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== Theater ==

* Cate Blanchett is currently playing the title character in an Australian production of ''Richard II''. Richard and Queen Elizabeth I have famously been compared—Elizabeth herself allegedly even said "I am Richard II; know ye not that?"

* Cate Blanchett is currently{{when}} playing the title character in an Australian production of ''Richard II''. Richard and Queen Elizabeth I have famously been compared—Elizabeth herself allegedly even said "I am Richard II; know ye not that?"

* Anne Hathaway's just-announced role as the lead in the Shakespeare in the Park production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' might also qualify, though it's more of a casting pun.

* Anne Hathaway's just-announced{{when}} role as the lead in the Shakespeare in the Park production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' might also qualify, though it's more of a casting pun.

** They should make a movie about Shakespeare's life just so they can cast Anne Hathaway as Anne Hathaway.

* In [[Hamlet]] Polonious has a line about having played Julius Caesar as a a student. This has led to speculation that the actor playing Polonious did indeed play Julius Caesar...and that the same actor played both Brutus and Hamlet, therefore killing Polonious twice.

* In ''[[Hamlet]]'' Polonious has a line about having played Julius Caesar as a a student. This has led to speculation that the actor playing Polonious did indeed play Julius Caesar...and that the same actor played both Brutus and Hamlet, therefore killing Polonious twice.

* Jesse L. Martin, the original Collins in [[Rent]], was in the [[Rock Opera]] ''Bright Lights Big City'' as the protagonist's best friend, who expressed disdain for "yuppies" and enjoyed using certain, um, recreational substances.

* Jesse L. Martin, the original Collins in ''[[Rent]]'', was in the [[Rock Opera]] ''Bright Lights Big City'' as the protagonist's best friend, who expressed disdain for "yuppies" and enjoyed using certain, um, recreational substances.

* [[Darren Criss]], known for playing [[Harry Potter|Harry]] in ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]'', ~~is to~~ eventually ~~take~~ over [[Daniel Radcliffe]]'s role in ''[[How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying]]''.

* [[Darren Criss]], known for playing [[Harry Potter|Harry]] in ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]'', eventually took over [[Daniel Radcliffe]]'s role in ''[[How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying]]'' on Broadway.

** Is that a casting gag or just unintentional? It's still awesome anyway.

== Video Games ==

* Who's that playing übercapitalist Andrew Ryan in ''[[BioShock (series)]]''? Why it's Armin Shimerman, who you might remember as Quark the Ferengi from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine~~|Deep Space 9~~]]''!

* Who's that playing übercapitalist Andrew Ryan in ''[[BioShock (series)|BioShock]]''? Why it's Armin Shimerman, who you might remember as Quark the Ferengi from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''!

** Shimerman also voiced one the of the villains from the ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' series - the main rival of a character named 'Qwark'.

* While [[Patrick Stewart]] playing the king may qualify as an [[Actor Allusion]] in [[The Elder Scrolls|The Elder Scrolls Four]]: [[Oblivion]], the casting of Lynda Carter (famous for playing [[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]) as the voices of the female Orcs and Nords certainly qualifies.