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There are those who look like famous people, and there are those who make a living impersonating them, either by imitating their voice, or dressing up like them in their most iconic outfits. Ether way, Celebrity Impersonators make a name for themselves by acting like famous people (or at least the most popular depiction of them), making appearances at parties, in lookalike contests, or in [[Rule 34|porn]]. Sometimes the impersonators do such a good job at this that the original is told [[Your Costume Needs Work]].
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== Fan Works ==
* Played with in a [http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=
== Film ==
* In ''[[L.A. Confidential]]'', there's a prostitute service that specializes in them.
* In ''[[Rat Race]]'', there was an entire busload of [[Lucille Ball]] impersonators. [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Not all of them were women]].
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== Literature ==
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▲* ''[[Discworld/The Truth|The Truth]]'': This is what happens to the fake Patrician after he's exposed; he signs up with the Guild of Actors and starts appearing at children's parties as a Lord Vetinari impersonator. The real Lord V suspects that [[Man in the Iron Mask|being locked in a dungeon with an iron mask on]] might be preferable.
▲== Live Action Television ==
* In one episode of ''[[CSI New York]]'', the killer commits suicide by re-enacting Marilyn Monroe's death. Another episode of involved a man who impersonated former tennis star John McEnroe—and who was [[Casting Gag|played by the real John McEnroe]].
* One episode of ''[[Nip Tuck]]'' centers on two Marilyn Monroe impersonators (and rivals). Each goes to a respective brother to get a surgical leg up on the competition. After {{spoiler|one nearly dies of medical complications}}, they're given the inspirational speech to work together to make even more tips. The episode ends with them {{spoiler|both curled up in bed with the advising doctor}}. A [[Michael Jackson]] impersonator has also appeared on this show.
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* ''[[Roseanne]]'': When asked to plan the wedding of her homosexual boss and his partner, Roseanne hired impersonators of [[Judy Garland]] and Liza Minelli to entertain at the reception.
* The ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' sketch ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLplQWB2S_8&feature=fvsr Court Scene with Cardinal Richelieu]'' features a "professional Cardinal Richelieu impersonator".
== Web Original ==
* Employed for comedic value by [[Improv Everywhere]] when they [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvBbVA36y1U stationed a lookalike for King Philip IV of Spain (1605-1665) to sign autographs in front of his portrait at the Metropolitan Museum of Art].
== Western Animation ==
* In ''[[The Tick (animation)|The Tick]]'', there's Joseph Stalinov, who's an impersonator of Josef Stalin. Yes, that Stalin. He appeared in one episode, and most of the major cast thought he was real Stalin even after he explained he wasn't. Even those who ''personally'' knew Stalin believed that the impersonator was real.
* In ''[[Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension]]'', Doof-1 tried to persuade Doof-2 to keep him as an impersonator for boring events.
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== Real Life ==
* Actor [[Robert Sacchi]] has made his entire career on the fact that he's a dead ringer for [[Humphrey Bogart]]. In ''[[The Man With Bogart's Face]]'', he effectively plays himself, a man who's a dead ringer for Humphrey Bogart.▼
* Female wrestler Shelly Martinez, better known as Ariel in [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] and Salinas in [[TNA]], has done [[Bettie Page]] porn.▼
▲* Actor Robert Sacchi has made his entire career on the fact that he's a dead ringer for Humphrey Bogart. In ''[[The Man With Bogart's Face]]'', he effectively plays himself, a man who's a dead ringer for Humphrey Bogart.
* The vast majority of [[Scott Innes]]' voicework is impersonating the late [[Casey Kasem]]'s higher-voiced roles, such as voicing modern adaptations of [[Scooby Doo|Shaggy]] and parodying Casey's ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman|Gatchaman]]'' work in ''[[Megas XLR]]''.▼
▲* Female wrestler Shelly Martinez, better known as Ariel in [[WWE]] and Salinas in [[TNA]], has done [[Bettie Page]] porn.
▲* The vast majority of Scott Innes' voicework is impersonating the late Casey Kasem's higher-voiced roles, such as voicing modern adaptations of [[Scooby Doo|Shaggy]] and parodying Casey's ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman|Gatchaman]]'' work in ''[[Megas XLR]]''.
* Rich Little mostly just does voice impressions, but for [[The Movie]] of ''The Late Shift'', he played Johnny Carson.
* The Universal Studios theme parks have celebrity look-alikes wander around occasionally as photo/autograph opportunities for the tourist. Why someone would want an autograph from a Marilyn Monroe or Charlie Chaplin ''impersonator''...
* Mikheil Gelovani managed to impersonate Josef Stalin so well (essentially Stalin's romantic vision of himself), that Stalin forbade him from doing any other role until his death. Arguably, he's more Stalin than Stalin
* Quite a few rulers (especially dictators) would have a [[Body Double]] of themselves to make public appearances so that if an assassination attempt happened, they wouldn't be in any danger.
* Fred Travalena was nicknamed "Mr. Everybody" for this reason.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190509213440/http://mysteryvisits.com/ John C. Sherwood] is the reason so many people in the world can claim to have personally met [[Sherlock Holmes]].
* ''[[Improv Everywhere]]'' had their own fun with this, by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvBbVA36y1U positioning a double for King Phillip IV of Spain (1605-65) in front of a 400-year-old painting of the king],.
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