Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei, And 25 Other Celebs Who Played Hilarious Fictional Versions Of Themselves

Watching talented icons making fun of themselves will never get old.

Celebs make cameos in TV shows and movies all the time, and while they sometimes play a made-up character, some of the best celeb guest appearances are when they're basically caricatures of themselves.

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So we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us when a celeb played themself really well. Here's some of what they said!

1. Keanu Reeves in Always Be My Maybe.

Netflix

"He played himself as this, like, elitist, weirdly bohemian version of himself, and his scenes are probably my favourite in the movie."

—scytheanastasia

"The man is hilarious! He makes himself an egotistical caricature that you can't stop laughing at."

—Jes

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2. Michael Cera in This Is the End.

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"Literally everyone in that movie...but especially Michael Cera."

—catrinamw91

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3. Marisa Tomei in Seinfeld.

NBC

"The idea that George is her type is funny by itself, but watching back now and seeing her appear in his daydreams, then eventually going out with (and slapping) him in Central Park, is just iconic."

—Hanifah Rahman

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4. James Van Der Beek in Don’t Trust the B*tch in Apartment 23.

ABC

"Honestly, the man is an excellent comedic actor, and that show was cut short WAY too soon!"

—miar437f84d33

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5. Stormzy in Chewing Gum.

Channel 4

"The whole episode was so funny already, but seeing Stormzy pop up was just really hilariously unexpected!"

—Hanifah Rahman

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6. Matt LeBlanc in Episodes.

BBC 2 / Showtime

"It was just fantastic — I love watching him parodying himself."

—Bulldog86

"So satirical, and a great mix of British and American humour."

—freyap438855d38

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7. Michelle Obama in Parks and Recreation.

NBC

"The fact that she kept a straight face playing opposite Amy Poehler is pretty amazing."

—emilys472f1a5f6

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8. And, of course, President Joe Biden in Parks and Rec.

NBC

"It seemed almost improvised because the things he said on the show sound like something he would say in real life, LMAO."

—jikkedepp

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9. LeBron James in Trainwreck.

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"Honestly, his scenes are the best in the movie. I would 100% watch a buddy flick movie between LeBron James and Dr. Aaron (Bill Hader). I have rewatched this movie a couple of times simply for the LeBron scenes."

—carol11

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10. Bill Murray in Zombieland.

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"Nothing will ever top that."

—skailyr

"I’m not even sure how to describe his presence. It’s just very 'Bill Murray' of him."

—Morgan Graham

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11. Kelly Ripa in Broad City.

Comedy Central

"Absolutely epic. She hired male prostitutes for her and Abbi, threw a gift basket out a window, and drank moonshine. Epic."

—slydogandleo

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12. Britney Spears in Glee...

Fox

"Amazing."

—Kaityantoine

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13. ...and when she popped up in Jane the Virgin.

The CW

"Britney will never not be an icon. She needs her own show, tbh."

—Hanifah Rahman

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14. One Direction in iCarly.

Nickelodeon

"Just hilarious."

—ruchav

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15. Larry David in Hannah Montana.

Disney Channel

"NOBODY recognised him as the creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, but they gave special treatment to the fictional pop star 😂. In the scene, he and Cazzie were like, 'WTF????'"

—Ginny Kang

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16. Kevin Garnett in Uncut Gems.

A24 / Netflix

"It was his feature debut, and he killed it! Usually, athletes who start acting have a rough start, but KG was a natural!!"

—Aly Lee

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17. Prince in New Girl.

Fox

"The cameo took me so much by surprise and was hilarious."

—gabsfever

"I loved that cameo so much. The conversations he and Jess have are fantastic, and it was just a wonderful cameo and episode all around!"

—samanthag401ed2ff2

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18. Al Pacino in Jack and Jill.

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"He was hilarious in what was otherwise an awful movie."

—dmt8475

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19. Ed Sheeran in Yesterday.

Universal Pictures

"He was so hilarious, my sister and I were cracking up the whole time. I loved when he suggested that the song should be called 'Hey Dude' instead of 'Hey Jude'."

—ashleymck

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20. LeVar Burton in Community.

NBC

"Truly iconic."

—alexfromjupiter

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21. James Earl Jones in The Big Bang Theory.

CBS

"Him and the entire Star Wars cast that agreed to appear on the show."

—sagaclass

"He was amazing."

—30secondstoemma

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22. Ryan Reynolds in Family Guy.

Fox

"Ryan Reynolds playing a creepy version of himself, and hitting on Peter was so out of the blue and also very funny!"

—Th3FatPanth3r

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23. Cher in Will and Grace.

NBC

"Oh! She came up to Jack (who is obsessed with her), and he totally blew her off because he thought she was a queen in drag!"

—[Deleted]

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24. Dustin Hoffman in The Holiday.

Universal Pictures

"Tiny, tiny cameo, but absolutely hilarious."

—kezzygill

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25. John McEnroe in Never Have I Ever.

Netflix

"Having him as the narrator seemed kind of random at first, but when you realise the reason he's narrating, it's actually really touching. Then when he showed up in the last episode, it was such a great, unexpected surprise!"

—Hanifah Rahman

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26. Hugh Jackman, aka Huge Ackman, in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.

20th Century Fox

"It's one of my favorites. He has no trouble poking fun at himself!"

—vitaliastrait

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27. Everyone who appeared in Extras, but particularly Kate Winslet.

BBC

"All the celebs are great. Daniel Radcliffe as his whiny teenage self trying to hit on older women, Orlando Bloom as himself getting rejected by Maggie, Kate Winslet trying to teach Maggie how to talk dirty, the list continues..."

—Otterma444

"My faves have to be Kate Winslet and Sir Patrick Stewart. Ugh, I love that show so much!"

—kathleens467871b89

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Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

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