There is a superstition that encountering your doppelganger will bring bad lucks into your life. Fortunately, superstitions don’t really relate to everyday life. Otherwise, being the duplicate carbon copies of famous people can make the heroes of today would struggle if they tried to do something as easy as watching TV or browsing the internet.
Celebrities are used to being recognized in public, but occasionally it’s a case of mistaken identity. Many famous people have doppelgangers who are similar to them in height, reddish color, and blonde or red hair.
For whatever reason, the two appear to be indistinguishable. Being seen as similar to another person can be flattering but also deflating to the ego. Here are 14 instances where people were mistaken for famous people. Continue reading and let us know which cases most surprised you!
#1 “Everyone tells my mom she looks like Nicole Kidman.”
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#2 “I get Morena Baccarin from Firefly.”
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#3 “I keep getting stopped in the street because people think I’m Ed Sheeran.”
Source: © Tobias476 / Reddit, © Ed Sheeran / Facebook
#4 “I’ve gotten Demi Moore before. Though really, I get told I look like anyone with long dark hair.”
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#5 “Me as a kid looked a lot like Adam from workaholics.”
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#6 “My friend’s uncle looked just like Dave Franco when he was young.”
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#7 “My friends say I look like Emma Watson.”
#8 “My girlfriend’s great-grandma looks almost identical to Mrs. Doubtfire.”
Source: © garbage / Reddit, © Mrs. Doubtfire / Twentieth Century Fox and co-producers
#9 “My great-grandfather looks like an -schoolron.”
Source: © caroliner416 / Reddit, © The Greatest Showman / Chernin Entertainment and co-producers
#10 “My parent’s wedding day, February 1961. I think Dad looks like Matt Damon.”
Source: © coffeeandtrout / Reddit, © Jon Furniss / WireImage / Getty Images
#11 “My sister always gets asked if she’s Julia Stiles.”
Source: © thebadcarcrash / Reddit, Mary Evans/Allstar/Cinetext/Mark Liley/East News
#12 “My sister-in-law’s father looked like Daniel Stern from the movie Home Alone when he was younger.”
#13 “People say I resemble Audrey Hepburn.”
Source: © clawful_kitten / Reddit, © Breakfast at Tiffany’s / Jurow-Shepherd and co-producers
#14 “People told me I look like Taylor Swift so I dressed up as her for Halloween”
Source: © BiradialToaster / Reddit, © taylorswift / Instagram
