in more ways than one.

13 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 3

I lost it at Dory.

13 years ago | Likes 35 Dislikes 2

TIL there are a lot of movies I need to see.

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious is great. Wish there was a comparison of Chloe Webb and Nancy Spungen.

13 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

is Angelina Jolie playing blackface

13 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 1

Marianne Pearl is mixed race and personally chose Jolie for the part.

13 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 1

As a black man, If I had a choice, I'd choose Jolie to play me in a biopic too..

13 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

who had the most in there? Oldman?

13 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

They didn't even try with "Moneyball", they were just like "let's stick in Brad Pitt, that'll get the ladies"

13 years ago | Likes 77 Dislikes 3

you should see what jonah hill's character actually looks like.....

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That coach from the friday night lights show would've worked much better

13 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

and it worked, *sigh*.

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Don't know the character, but as far as looks, I think Kevin Spacey would have been spot-on.

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

If you put Sarah Palin, Julianne Moore and Tina Fey in a Sarah Palin lookalike contest, Sarah Palin would come in third.

13 years ago | Likes 382 Dislikes 3

You forgot Lisa Ann

13 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

This happened to Charlie Chaplin but i'm sure you knew that hence yr comment. But not with Tina Fey and Julianne Moore. I'll show myself out

13 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 1

Just so you all know...if a movie is made of my life... George Clooney MIGHT be able to pull me off.

13 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 4

wait....wut??? pull you off??

13 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Wasn't my best chose of words I've ever used on a comment. Nevertheless,

13 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

They, uh, kinda overdid Salma Hayak's unibrow, eh??

13 years ago | Likes 142 Dislikes 4

She didin't look like that in the movie I think they found a fan-edited image or something.

13 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Honestly, they couldn't unpretty Salma Hayak enough to get a good resemblance.

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I think the mustache was overdone!

13 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Frida Kahlo often over-emphasized her eyebrows in her self-portraits, so I would say it is reasonable for them to do that for the film

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Actually it was in reference to how the woman portrayed herself in her paintings. Google Frida Kahlo and you'll understand..

13 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

Sincerely, an Art Major :|

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

But that image isn't associated with the movie. Someone just took her image from the movie and made it look like her paintings.

13 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Adrien Brody was born to play Dali

13 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 1

I agree with your statement.

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Dory makes this.

13 years ago | Likes 621 Dislikes 9

Should've referenced the upcoming Finding Dory in keeping with the theme of "biopic".

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The Dory one made me ROFL

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Dory should have been the last one!

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Actually I like how she's just casually thrown in the middle of the list

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Had to look for a comment like this to upvote!

13 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

DITTO!

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I feel like Gary Oldman could be the biopic actor for every single person on here.

13 years ago | Likes 50 Dislikes 3

i feel like gary oldman could replace any one of us and no one would notice

13 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

plot twist: they were all Gary Oldman

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Plot twist: You're actually Gary Oldman. And so am I.

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Gary Oldman is a fuckin' cameleon :O

13 years ago | Likes 325 Dislikes 4

For real.

13 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I thought the same about Josh Brolin. Both are incredible at changing how they appear. I guess his MiB role didn't fit OP's criteria.

13 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

gary oldman is a god among men

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Yes, yes he is!

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Agreed! And he gets REALLY into the roles he plays, too. I love him!

13 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

oldman should dress like Franco and Franco should dress like oldman just for science

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison - a thousand times YES!!

13 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 2

He NAILED it

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

A moment of silence for the memory of the young, fit Val :,(

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

He looked EXACTLY like him. So crazy. And hot. I loved that movie. Wish Jim Morrison would have lived longer. So talented. Such a waste.

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I can only agree.

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

So hot.

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

you go, James Franco!

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Claus von Stauffenberg was probably taller. And less cultish.

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Gary Oldman...need I say more?

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

James Franco. Man of many looks.

13 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 2

shit, James Franco looks like everyone

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 2

So...Bob Dylan was played by a woman?

13 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 2

And by many other actors... Heath Ledger among them. Interesting concept for a movie.

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Cate Blanchett...aka Galadriel from Lord of the Rings. Night and day, ya'll. That's talent.

