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    25 Times Actors Looked A Little Bit TOO MUCH Like The Historical Figures They Were Portraying On Screen

    Am I...seeing double?

    1. Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly in Bombshell:

    Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly.
    Lionsgate, Phillip Faraone / Getty Images

    2. Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line:

    Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in the middle of music rehearsals.
    20th Century Fox, Hulton Archive / Getty Images

    3. Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in Respect:

    Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin singing "Respect."
    Universal Pictures, Express Newspapers / Getty Images

    4. Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote in Capote:

    Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote.
    Sony Pictures / MGM, Bettmann / Getty Images

    5. Dane DeHaan as James Dean in Life:

    Dane DeHaan as James Dean, walking down the street smoking a cigarette.
    See-Saw Films, Everett Collection

    6. David Bowie as Nikola Tesla in The Prestige:

    David Bowie as Nicola Tesla.
    Warner Bros., Herbert Barraud / Getty Images

    7. Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood:

    Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers, switching his shoes at the front door.
    Sony Pictures, Everett Collection

    8. Taron Egerton as Elton John in Rocketman:

    Taron Edgerton as Elton John, wearing a flamboyant orange-and-feather-covered ensemble.
    Paramount Pictures, Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images

    9. Chadwick Boseman as Thurgood Marshall in Marshall:

    Chadwick Boseman as Thurgood Marshall, surrounded by a group of angry whites.
    Open Road Films, The Life Picture Collection via Getty Images

    10. Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Vice:

    Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, leaning over with his hands folded.
    Annapurna Pictures, Handout / Getty Images

    11. Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac Shakur in All Eyez on Me:

    Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac.
    Lionsgate / Courtesy Everett Collection, Paramount / Courtesy Everett Collection

    12. Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland in Judy:

    Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland, singing on stage.
    Roadside Attractions / Courtesy Everett Collection, Keystone / Getty Images

    13. Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything:

    Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking, eating at the dinner table.
    Focus Features, Sion Touhig / Getty Images

    14. Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln:

    Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln.
    Walt Disney Studios, Alexander Gardner / Getty Images

    15. Jamal Woolard as Biggie Smalls in Notorious:

    Jamal Woolard as Biggie Smalls, sitting in a dark car.
    Fox Searchlight / Courtesy Everett Collection, New York Daily News Archive / Getty Images

    16. Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray:

    Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, holding a microphone.
    Universal Pictures, Express Newspapers / Getty Images

    17. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin:

    Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin.
    TriStar Pictures, Topical Press Agency / Getty Images

    18. Adrien Brody as Salvador Dalí in Midnight In Paris:

    Adrien Brody as Salvador Dali.
    Sony Pictures, AFP / Getty Images

    19. Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb as Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen in Sid and Nancy:

    Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb as Sid Vicious and Nancy at a dinner, smoking cigs and drinking coffee.
    Samuel Goldwyn Films / Courtesy Everett Collection, Watal Asanuma / Getty Images

    20. Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in I’m Not There:

    Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan posing for a photoshoot.
    Weinstein Co. / Courtesy Everett Collection, Express Newspapers / Getty Images

    21. Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn:

    Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe taking a bath and looking at someone offscreen.
    Weinstein Co. / Courtesy Everett Collection, Baron / Getty Images

    22. Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf in The Hours:

    Nicole Kidman as Virginia Wolf.
    Paramount Pictures, Hulton Archive / Getty Images

    23. Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in Liz & Dick:

    Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor.
    Lifetime, Express Newspapers / Getty Images

    24. Last but not least, Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X:

    Denzel Washington as Malcolm X.
    Warner Bros., Express Newspapers / Getty Images

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