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When Hollywood makes a biopic, you already know what the character should look like, setting impossibly high standards for whichever actor is cast in that famous role. Well these side-by-side comparisons of famous actors and the famous person they played show that in general, Hollywood does a pretty good job of casting legendary newsmakers.
Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network.
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2 of 25James Franco as Aaron Ralston in 127 Hours.
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3 of 25Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin.
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4 of 25Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison in The Doors.
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5 of 25Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X.
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6 of 25Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray.
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7 of 25Gary Busey as Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story.
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8 of 25Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn.
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9 of 25Will Smith as Muhammad Ali in Ali.
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10 of 25Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster.
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11 of 25James Franco as Allen Ginsberg in Howl.
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12 of 25Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes in The Aviator.
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13 of 25Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
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14 of 25Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon.
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15 of 25James Franco as James Dean in James Dean.
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16 of 25Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page in The Notorious Bettie Page.
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17 of 25Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in I'm Not Here.
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18 of 25Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice in W.
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19 of 25John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe in The Raven.
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20 of 25Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich.
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21 of 25Benicio Del Toro as Che Guevara in Che.
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22 of 25Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix in the upcoming biopic.
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23 of 25Madonna as Eva Peron in Evita.
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24 of 25Josh Brolin as George W. Bush in W.
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25 of 25Next: The Best Episodes From Each Simpsons SeasonDory as the palette surgeonfish in Finding Nemo.