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* Abed on ''[[Community (TV)|Community]]'' is half-Polish, as is his actor, Danny Pudi.
** After Annie's [[Informed Judaism]] in "Comparative Religion", some people were under the impression that they were just assigning religions arbitrarily to satisfy the study group's [[Five-Token Band]] status. However, in reality, Allison Brie got her start playing at the Southern California Jewish Community Center.
*** Likewise, Donald Glover was raised Jehovah's Witness.
*** We can assume, however, that [[Chevy Chase]] is not in a cult that seems to be a bizarre combination of Scientology, Buddhism, and [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Instrumentality]].
*** Yvette Nicole Brown is a committed Christian, however, if probably less abrasive about it than Shirley often is.
* Doctor Pierre Chang on ''[[Lost]]'' shares the same French-first-name Chinese-last-name formula as his actor, Francois Chau.
** Jack Shepard went to Columbia University, as did Matthew Fox.
* On ''[[Glee (TV)|Glee]]'', similar to the ''[[Lost (TV)|Lost]]'' example, we have Tina Cohen-Chang (Chinese/Jewish), played by Jenna Ushkowitz.
* Also on ''[[Glee (TV)|Glee]]'', you can briefly see Kurt Hummel's birthday when he fills out a college application. It's the same month and date as Chris Colfer's, though Kurt is three years younger.
* Max Klinger from ''[[M*A*S*H (TVtelevision)|Mash]]'' was from Toledo, Ohio, as was his actor, Jamie Farr.
* In ''[[Full House]]'', John Stamos's character's name changed from Jesse Cochran (generic) to Jesse Katsopolis (Greek) after the 1st season. His family when they come to visit is also very Greek.
* In ''Scotland, PA'', Lt. McDuff (played by [[Christopher Walken]]) mentions offhand that he used to be a professional dancer.
* Number Six in ''[[The Prisoner]]'' gives his exact date and time of birth -- onebirth—one of the only times in the series he volunteers any information. The date and time in question in fact belonged to Patrick McGoohan.
* In ''[[Power Rangers]]'', Catherine Sutherland, Amy Jo Johnson's replacement, played Katherine Hillard, also an Aussie (who doesn't know martial arts at first).
** In ''[[Power Rangers SPD|SPD]]'', Matt Austin played Bridge Carson, who was also Jewish.
* On ''[[Chuck]]'', Vik Sahay (born in [[Canada, Eh?|Ontario]])'s character Lester is revealed to have come from Saskatchewan.
* On the same token, ''[[How I Met Your Mother (TV)|How I Met Your Mother]]'''s Robin Scherbatsky is played by Cobie Smulders, both of whom are [[Canada, Eh?|Canadian]].
* Many of [[Adam Sandler]]'s characters in his films are Jewish, just like Sandler himself.
* Vince Vaughn's characters in ''[[The Break Up]]'', ''[[Couples Retreat]]'' and ''[[The Dilemma]]'' live in Chicago, just like Vaughn himself.
* On [[The Vampire Diaries]], Katerina Petrova is Bulgarian and so is Nina Dobrev, the actress who plays her.
* At least two of Richard Dean Anderson's characters. [[MacGyver]] and Stargate's Jack O'Neill are both from Minnesota, same as Anderson.
* From ''[[Star Trek: theThe Original Series (TV)|Star Trek the Original Series]]'', Leonard "Bones" McCoy is from Toccoa, Georgia... just like actor DeForest Kelley.
* In ''[[Star Trek: theThe Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', Geordi La Forge is a [[Military Brat]] and has an ambiguously French name like his actor LeVar Burton (the name bit, however, is more of a fun coincidence, as the character was named after a fan of the original series and LeVar is a contraction of the actor's birth name).
* On ''[[Criminal Minds (TV)|Criminal Minds]]'', Dr. Spencer Reid hails from Las Vegas and performs magic tricks as a hobby, just like the actor portraying him, Matthew Gray Gubler.
* [[Iron Man]] actor [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] has some slight similarities to Tony Stark's life: a history of partying and drug-use... while also being one of the finest in his craft when he gets his act together.
** Similarly, remove the "partying" part of that and he's a bit similar to [[Sherlock Holmes]] as well.
* Part of a [[Lampshade Hanging]] in ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]''. The (English) Cary Elwes points out that "Unlike some Robin Hoods, ''I'' speak with an English accent!", a [[Take That]] to ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]''.
* Done backwards in the case of [[James Bond]]. Bond's Scottish ancestry was added into his history by Ian Fleming because of Sean Connery's portrayal of him.
* Parminder Nagra's real life leg scar (and how she got it) was added to the script of [[Bend It Like Beckham]].
* When Cordelia fell into a pit and was impaled by a rebar in an episode of "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]", she was just following in the footsteps (or was that footfalls?) of the actress who portrayed her-Charisma Carpenter had something very similar happen to her when she was young.
* Most of the characters in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' have the same birthday as their original Japanese voice actor.
* Most of Fran Fine's backstory on ''[[The Nanny]]'' is identical to star Fran Drescher's own life. Lived in Queens, graduated from Hillcrest High (with Ray Romano/Ray Barone,) parents named Sylvia and Morty, sister named Nadine, the list goes on and on.
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