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A [[Loony Fan|reality-impaired fan]] confuses the actor with the character.
Not to be confused with [[I Am Not Shazam]], which refers to the confusion of a character with the ''title'' of a work or with the character's [[Catch Phrase]]. Also not to be confused with [[I Am Not Spock]], which refers to an actor who's unable to get any part other than the character for which he or she is known. See also [[But I Play One on TV]], which is when the same thing happens in [[Real Life]]. Contrast [[Your Costume Needs Work]]. Sometimes leads to [[Becoming the Mask]] in less cynical stories.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In the second ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' OAV, Kohran is mistaken by a group of kids for Shounen Red, a character she plays on a radio drama—and then attacked by the baddies-of-the-episode. The rest of the team has to come up with a way to rescue her without breaking the illusion and "shattering the children's dreams."
* In ''[[Super
** Said actor was written out of the show {{spoiler|for one episode}} and appeared in a kid's show as an exercise coach. Sayo believes it's by chance they look similar.
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''SW fan: "Go get'em, Han Solo!"'' }}
** Of course when [[Mark Hamill]] reminds everyone that ''he'' blew up the Death Star with his eyes closed, he's told "That was just a movie, Mr. Hamill" by the exact same Star Wars fanboy.
* Fanboy on ''[[Freakazoid!]]''. The minute he sees Mark Hamill, his delusion that he's Luke Skywalker gets turned up to 11.
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