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Actors you confuse for other actors


Is there two actors you confuse and are not sure who did which movie?

I confuse Lane Smith and Bruce McGill.

I will see Lane and think “was he in Timecop”?

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Bill Paxton and Bill Pullman

The names are too similar and they were both in a ton of good movies

I still screw this one up all the time when Kibbutzing with my friends

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Amy Adams and Isla Fisher
Michael Cera and Jessie Eisenberg

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Damn!!
Those are good ones Angular especially the boys...

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Yes!

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That's funny, I looked them up and see the resemblance but would never confuse these. Isla because I've known her face since she was a teenager on a soap in my country, and Michael also because I remember him as a teenager. So I see them both as young people ageing, whereas the others I only know as adults so I don't get them mixed up at all.

Michael to me has a greek look with those eyes, while Jessie looks more German background.

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Amy and Isla for sure

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And again yes!

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I've heard this before but to me, Paxton has a goofy look while Pullman is more striking.

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Agreed...Paxton is always 'Chet' for me from 'Weird Science' but the names really jam me up

Im not defending this...im just explaining my dumbass point of view😉

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I agree with those two.

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I thought Laura Prepon was on the Twin peaks revival.Until my Brother pointed out that it was actually Alicia Witt.They do look alike.

Also Keith David and David Keith.I can tell them apart just fine but i always forget who's name is who's.

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The names always screw me up...especially the 3 namers!!!

Julia Louis Dreyfuss?
Jeffery Dean Morgan??
C Thomas Howell???

Bullshit!
Pick a first and last name you weirdos...im super confused and trying to watch your dumb movie!

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I get confused when actors have similar names.I used to get Dermot Mulroney and Dylan Mcdermott mixed up all the time.

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There was an SNL skit about that.

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Except that Laura Prepon is a Scientologist. Poor girl!

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When I was younger, before I really got into movies, I used to get Nick Nolte and Mickey Rourke confused.

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Yes! I confuse Nolte and Busey. I see Nolte as a more serious Gary Busey.

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Yes!

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And Kurt and Jeff Bridges.....

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And Arnold Swartzenegger and Danny DeVito......remember Twins?

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One of the funniest scenes in Twins was when Arnold first told Danny they were twins and Danny said," Yeah, when I first saw you I thought I was looking in a Mirror."

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I used to mix up Kurt Russell and Jeff Bridges a lot when I was a kid, but they seem to have distinguished themselves in my mind somewhere along the way.

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Todd Alquist = Evil Matt Damon

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I can definitely see that. Or the "hick" version of him.

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Back in the 90's

Gabrielle Anwar and Kimberly Williams-Paisley

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all the guys named Chris are confusing

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I get Emma Watson, Keira Knightley and Natalie Portman mixed up also.

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I never knew that. I think Keira is the hottest.

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