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[[File:actor-allusion_8939.jpg|frame|Coffee? [[Back to the Future (film)|Where we're going]], [[Spin City|we don't need coffee]].]]
{{quote|''The movie makes a sly reference to a famous earlier role by Irons. When Simba tells him, "You're so weird," he replies "You have no idea," in exactly the tone he used in "Reversal of Fortune."''
|'''[[Roger Ebert]]''' [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID{{=}}/19940624/REVIEWS/406240301/1023 referring to] [[Jeremy Irons]]’ role as Scar in ''[[The Lion King]]''.}}
An [[Actor Allusion]] is a joke or reference which is specific to one of the actors in a show. It can be a little blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, such as Mary Albright (Jane Curtin) spotting some people in [[Saturday Night Live|Conehead]] costumes at a sci-fi convention in ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', or it can be bigger and more blatant, such as when John Lithgow repeated his entire anti-music rant from ''[[Footloose]]'' in the same show.
Related to the [[Shout-Out]], and is sometimes triggered by [[I Want You to Meet An Old Friend of Mine]] or a [[Casting Gag]]. But while a [[Casting Gag]] relies upon casting an actor in a role that reflects on their [[Real Life]] history, an [[Actor Allusion]] sets up a character or plot to reference ''a previous plot or role'' for the actor. If this role was on a previous version of the show, it's a [[Remake Cameo]].
Contrast with [[Celebrity Paradox]] and [[Meta Casting]] where the actor themselves is the subject of reference. If in animation, can be the result of [[Talking to Himself]]. This is show business' way of saying [[Hey, It's That Guy!]] and [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]. Should the writers disregard subtlety entirely, see [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]] and - in the case of an animated work where the alluded-to actor is the VA - [[Ink Suit Actor]].
Before adding examples, bear in mind that if an actor is sufficiently versatile, almost any string of words could be taken as a reference to a role he or she has played; conversely, if an actor is sufficiently typecast, [[Shaped Like Itself|pretty much all his or her roles will be more or less the same]]. Try to be sure a reference is blatant, specific, or [[Word of God]] before committing yourself.
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[[Category:Characters and Casting]]
[[Category:Metafiction Demanded This Index]]
[[Category:Voice Acting Tropes]]
[[Category:Alliterative Trope Titles]]
[[Category:Shout-Outs Index]]
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