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

"Ooieoo I look just like Buddy Holly." -Gary Busey

13 years ago | Likes 244 Dislikes 3

I somehow managed to read that in Busey's voice too.

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I forgot Gary Busey did anything besides just being insane. Nowadays you can just do that. Back then you needed a movie first.

13 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Holy shit, he was Mr. Joshua in Lethal Weapon. I did not know this, yet. Or rather, I didn't know who Gary Busey is when I first saw it

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

"Oh oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore."

13 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 2

"I don't care what they say about us anyway!"

13 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

"I don't care 'bout that"

13 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Gary Busey doesn't look like Gary Busey. Is this before he became the person he is today?

13 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

Yes. Drugs and a motorcycle accident have taken their toll.

13 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Sad, yet not surprising.

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

'Alexander' was as much a biopic as 'Troy' was.

13 years ago | Likes 34 Dislikes 3

Apparently James Franco looks like a lot of people

13 years ago | Likes 1079 Dislikes 3

I don't think he gets enough credit for his acting ability. He really does get into character quite well.

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

So does Gary Oldman

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He was Edmond Dantés and he was my father. And my mother, my brother, my friend. He was you and me. He was all of us.

13 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Jeff Goldblum should have totally done this.

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

...that I'd like to shag

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

he also looks ALOT like Harvey Milk's boyfriend in MILK.

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

also kind of like art garfunkel in that film

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He likes to be people.

13 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

James Dean. Jeff Buckley. That stoned guy you saw on the subway that one time.

13 years ago | Likes 53 Dislikes 0

oh my god. HE"S EVERYWHERE

13 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

True story. He's your mother. He's your father. He's your local florist.

13 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

He's even Ted's wife.

13 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

WHOAhaohHWOhoahahoHWEOhaohsahha

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Monroe has this look of blind optimism that wasn't quite captured

13 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 1

It's the lazy eye. Monroe's eyes shot wide.

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I agree, Michelle Williams had almost fear in her eyes in that portrait shot.

13 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Robery Downey played Charlie Chaplin? How'd I miss that?

13 years ago | Likes 116 Dislikes 4

And he was wonderful in it...

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

acting! ... he was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for Chaplin...lost to Pacino (Scent of a Woman)

13 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 2

Watch it! At times I couldn't tell them apart whatsoever. Brilliant acting.

13 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

It's such a good movie!

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You probably weren't born yet.

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

He looks like Katy Perry on the cover. That's how.

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

OMG it was really good too. One of the few movies on that slide show I had seen.

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

How does Cate Blanchett look so much like Bob Dylan?!

13 years ago | Likes 852 Dislikes 5

you literally only need to use the two words "bob dylan" to get my upvote

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

how does Cate Blanchett look so much like Andy Sandberg?

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

She really was phenomenal in I'm Not There (at least, I thought so).

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Never mind that, how does she look so much like Galadriel?!

13 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

If you haven't seen the movie, I recommend watching it just because of her. She's brilliant as Bob Dylan.

13 years ago | Likes 36 Dislikes 0

Pretty much anything Dylan is awesome. The man has written some of the most amazing songs ever.

13 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

I remember those moody evenings on the bus home while listening to Jokerman... Had a big Dylan phase haha.

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

ARGH! I've never seen it. Must do so asap.

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Acting.

13 years ago | Likes 73 Dislikes 0

She's asymmetrical ....sorry...I mean she's androgynous

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Cheekbones.

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

My respect for that woman just tripled...

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It is called make up, dear.

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

One of my favorite insults ever (a dude friend of mine received): "you look like Cate Blanchett playing Bob Dylan"

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Because Bob Dylan's stuntman was a woman

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

i do believe she's supposed to be Jude Quinn...not Bob Dylan

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

She is fucking incredible in that movie.

13 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I'm wondering what casting agent first decided that was a bright idea. And how did he persuade the producer?

13 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 3

the point of the movie was a bunch of different people playing dylan's wildly varying personae: a little black kid, heath ledger, cate, etc.

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Oh, cool.

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Because it's freaking Cate Blanchett. That woman is unreal.

13 years ago | Likes 112 Dislikes 0

Truth.

13 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Makes sense.

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0